Don't you wish you were this nimble? Miles has long legs!
We took a picnic lunch and just sat and enjoyed the day....notice the sweatshirts and jackets. This is Chicago, on September 5th! It's normally about 80 degrees....felt like home.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Cantigny, Labor Day
We spent Labor Day at Cantigny, which is a park/memorial to the 1st Armored Division, US Army. It was a gift to the city of Chicago by the McCormick family (big ol' name in these parts - lots of buildings, streets, etc. named for them) in honor of Robert R. McCormick, who captained the 1st Armored in WWI. His biggest victory, apparently, was at Cantigny. Cantigny was the first major offensive of WWI and took place on May 28, 1918. The park is about 500 acres and contains two museums (one is the home of the McCormicks and the other is a war memorial), several different gardens and a "tank park." Okay, tell it like it is, it pretty much glorifies war and killing people. However, the tanks - I think there were about 12 or so - are all sitting around for the kids to climb all over them. They had a great time.
Don't you wish you were this nimble? Miles has long legs!
We took a picnic lunch and just sat and enjoyed the day....notice the sweatshirts and jackets. This is Chicago, on September 5th! It's normally about 80 degrees....felt like home.
Don't you wish you were this nimble? Miles has long legs!We took a picnic lunch and just sat and enjoyed the day....notice the sweatshirts and jackets. This is Chicago, on September 5th! It's normally about 80 degrees....felt like home.
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Fun day! Philip would LOVE a park where he could climb on tanks! But you must have meant the first offensive for US troops in WWI, right? Because the war ended in 1918, didn't it? I'm getting all my WWI info from Ken Follett...
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