Maddy's Flat Stanley!

Maddy Hayden’s Flat Stanley gave blood today before he heads back to Maine! Thank you, Flat Stanley!

Ava's Flat Stanley in Colorado!

Flat Stanley had a wonderful time in Denver, Colorado!  Unfortunately we couldn't take him too far because we didn't want him to get sick, but he did get to explore the foothills of the Rocky Mountains a little bit before heading to Texas.  Did you know the Rocky Mountains span from western Canada through the counties of British Columbia and Alberta all the way over the border into the USA through the states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, & Arizona?   The Rocky Mountains are 76 million years old and their highest peak is Mount Elbert in Colorado which is 14,440 feet high!  There are 53 mountains in Colorado over 14,000 feet tall, more than any other state!

 We hope you are staying safe and healthy Ava!  Goodbye from Denver, Colorado!

Nicole and Steve

Vante's Flat Stanley in Massachusetts!

Vante's Flat Stanley has been learning all about John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the second and the sixth presidents of the United States. He went to see the Adams National Historical Park! Click here to find out more about the US presidents! Thank you Auntie Jill & Auntie E.!

 

Avery's Flat Stanley in North Carolina!

Flat Stanley visited Avery's family in Holly Springs and Cary, North Carolina!  Holly Springs is located in the heart of the state and is about 30 minutes from Raleigh (which is the capital).  Holly Springs has their own summer collegiate baseball team and plays against teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.  Flat Stanley also visited some really, cool places in Cary which is also one of the fastest growing small cities in the United States!  Cary has around 160,000 people and continues to grow by around 60 people every day!  He toured the newly built library and enjoyed this cool water feature right in the heart of downtown Cary.  I hope Flat Stanley and your class enjoyed hearing about our town, and now he's on his way to Brentwood, California!

 Click here to find out more about North Carolina!

Eli Dobson's Flat Stanley

Eli's Flat Stanley went to the Railroad Museum & Train Village in Florida! Click here to find out more information about this cool spot!

 

Maddy's Flat Stanley in South Carolina!

Today was exciting. I went to Charleston, SC. We visited an aircraft carrier called the Yorktown. I will send more pictures soon.

 Click here to find out more about South Carolina!

Vante's Flat Stanley in Massachusetts!

Vante's Flat Stanley went to college today with Olivia and Kyle at Bridgewater State University! He says the classes are great!

 

Lila's Flat Stanley in Pennsylvania!

Lila's Flat Stanley has made his 2nd trip and this time he made an appearance in Altoona, Pennsylvania!

He went to the world famous Horseshoe Curve, the only passageway through from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg and had his picture taken with a Pennsylvania Railroad car. Check out Horseshoe Curve here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Curve_(Pennsylvania

He also made stops at Sheetz (which is way better than Wawa, by the way), The Meadows Frozen Custard, Boyer Candies (home of the Mallo Cup which are sold in Cumberland Farms stores), and the home of Benzel's Bretzels. You can find them in Dollar Stores and Ocean State Job Lot in Maine!

Sheetz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheetz

The Meadows

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadows_Frozen_Custard

Benzels

(http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/Benzel.html)

Vante's Flat Stanley in Massachusetts!

Vante's Flat Stanley visited James in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He went for a ride on an ATV.  Bridgewater is 25 miles south of Boston. There are lots of rivers and forests in Bridgewater. Flat Stanley had a great time!

 

Vante's Flat Stanley in Massachusetts!

Nurse Amy got to spend the day with Vante's Flat Stanley! She brought him to Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston to help cheer up some sick patients. He really brightened their day and they LOVED his orange shoes! They were so happy to see him! 

 

Vante's Flat Stanley in Massachusetts and South Carolina!

Vante's Flat Stanley had a great visit with his Auntie Jill! They went from Boston, Massachusetts to Summerville, South Carolina. They started at Logan Airport in Boston, and took a direct flight to Charleston, South Carolina. Fun Facts: Logan airport had more than 33,000 flights and 3 million passengers in the month of January, 2020! Flat Stanley was excited to fly! He had a window seat and loved seeing the view from above the clouds. 

Click here to learn more about Massachusetts!

Avery's Flat Stanley in Florida!

Hello  Class!

     Avery’s Flat Stanley is visiting His grandparents at their winter home in Holiday, Florida, which is just a few miles away from Tarpon Springs. Tarpon Springs is a beautiful community with a couple of nice parks for walking and viewing  manatees. It is also home of the famous Greek sponge dock community.

