James and Laura visit the Home of the Blues

James and Laura Morgan took a weekend trip to Memphis, TN, unfortunately for her grandfather's funeral. James got to travel to five different states. They started in Illinois, drove through Missouri and Arkansas, and arrived in Tennessee, specifically at her parents house in Collierville. The next day they drove to Olive Branch Mississippi to see her grandmother and the rest of my family. James got to meet about 22 of her family members along with about 11 dogs. They went back and forth from her house to Olive Branch on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, it was time to leave, but first Laura wanted to show James famous downtown Memphis. They walked down Beale Street and saw the Pyramid and Peabody Hotel, famous for the ducks that live in a penthouse on the roof. They also saw the Memphis Bridge, the largest illuminated letter in the world. They did not see Graceland or Elvis for that matter, but decided to explore some of the parks. The first park they went to was Nathan Bedford Forrest Park. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the general of a Confederate militia group during the Civil War, although he had no formal military training. He became a multimillionaire through a business in slave trading. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery but in 1905, he and his wife were moved to what is today Forrest Park. James and Laura also visited Confederate Park and Jefferson Park, a memorial to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. James and Laura got to see many things on this Memorial Day weekend and they both had a great time.

Miles traveled: 585.4
Total Miles: 585.4
Latitude: 35.1396
Longitude: -90.0348

Dolley and Kaci Lukens

Kaci and Dolley left SIU in Carbondale and travled to cheer on the Miners at Rent One Park in Marion, IL. After spending a long night at the baseball field, Dolley and Kaci went back to Kaci's house for the night. In the morning Kaci brought Dolley back to SIU, so that she could spend another fun night with someone else in the class. Their total miles for the trip were 58.02 miles. The latitude and longitude coordinates for the Rent One Park were 37.7N and 88.9W. In Kaci's picture is her very loving, not shy, cousin, Sophia, who wanted to make the website that had something to do with dogs!

James and Laura visit the Home of the Blues

James and Laura Morgan took a weekend trip to Memphis, TN, unfortunately for her grandfather's funeral. James got to travel to five different states. We started in Illinois, drove through Missouri and Arkansas, and arrived in Tennessee, specifically at her parents house in Collierville. The next day they drove to Olive Branch Mississippi to see her grandmother and the rest of my family. James got to meet about 22 of her family members along with about 11 dogs. They went back and forth from her house to Olive Branch on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, it was time to leave, but first Laura wanted to show James famous downtown Memphis. They walked down Beale Street and saw the Pyramid and Peabody Hotel, famous for the ducks that live in a penthouse on the roof. They also saw the Memphis Bridge, the largest illuminated letter in the world. They did not see Graceland or Elvis for that matter, but decided to explore some of the parks. The first park they went to was Nathan Bedford Forrest Park. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the general of a Confederate militia group during the Civil War, although he had no formal military training. He became a multimillionaire through a business in slave trading. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery but in 1905, he and his wife were moved to what is today Forrest Park. James and Laura also visited Confederate Park and Jefferson Park, a memorial to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. James and Laura got to see many things on this Memorial Day weekend and they both had a great time.

Miles traveled: 585.4
Total Miles: 644.4
Latitude: 35.1396
Longitude: -90.0348

Janine Huckelberry and Dolley

Dolley and Janine had a very big Memorial Day weekend. They had to travel north to Bourbonnais, Illinois, Friday, 5/23 and then to Buckley, Illinois on Saturday, 5/24, for Janine's grandmother's funeral. From Buckley, the girls came back home safely and on Tuesday morning, 5/27, they took a trip to Heron Pond in Belknap Illinois. Heron Pond - Little Black Slough - Nature Preserve is a fantastic place to hold a class on the many fascinating aspects of nature and our surroundings. In the picture above, Dolley is holding class with her students. She is sitting on the sign identifying their location and her students are sitting on the brochure boxes. They had a very good day. In total, Janine and Dolley traveled 687.64 miles during their weekend together. The coordinates for the Heron Pond Nature Preserve are: N 37.35839 and W -88.92146.

Class Picture

Dolley and Dwayne Clendenin

Dolley went to church with Dwayne Clendenin on May 22nd, 2008. She left Carbondale, drove 22 miles to Marion, IL. and then went north to Johnston City about 6 miles. Dolley and Dwayne stayed in Johnston City for 2 hours that evening and went back to Marion to stay the night. The next day, Dwayne took Dolley back to Carbondale. Dolley travelled 59 miles round trip. The coordinates for the church at Johnston City, IL is: latitude 37.82 North and Longitude 88.93 West.