Monday we drove near to Chicago, and
took a train downtown so that my wife and daughter could visit the
American Girl place, and have lunch in the cafe. My son and I grabbed lunch at a nearby Subway, and looked through some other stores while we waited.
The
Indiana Dunes was the first Jr Ranger program that my kids weren't able
to complete. It took a lot longer to get there than I thought, plus we
slept in too late Tuesday morning, so we didn't leave the Chicago area as
soon as I wanted.
It looks like National Lakeshores and
Seashores are between Parks and Monuments in terms of size and
activities. The Indiana Dunes has a couple of Visitor Centers and
several historical sites to see to complete the Jr Ranger program. It
didn't help that some pages were missing from the package, which kind of
messed us up. If you're going there, plan on spending at least half a
day, if not more. The Rangers did say we could complete the Jr
Ranger packet later and mail it to them so the kids could get the
certificate and badge, so we'll try to finish it later.
From there we drove to Lansing, Michigan, and spent today visiting friends and doing the wash and getting the oil changed and that kind of stuff.
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