August 2005 Trip to Michigan, Canada and Minnesota!
The purpose of this trip is to
remember Little Al.  We had
been anticipating this trip
since last summer because
Alan was in a study at U of M
and would have had to go for
a day of testing related to that
around his first birthday.  Had
Alan been up to it, we would
have taken most, if not all, of
this route. Somehow I think he
would have been ready to go!

So the trip now is for us to
honor Little Al and we will be
stopping at the U of M to see
old friends and to donate
Alan's memorial money in
person to the PCTU and for
research of HLHS.  We will
then continue on and give the
girls their first chance of
setting foot on soil outside of
the U.S., they are very excited
about this!  

As long as I can get internet
connections along the way,
we will try to make nightly
updates.
Map is interactive, scroll over the squares for details and click them
for more information!
Days 1 & 2 - Starved Rock Lodge
Day 3 - Ann Arbor
Day 4 - Mackinaw City
Day 5 - Wa Wa, ON
Day 6 - Rossport, ON
Day 7 - Grand Portage
Day 8 - Ely
Day 9 - Mall of America
Starved Rock Lodge, Utica, IL - Friday, July 29th & Saturday, July 30th, 2005
Ann Arbor, MI - Sunday, July 31st, 2005
Mackinaw City, MI - Monday, August 1st, 2005
Wawa, ON, CA - Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
Rossport, ON, CA - Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
Grand Portage, MN - Thursday, August 4th, 2005
Ely, MN - Friday, August 5th, 2005
Mall of America at Bloomington, MN - Saturday, August 6th, 2005
Home - Altoona, IA - start Friday July 29th, end Sunday, August 7th, 2005