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This is the location for the 101541284 6-Day East Coast Edventure Tour BLOG … Welcome! We’re almost LIVE! The information will be updated as is practical during the tour. There will be a BLOG page for each day of the tour which will contain descriptive text and photos of the various experiences. The pages also provide a common and strategic location to update family and friends back home of information regarding travel and arrival times. Password is remembered! Your entry password won’t have to be entered again next time when coming from the same device. Bookmark it! So please bookmark this page of the American Edventures site and check it each day. You are encouraged to pass the link around to extended family and friends who would also like to follow along. Those on the tour can send pictures to blog@americanedventures.com Your St. John’s Lutheran Orange 8th Grade Tour Departs Saturday, April 28th Thanks for checking in … more to follow...

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Day Four – 169541239 – East Coast “Edventure!”

Tuesday finds us on the storied battlefields of Gettysburg where the Union and Confederate armies clashed in the titan engagement that was the high water mark of the American Civil War.

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Day Three – 169541239 – East Coast “Edventure!”

Today we tour the United States Capitol with a special visit to one of our elected representatives from Hawaii, Senator Maize K. Hirono. Students presented Senator Hirono (on behalf of Mary, Star of the Sea school) with a beautiful Hawaiian lei that was a wonderfully thoughtful expression of appreciation for her...

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Day Two – 169541239 – East Coast “Edventure!”

Today begins with a visit to the plantation estate of the very first U.S. President. After the victory at Yorktown, George Washington had gained the power and following to become a king, but unselfishly released all power to return to his beloved Mount Vernon home. Foremost in his heart he considered himself a humble farmer. What a guy!...

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Day One – 169541239 – East Coast “Edventure!”

Here we are on the first day of our trip to Washington, D.C. and the flight was a big jump over the Pacific Ocean, touch & go at LAX, and then back up on the big metal bird to Washington, D.C.! Mary, Start of the Sea students did a great job of transferring their enthusiasm to the engines as the flight landed a little ahead of schedule. Dinner was a delicious success, and then off and running to first sites...

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