     Craig Park is a beautiful walking park with a Veteran's Memorial and home to manatees that can swim around freely and undisturbed. The manatee's closest relative is the elephant. They are gentle creatures that can weigh up to 1000 lbs. and can be 10 ft. in length. Click HERE to find out more about the manatee!

     The sponge dock fishing village is an active community that still collect sponges from the ocean floor.The statue is a monument to the sponge fisherman and the boat is lined with real sponges.

     Anclote River Park is another of the beautiful Parks in our area with white sandy beaches and a historic Indian mound.

    We hope Avery’s Flat Stanley enjoyed his visit to Holiday and Tarpon Springs Florida.

Lila's Flat Stanley in Florida!

Lila's Flat Stanley made his first stop in sunny Bradenton, Florida! He went to the southern home of the Pittsburgh Pirates who are there for Spring Training and to the world headquarters of Tropicana orange juice. 

 Click here to learn more about the sunny state of Florida!

Maddy's Flat Stanley in South Carolina!

Maddy's Flat Stanley has arrived safely in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to see Aunt Brenda!  

Here is their news:

I have arrived safely in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Aunt Brenda took me to a town called Murrells Inlet. I saw my first Pelican. I also learned that South Carolina is called the Palm Tree State. I am getting a raincoat today.
Love,
Flat Stanley and Aunt Brenda

Click here to learn more about South Carolina! 

Flat Stanley 2020!

Welcome to our 2020 Flat Stanley blog! We have sent our paper dolls all across the globe and are anxiously awaiting to see where our first adventure begins. Check out our blog daily to keep in touch with all of our Flat Stanley friends!

Afton's Flat Stanley in Utah!

Afton's Flat Stanley went to Utah and had a fun visit with Anna! She told us that Utah has high mountains and dry deserts. The state flower is the Sego Lily and the state insect is the honey bee! Click here to find out more about this beautiful state. 

 

Tristan's Flat Stanley in Kenya!

Here is our note from Tristan's friends in Kenya! Many thanks to Sahiba Turgesen!

We received the Flat Stanley from your student Tristan and we have mailed it back to you from Kenya. My daughter Zara has scribbled a note. The letter was received at the Impact Water office, where my husband works, from my friend in Australia (Sophie and her son, Raf). It was sent to the office because we don’t have a registered PO Box in Nairobi and also because mail is unreliable in this part of the world. We were quite surprised that it actually made it to us from Australia, granted it took over a month for it to get here. 

Actually, receiving Flat Stanley at Impact Water is befitting as the social business works to provide safe drinking water to school students in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. I am attaching a photo of Stanley with IW staff, perhaps you can add this aspect of Stanley’s travels to your blog? You can read more about their work on the website 

http://www.impactwater.co 

I hope Flat Stanley reaches you soon. I mailed it last week and I was told it can take up to two weeks for it to reach the US.

I am glad that Zara got a chance to be part of Stanley’s story. 

Colin's Flat Stanley's Road Trip: LAST STOP!! Home Sweet Home!

We were never happier to cross into Maine after being gone for 6 whole days. Day 1 we traveled for 13 hours, day 2 was 14 hours and day 3 was 11. That was a long journey but fun and interesting! Maine Welcome Home! It was rainy and chilly day but I did not care because Maine is my home sweet home! 

Colin's Flat Stanley's Road Trip: 13th Stop: New Hampshire!

Woohoo almost home! Also blurry to see as we were not stopping until we reached home! Colin’s mom wanted to pick him up with his sister from school. We had no time to stop! The sign says Welcome Bienvenue New Hampshire!

Colin's Flat Stanley's Road Trip: 12th stop: Massachusetts!

Oh boy we were nearing home finally! I started to get very excited to be back home in Maine! It’s hard to tell but the blue sign says Massachusetts Welcomes you! We hit more traffic! 

Colin's Flat Stanley's Road Trip: 11th Stop: Connecticut!

In Connecticut we decided to stop for breakfast at this cute little Diner on the lake called, The Lakeside Diner. It wasn’t sunny or warm out but it was very good food and I had a latte! It was SO good! Connecticut was a pretty ride! We went through another cool tunnel and as the long trip went on I took a minute to check out our gps, call my friends and enjoy the view!

Colin's Flat Stanley's Road Trip: 10th Stop: New York!

This is where the traffic started picking up on day 3 and was a little nerve racking. Colin’s mom was driving and she said it was like playing the game Frogger where you had to cross the road without getting hit by a car. We had to switch lanes several times. We drove right through the Bronx and by the Zoo there. There was some pretty bridges too!