We turned the whole concept of Spring Break upside down and went up to Cleveland. The weather wasn’t awesome but it all worked out well enough and we had a great time.
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| We stayed at a VRBO |
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| We played games. (If you have ever played Forbidden Island you can see how narrowly we won that game.) |
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| And we had a group coloring project to get ready for Easter |
The first place we visited was Kirtland. This is the site of the first temple of our church. It is more of a historic place at this point, but it was wonderful to see it. This was really the reason for coming to Ohio.
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| The Whitney store was Joseph Smith's home for a while and temporary HQ for the church. |
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| These pulpits are located inside the temple. |
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This was Joseph's office in the John Johnson home. This was where Joseph and Sidney had some important revelations like the knowledge that almost everyone will be saved in a degree of glory.
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It was a special place with a special spirit.
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We went out for some Cleveland special meals. In the foreground is a Polish Boy, a foot long kielbasa covered with coleslaw and French fries and two kinds of barbecue sauce. In the back you can see Grant with his glazed donut burger.
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| The place was literally called, "No Forks." It was a bit of mess. |
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| The next day we toured Cleveland, like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
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| And the Harbor on Lake Erie |
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| The weather was cool and windy, but we dodged all the rain. |
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| We toured the WWII submarine USS Cod |
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| That evening we went to the Cleveland Art Museum. It was a great Museum. They have great exhibits and they happened to have live chamber choir singing in the background. |
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| We also went to a concert. Yagody is a Ukrainian folk music group. They put on a great show and I was personally interested to experience some Ukrainian culture. |
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The next day we went hiking in Cuyahoga Valley National park.
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We did the Ledges trail
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| And we hiked to Brandywine Falls. It was a muddy but the falls were powerful after all the rain. |
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And the crowning gem of the whole trip was a stop to visit my Grandma McConnell in Pittsburgh. We went out to lunch together.
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| Bill and Terry were also visiting Grandma and we got to all spend some time together. It was a great visit with family and a perfect way to end our week. |
