Travel Day -> Georgia

Georgia is a southeastern U.S. state whose terrain spans coastal beaches, farmland and mountains. Capital city Atlanta is home of the Georgia Aquarium and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. The city of Savannah is famed for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture and leafy public squares. Augusta hosts the Masters golf tournament. 

Abbreviation: GA

Capital: Atlanta

Temperature: 65 degrees, mostly cloudy

Time: 1:15 pm

Nickname: "The Peach State"

Population: 10.8 million (PA: 12.8)

Size: 59,425 sq mi (PA: 46,000)

Statehood: February 12, 1733

Stateflag: 

The ring of stars that encompass the state's coat of arms represents Georgia as one of the original Thirteen Colonies. In the coat of arms, the arch symbolizes the state's constitution while the pillars represent the three branches of government.

State Motto: 

The state motto of Georgia is “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.” It has not been made official in Georgia's legislature but it appears on the state flag, seal, and the Georgia quarter.

State Bird: 

Brown Thrasher

An aggressive defender of its nest, the Brown Thrasher is known to strike people and dogs hard enough to draw blood. Brown Thrashers are accomplished songsters that may sing more than 1,100 different song types and include imitations of other birds, including Chuck-will's-widows, Wood Thrushes, and Northern Flickers.

State Flower:

Rosa laevigata - Cherokee Rose

State Tree:

Southern Live Oak

State Quarter:

Georgia, admitted into the Union on January 2, 1788, themed the coin, Wisdom, Justice, Moderation. It features the peach, a silhouetted outline of the state, live oak sprigs, and state of Georgia's motto, "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.

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Sorghum

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Roswell Mill

Sandy Springs

Cotton Gin

Georgia Aquarium

Double Barreled cannon

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Cumberland Island

Travel Day -> Florida

 Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. It has hundreds of miles of beaches. The city of Miami is known for its Latin-American cultural influences and notable arts scene, as well as its nightlife, especially in upscale South Beach. Orlando is famed for theme parks, including Walt Disney World. 

Abbreviation: FL

Capital: Tallahassee

Temperature: 81 degrees, sunny

Time: 1:15 pm

 Nickname: The Sunshine State 

Population: 21.22 million (12.8 in PA)

Size: 65,758 sq miles (46,000 sq miles)

Statehood: March 3, 1845

State Flag: 

On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers, and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.

State Motto:

"In God We Trust" was adopted by the Florida legislature as part of the state seal in 1868. This is also the motto of the United States and is a slight variation on Florida's first state motto, "In God is our Trust." In 2006, "In God We Trust" was officially designated in state statute as Florida's motto.

State Bird:

Northern Mockingbird

The common mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a superb songbird and mimic. Its own song has a pleasant lilting sound and is, at times, both varied and repetitive. Often, the mockingbird sings all night long, especially under bright springtime moonlight.

State Flower:

Orange Blossom

State Tree:

Sabal Palm

The sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) is the most widely distributed palm in Florida. It grows in almost any soil and has many uses, including food, medicine, and landscaping.

State Quarter:

Florida, admitted into the Union on March 3, 1845, themed the coin, Gateway to Discovery. The coin highlights the 16th-century Spanish galleon, an image of a space shuttle, and a strip of land with Sabal palm trees. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed.

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Solomon's Castle

Pinecraft Florida

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Everglades National Park

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Air Boat Ride

Travel Day -> Delaware

 Delaware, a small Mid-Atlantic U.S. state, sits on a peninsula marked by dune-backed beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay. In Dover, the capital, First State Heritage Park encompasses 18th-century Colonial landmarks like the Georgian-style Old State House. The city of Wilmington is known for the Riverfront, a waterside district of parks, boutiques and restaurants. 

Abbreviation: DE

Capital: Dover

Temperature: 68 degrees, clouds & sun

Time: 1:15 (same a us)

Nickname:  "The First State"

Population: 967,679 (PA 12.8 million)

Size: 1,982 sq mi (PA 46,000 sq mi)

Statehood: December 7, 1787 

State Flag:

The Delaware state flag features the state's coat of arms prominently in the center. The coat of arms featuring a shield with an ox, an ear of corn and wheat, which represent the state's agriculture. There is a sailing ship above the shield represents the coastal commerce and the shipbuilding industry. Colonial blue and buff are Delaware's state colors. The two colors were inspired by a military uniform George Washington once wore.

State Motto: “Liberty and Independence,” was derived from the Order of Cincinnati, a hereditary organization of American Revolutionary War officers. It first appeared on the state's seal in 1847 as an expression of the ideals of American government.

State Bird: 

The Delaware Blue Hen is a blue strain of American gamecock. It was adopted on April 14, 1939, as the state bird of Delaware. It is one of three U.S. state birds that is not a species native to the United States.

State Flower: 

Peach Blossom

State Tree:

American Holly

State Quarter:

The Delaware coin is the first coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and was released on January 4, 1999. Delaware, admitted into the Union on December 7, 1787, themed the coin, The First State. This coin celebrates Caesar Rodney's historic horseback ride in 1776. 

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Digfish Head Brewery

Scrapple

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Sweet Golden Rod

Aubrey Plaza

Elizabeth Shue

Valerie Bertinelli

Teri Polo

Judge Reinhold

Ryan Phillipe

Keith Powell

Sean Patrick Thomas

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Travel Day - Connecticut

 Connecticut is a U.S. state in southern New England that has a mix of coastal cities and rural areas dotted with small towns. Mystic is famed for its Seaport museum filled with centuries-old ships, and the beluga whale exhibits at Mystic Aquarium. On Long Island Sound, the city of New Haven is known as the home of Yale University and its acclaimed Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Abbreviation: CT

Capital: Hartford

Temperature: 91 degrees, sunny

Time: 1:15 (same as us)

Nickname: Connecticut is known as the Constitution State because of its early adoption of the Fundamental Orders in 1639, thought to be the earliest document of its kind in western civilization.

Population: 3.571 million (PA: 12.8 million)

Size:  5,543 sq miles (PA: 46,000 sq miles)

Statehood: January 9, 1788

State Flag: 

The coat of arms is based on the 1711 seal of the colony of Connecticut. Its three grapevines are thought to represent either the colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook or the first three area towns established by Europeans (Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor).

State Motto:The motto "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains), has been associated with the various versions of the seal from the creation of the Saybrook Colony Seal.

State Bird:  American Robin

State Flower: Mountain-laurel

State Tree: Charter Oak/White Oak

Why is the Charter Oak the state tree of Connecticut?

On August 21, 1856, a violent storm passed over Connecticut and uprooted a massive white oak that stood in Hartford, revealing the state's Royal Charter. This resulted in naming that specific oak tree the “Charter Oak,” and making the white oak the state tree of Connecticut.

State Quarter

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The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles through four states. It rises 300 yards south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound.

Theodore Roosevelt riding in a car

New Gate Prison & Copper Mine

Scoville Memorial Library

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MERIDEN CONNECTICUT

BRIDGEPORT, CT

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