Maine's 20th Regiment celebrated at Battle of Gettysburg 150th anniversary

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Senator Angus King's commemoration of the 20th Regiment on the Senate Floor

Last Day - Connor

Well, the Freedom Tour is over. There were some fun parts and some not-so-fun parts. We saw some very famous places. We walked for miles. We saw some historic monuments. We spent at least a total of 24 hours on the bus. We laughed. We cried. We had a dance party in the back of our bus. We went to a pool so chlorinated that being in the area stunk your eyes. We went to an awesome pool. We endured massive heat and humidity. Was it worth it?  Yes. Why? Because it was an amazing trip full of new experiences and feelings.

8:05 - Worchester, MA

Next stop is Kittery.

6:20 PM - Vernon, CT

Traffic is light as is the rain. 

Stopping at Charleton Service Plaza for dinner in 30 minutes. 

We will be making one last stop at the Kittery rest area.

I estimate we will be at the Bath YMCA between 10:30 - 11:00.

Keep checking the blog for arrival updates.

Marybeth

Last Day - Grace

So, last day. This week has flown by so fast it’s not even funny. We got woken up at like, 5 something, and it was bad. After packing and stuff like that, we ate then got on the bus.  We made signs for the Today Show, but we didn’t make it. I was sad. We still went to the top of the Rock, a.k.a the Rockefeller. It was so crazy because I’m terrified of heights. My ears kept popping. After the rock, we just went off with our groups and went shopping. My group went to Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, the M&M store, and Forever 21. I didn’t get much because I was almost out of money, but it was still fun. After shopping we went to the Hard Rock Café, and ate. This was the first restaurant I had gone to that served cookies as a dessert. After full stomachs, we boarded the bus to get home. This trip was so much fun. I feel bad for anyone that didn’t go, because it was great. The adults were nice, the places were cool, and sometimes emotional. The bus I was on had the loud people, but that’s part of the fun. I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone, but there’s a LOT of walking. Thanks Bath YMCA for taking me on this trip; it was a lot of fun.

Last Day - Sophia

Our peaceful sleep was interrupted by an early morning wake up call. Not wanting to get out of bed my group and I packed our bags for the last time and headed down to breakfast. With all the traffic in the morning we are unable to make it to the Today Show at the time we pleased. But we still went to the 67^th, 68^th, and 69^th floors of the Rockefeller building. The view from the top was absolutely breathtaking. The groups didn’t spend too much time on the Top of the Rock because after that each group went off and when shopping on 5^th avenue/Times Square. In the two hours given to us my group was able to go into five different stores, F-A-O Schwartz, Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, M&Ms World, and Forever 21. For our last meal in NYC we ate at the Hard Rock Café. When bellies were full and plates were emptied each person loaded the busses anticipating the long ride back home.

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