Mackynzie's Flat Stanley in Maine!

We received a letter and a quiz from Mackynzie's Great-Grammy Norma Verrill in Maine!  

 Here is what she said:

I am so pleased to be a part of the Flat Stanley project.  I have traveled to every state in the United States and have found something special about each one, but Maine is and will always be my favorite because we have so many special things here.  Here is a quiz!  Check your answers below!

1. Maine is the largest producer of what fruit in the world?
2. What town in Maine is the blueberry capital of the world?
3.  What ocean dweller is Maine ranked #1 in harvesting in the U.S.?
4. Maine is the only US state that borders 1 other state.  What is the state?
 5.  Maine is the biggest of the 6 New England states.  Can you name the other 5?  
6. Maine has the only National Park in New England.  Can you name it?

Here are some other facts for you!  Baxter State Park may not be a National Park, but it is a beautiful park with lots of hiking, wildlife, birds and views for all to enjoy.  Hope you can visit it sometime!
We in Maine are so lucky to have such beautiful fields of wildflowers along our roads and even our highways!  I often ride to Brunswick, Maine, to see all the lupine along the roads.  We have pink, white and purple lupine here in Maine, and it is always so pleasing to the eyes to see them wild and shared by all who travel the roads here in Maine. Many thanks to Mackynzie's Great-Grammy!  Here are the answers to the quiz:
1.blueberries
2. Cherryfield, Maine
3. Lobster
4. New Hampshire
5. NH, MA, CT, RI, VT
6. Acadia National Park 

Nicholas's Flat Stanley Enjoying Greece!

Nicholas' Flat Stanley sure is having fun in Greece! Click HERE to find out more! 

More from Mackyzie's Flat Stanley in Missouri!

Hi- I’m back!   Russ and Beth took me to the Saint Louis Art Museum, and it was big and full of paintings, sculptures and even exhibits of actual clothing worn a long time ago by the Native Americans.   These three photos are of the outside of the museum.  The huge statue of the king on a horse

Is King Louis IX (9th) who the city is named after.  In the second photo, I am standing on top of the hill in front of the museum overlooking the beautiful fountains and lake below.  The hill is known as Art Hill, and when Beth was a little girl she and a lot of kids in St. Louis would sled down the hill in winter. It is a long ride and you had to be sure not to fall in the lake!  The third photo is a sculpture of an enormous electrical outlet made of iron and copper. So cool to climb on!  I’ll be back soon with more photos of the museum.

 

Mackynzie's Flat Stanley in Missouri!

Hi - it’s me Flat Stanley. I am visiting my friends Russ and Beth in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri, also known as the Gateway to the West.  The reason this city is called that- is because of it’s location on the confluence (where two rivers meet) of the Great Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. Also, because it was the starting point for many expeditions of people who wanted to explore the vast western region of the United States back when it was populated mostly by Native Americans.  In the photo attached, you can see the famous 630 ft. Gateway Arch which was built in the 1960’s.  There is an actual train inside the arch that you can ride to the top and see a long distance both East and West.  Bye for now!

Jack's Flat Stanley Having Fun in Mexico!

Jack's Flat Stanley is having so much fun in Mexico!  Click here  to find out more about Guadalajara!

 

Jack's Flat Stanley Goes to Mexico!

Jack’s Flat Stanley traveled from Tampa, Florida to Guadalajara, Mexico with a flight connection in Houston, Texas. As Mexico’s second biggest city, Guadalajara, located in the Mexican state of Jalisco is home to almost 7 million people and has an incredible amount of things to do and see.  The Historic City Center is dotted with plazas and landmarks such as museums, cathedrals and colonial architecture. The suburbs of Tlaquepaque, Tonala and Zopopan are known for their restaurants, boutique shops and markets filled with Mexican handicrafts. The city of Tequila is just an hour away.

Nicholas' Flat Stanley in Greece!

Stanley is in Athens, Greece!!! Nicholas' 3rd cousin, John, is a very accomplished artist! WOW!

Flat Stanley in Thira, Santorini, Greece, painting in a real artist's studio! Looks like fun, Stanley!

 

Buying fresh fish off the back of a truck in Santorini!

Nicholas' Flat Stanley in Greece!

Nicholas’ Flat Stanley is in Santorini, Greece! Click here to find out more about this beautiful spot!

Harrison's Flat Stanley in California!

Harrison’s friend, Ben the artist, and I flew out to Los Angeles on Thursday the first of March. When we arrived it was only three hours after we started out after a 6 hour flight. How did that happen? Ben says it is because there are three time zone changes from Boston to Los Angeles, so when it is 12 o’clock noon in Boston it is only 9 AM in Los Angeles!

Friday night we went to the opening show of Ben’s artwork. I was in the envelope all evening so I didn’t see anything, but on Saturday, that was a cool day, we went up to a big park high on a hill overlooking Los Angeles called Griffith Park. At the top of the park is this place called Griffith Observatory where they have huge telescopes where people can look at the stars in the sky…the telescopes make the stars look so big! 

 This is the Griffith Observatory behind me!

 From the Observatory  you can see all of Los Angeles below. Over my shoulder you can see the big tall buildings in the downtown area. They look so small from up here.

 Another thing you can see from the Observatory is the famous HOLLYWOOD sign. Ben says the sign was built in 1923 as an advertisement but now has become identified with Los Angeles like the Statue Of Liberty is identified with New York City. Ben took this picture of me with the HOLLYWOOD sign over my shoulder.It looks small from here but each letter is 50 feet tall…that  is like 12 Harrisons standing on top of each other!

 So, that is my Los Angeles adventure! I think next I am going to jump back in the envelope and head off to Paris, France to to visit a friend of Ben’s who lives over there!

Clara's Flat Stanley in Auburndale, Florida!

Clara's Flat Stanley is enjoying sunny skies and warm temperatures in Florida!

 

Jack's Flat Stanley having fun in Florida!

Flat Stanley, sent to us by Jack Feldhaus, had a busy Sunday in St. Petersburg, Florida. Temps on this sunny February weekend were in the low 80’s.
Stanley spent the day in St. Pete at the “down town” parks and museums. St. Petersburg, Florida is located on Florida's gulf coast and is the second largest city in the Tampa Bay area. It's known for its pleasant weather and is sometimes called the “Sunshine City”.
St. Petersburg is also home to the Tampa Bay Ray’s Major League Baseball teem and the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team.