Greenfield Village-time #2!

Yesterday we DID go to Greenfield Village! Thankfully it WASN'T raining!
Everyone but Grandma went.
Grandpa bought for everyone a "Ride Pass", which means you have free admission ALL day on ALL the rides. That was definitely the way to go.

Greenfield Village has many fun rides.
They have a steam train ride, motor bus, horse-drawn carriage, carousel, and replica Model T rides.
All of us went on as many rides as we could.

First, we rode on a train pulled by an steam engine. It is named "Edison", after the great inventor Thomas Alva Edison.
Then we all rode on the Model T rides.
This was the first time I had ridden in a model T. Even though these cars are replicas, they are authentic. I now that at least 4 out of the Village's 15 Model T's are made from the original blueprints.

We wandered around before eating our delicious picnic lunch.
After lunch, we rode the carousel. It was fun. The carousel is the big thing for my sister. We came to Greenfield Village last year and she rode it. And even know she still remembers the merry-go-round!
The carousel was built in 1913 by the Herschell-Spillman Co. Unlike many carousels which only have horses, this one features tigers, pigs, and even a frog dressed in human clothes! It was LOTS of fun.

My ride total was this:
4 times on carousel
2 times on train, and
2 times on Model T's!
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go on the motor bus or horse-drawn carriage. But Mom, Dad, Alison and Lauren did.
We figured it out if the ride pass was worth it. It was. The pass is $10, and my riding was well over that.

We also did some other things. We saw a play on the Wright Bros., and one about "The Disagreeable Customer".
Its about a "Mrs. Cleavland" who comes into the general store but buys almost nothing and nothing by cash. It's very entertaining.

Grandpa and I went though Edison's lab, and I was able to record on an 129 year-old phonograph! It was much fun.

And, and, and.....I know. I'll stop. It's just that this place has SO much history and is SO much fun....
You know, I'm beginning to realize that 2 days at "the Henry Ford" is not enough. I just haven't seen EVERYTHING...Guess what?
Grandpa and I are going back a 3rd time later this week!
YEAAAAAAA!!! WHAA-HHOOOOOOOOOOO! YEEE-HAAAAA!!!

P.S. Here's "the Henry Ford"'s website:
www.TheHenryFord.org

Will post later. (Pictures coming soon!)

A very happy Tennessee Photobug!!