2009We got up in the morning and we to breakfast at King Arthur's Flour Bakery and Store. King Arthur's is the oldest flour company in the US. It was founded in 1790 and has a baking school that has a great reputation.
As you can see, we spent quite a bit of money. Randy is interested in one of their cookbooks too, but couldn't make up his mind so he will order one when he does.
Next we went to the Visitor's Center for Joseph Smith's birthplace. When you get out of the car, you hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This is the only site we have been to that has had outdoor music. It is truly unique. Immediately, you feel the peace and calmness of the site. Sister Peterson took us on a tour of the Visitor's Center and then we walked up to the Monument. The grounds are beautiful and the leaves are just beginning to change--see the tree on left behind the monument.
The actual site of the home is behind the building on the left. There is a large granite stone there that was once the Smith's front step. Inside the visitors' center they have the actual granite hearth stone that was once in front of the fireplace where Lucy would have bathed, fed, and cuddled the infant Joseph.
In the Visitors' Center, there is this family chart showing the desendants of Henry Howland. His son, John, came over on the Mayflower and through him Joseph Smith, Emma Hale, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and both Presidents Bush came. Another son, Arthur, stayed in England and through him came Winston Churchill and the man who did the chart, Joseph Earl. Through another son, also named Henry, came Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Pretty noble and great ones.
Then we drove down a dirt road where the remains of Lucy's parents home is.
The remains of the Daniel Mack home, Lucy's uncle, where her mother lived for awhile until she died.
This is the remains of an old stone bridge over a stream. You can see the wagon marks made in the rock.
We then hiked .8 miles up Patriarch Hill. There are lots of things to see along the way.
This is labeled: Winnie the Pooh's honey tree.
There are so many fungi growing on the trees and things and they are beautiful in their own right and interesting.
Missionary in training.
A help rail on a steep part.
This is the 200 year-old patriarch tree.
There were black berries to eat at the top.
Then we went to Ben & Jerry's. You can't come to Vermont and not take the Ben & Jerry's ice cream tour!
I really think Farr's ice cream is a lot better!
Randy still had to pig out.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
We went to the Sharon Ward which was being held in the Sharon Academy School because the Ward house was being renovated. Afterward, we went back to the visitors' center and watched the movie Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration for the third time. Each time it gets more emotional. Then we visited with Elder Mitchell for a while and then went to Camp Joseph to talk to Elder and Sister Cochran about possibly staying there Monday night, but they don't allow trailers--there was a cabin available though. Camp Joseph is like Heber Camp. There are 15 cabins and lots of tent sites. Youth groups from all around come for Youth Conference and it can be reserved for family reunions and the like.
We went to the Sharon Ward which was being held in the Sharon Academy School because the Ward house was being renovated. Afterward, we went back to the visitors' center and watched the movie Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration for the third time. Each time it gets more emotional. Then we visited with Elder Mitchell for a while and then went to Camp Joseph to talk to Elder and Sister Cochran about possibly staying there Monday night, but they don't allow trailers--there was a cabin available though. Camp Joseph is like Heber Camp. There are 15 cabins and lots of tent sites. Youth groups from all around come for Youth Conference and it can be reserved for family reunions and the like.
Monday, September 14, 2009
We drove down to the Vermont Country Store that you get all the catalogs from--what a waste of time. Didn't enjoy that store--bunch of junk.
Then we went to SugarBush Farm where they produce maple syrup. It is an actual working farm and was a lot of fun and very informative. They age cheese there also and we tasted different cheeses and tasted the different shades of maple syrup. I like the dark amber best. The reason why we have imitation maple syrup in the stores is because the real stuff is SO EXPENSIVE!
The tubing from tree to tree that they do now instead of buckets.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Rock of Ages is where the granite for the Joseph Smith monument was quarried. They are known around the world for their granite. Their quarry 30 miles south, which has white granite, was where the granite for the Bountiful Temple was quarried.
Rock of Ages is where the granite for the Joseph Smith monument was quarried. They are known around the world for their granite. Their quarry 30 miles south, which has white granite, was where the granite for the Bountiful Temple was quarried.
It takes on average 6 weeks to cut a bench (term for a huge chunk) out of the quarry.
A bowling lane made out of granite. See how it's held up and the cement gutters haven't.
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