Henry goes to Fort Kaskaskia

Henry Morgan and I, Meghan Blechle, went to Fort Kaskaskia in Ellis Grove IL. There wasn't much to see in the small town, but he was very interested to see the Pierre Mendard home.

Miles traveled this trip: 90.2miles Miles traveled: 1476. 94 miles

Longitude and Latitude: 38.005358 N, 89.900847 W

Henry ain't nothin' but a "Hound Dog!"

I, Rebecca Owen, decided to take Henry to Memphis, TN. On Thursday September 20th, we drove to my boyfriend Jeff's house in south county (St. Louis, MO). We left for Memphis Friday morning, and were at the Memphis Zoo a few hours later! Henry loved seeing the Panda Bears from China, LeLe and YaYa! Mempis is one of only four zoos in the U.S. that has Pandas. We also saw a baby monkey with its parents, and polar bears swimming right in front of us (a glass wall).

Saturday morning we left the hotel room in search of Elvis Presley Blvd. We were on our way to Graceland. We toured Elvis Presleys, home, grave site, car museum, and boarded his plane named for his daughter, Lisa Marie. We were shocked to see so many people waiting to go on the tour,but learned that it is the 30th Anniversary of Elvis's death (August 16,1977). Jeff & I had a hard time getting Henry out of the gift shops! He loved the Elvis music, and his new favorite song is "Hound dog!" Henry liked taking pictures and being in them too! We had a great weekend, but Henry was ready to go back to IL.

Miles Traveled this trip: 759.2

Longitude: 89 degrees 58'16 W

Latitude: 35 degrees 7'3 N

Miles Traveled: 2145.94

Henry goes to the Fabulous Fox

Henry Morgan and I, Monica May, went to St. Louis for the weekend. We saw some of the sights, but he was most interested in seeing the upcoming shows at the Fabulous Fox theater on Grand Avenue. After looking at all of the posters, he decided that he would most like to see Wicked. We took our picture and then headed back over the bridge for Carbondale.

Miles traveled this trip: 135.56 miles
Longitude: 89 degrees, 23.4 minutes W
Latitude: 38 degrees, 20.8 minutes N
Miles traveled: 1386. 74 miles

Henry Visits Bradley University in Peoria!

I, Denell Scott, decided to take Henry with me on a trip to Peoria to visit my dad for Labor Day weekend. When we arrived, we relaxed for a while and then stuffed our bellies with yummy BBQ! Once we were nice and full, we took a short nap before driving to Bradley University's campus, which is only a few blocks from my dad's house. Henry and I walked around the campus and realized that our campus is much bigger than Bradley's. We stopped at the historical statue of Bradley's founder, Lydia Moss Bradley, and thought it would be a great opportunity for a picture. We left the campus shortly after and headed back on our long journey to Carbondale..Henry missed his school!

Miles traveled this trip: 549.82 miles
Latitude: 40 degrees 41' 37"
Longitude: -89 degrees 41' 37"
Total miles traveled: 1251.18 miles

Henry Learns About the Library of Congress

Henry learned a lot when our class heard Jerry Hostetler talk about the Library of Congress.

Henry wondered if any of the books at the LOC were 'dog earred' ?

Henry Goes to Murphysboro Middle School

Henry Morgan and I, Stephanie Kolk, took a trip to Murphysboro Middle School on August 29, 2007. He was really excited because he met so many new students and friends in the 6th grade math and social studies classroom. In math class Henry learned how to do mental math and in social studies he learned about latitude and longitude.

After meeting so many new people and making new friends, Henry decided that it was time to go home. But not before we took a picture in front of Murphysboro Middle School.

Miles traveled this trip: 23.8 miles
Latitude: 37 degrees 45'48.20"N
Longitude:89 degrees 20'54.99" W
Total traveled miles: 701.36 miles

HENRY GOES TO SEE OPRAH!!!

Henry and I, Bridget Hunter, took a trip to Chicago, Illinois on August 24, 2007. We took a ride around the beautiful downtown area and stopped by Harpo Studios. Harpo Studios is the set for the Oprah Winfrey talk show. Henry was very excited when we stopped here, but became a little disappointed when he couldn't see Oprah.




We took a short walk around the studio and Henry cheered up quickly. Before we left, Henry and I took a picture together. HENRY ABSOLUTELY LOVED CHICAGO!!!

Miles traveled this trip: 677.56 miles
Latitude: 41.883
Longitude: -87.653
Total miles for Henry: 677.56