by Mark | Dec 1, 2010 | Blondins' Assignment America (1996-97), U.S.
Like the highway lines rolling rhythmically under our wheels, the past 10 weeks since we left Boyne City for our nine-month trip around the country have sped by. At times, people, places and images blur like the passing scenery out our windows. As we headed east to...
by Mark | Oct 28, 2010 | U.S.
Never in America should a city like Flint, Michigan, be left to the kind of ruin we have witnessed. Even if one were to view it only from the narrow perspective of the economy, the country cannot afford it. But our view has to be greater. This city is rich with a...
by Mark | Oct 16, 2010 | U.S.
These acronyms spelled survival for a generation of Americans fighting their way out of the Great Depression. Now is a good time to look back and consider their meaning for today. Recently we spent two wonderful months in northwest North Carolina and wrote about the...
by Mark | Oct 11, 2010 | Blondins' Assignment America (1996-97)
October 10, 1996, 7:12 p.m. We are staying in the parking lot of an Ames store. It is a lot like K-Mart. The name of the town is Wells River and it is located in northern Vermont on the banks of the Connecticut River. We have traveled from Bennington across Hwy 9 to...
by Mark | Oct 4, 2010 | Blondins' Assignment America (1996-97)
BLONDINS’ ASSIGNMENT AMERICA Geographical list of educational places and activities Our Journey begins on September 30, 1996, Boyne City and October 4, leaving Flint, Michigan . . . Cleveland, OH (10/5-10/7) Places: Great Lakes Science Center Rock and Roll...