The entrance to the Village - see the train through the gate?
Jess and I in front of the fountain
The Omnibus
Ford family farm
Another shot of the Ford family farm, with barn this time
The Omnibus takes a break in front of the Ford Motor Co. building
What a nice day for a stroll
Model T
The Carousel building
The sweet shop... love the building facade
Gog and Magog
Soldier with horse, standing near Town Hall
Playing a game on the village green
Here comes one of the wagons
Water break!
Train!
Knot garden designed by Clara Ford
Chapel
Steamboat Suwanee
Inside the schoolhouse
Schoolhouse exterior
Looking across the village green at the Eagle Tavern
Inside the court house
McGuffey birthplace
Mattox family home
Roosters
Someone's got some ruffled feathers
Duck with ducklings
Jess by the Garden Store
Close-up of Jess by the garden store
Garden store
Sounds of America Gallery (closed that day)
Swiss chalet - staff only
Another shot of the Chalet
Here comes the baseball parade!
Band and ball players
Herb garden and bridge - better shots to come
Flowers in the herb garden
More flowers
Herb garden
View of the covered bridge
Geese
Close-up of one side of the bridge
Even the herb garden has an American flag
Hydrangeas and some annuals
Not sure what it is, but it sure is tall!
Someone went all out decorating for the 4th
4th of July tablescape
That's a LOT of crepe paper!
Checking the fire after lunch
Robert Frost lived in Ann Arbor for a time?!
Robert Frost's house
The pink paint totally matched the pink dishes on the table
Noah Webster's retirement house - quite large inside
Guest room at Noah Webster's - I love how bright the flooring is!
Info about the first dictionary
Volume 1 of Webster's original dictionary. Just FYI, there were 70,000 words contained in two volumes.
Giddings family home
Attempting to grow tobacco in Michigan
Susquehanna plantation
I want a porch this big!
Cotswold Cottage
So pretty!
Info on the Cottage
I love the gardens here!
Another shot of the Cottage
Pretty flowers!
Close-up of some flowers
See the roses above the door?
Ivy climbs the wall at Cotswold Cottage
More ivy
View from inside looking out
View from one of the windows
See the flaws in the glass?
What a pretty place to have tea
More pretty flowers
Daylily
Interesting angle
Can you tell I REALLY liked the gardens?
Courtyard where they serve high tea
Cool weather vane
As a metallurgist, you have to appreciate a forge. :)
Cotswold Forge, c. 1600s
Inside the forge
See the blacksmith's tools of the trade?
What forge would be complete without an anvil?
Me in front of the windmill... right before the camera batteries died.
Historic Base Ball, 1867 rules
Runner on first
Here comes the train!
Chugga chugga woo-woo
Porches and Parlors, my favorite part of the Village... maybe.
Toll sign
Sarah Jordan boarding house - one of the first places in the country to have electric lights
Restored front of the Sarah Jordan boarding house. Again, another great porch.
Early electric lights in the boarding house
Jess in front of Edison's Menlo Park complex
Inside Edison's laboratory - notice the organ in the back and the chemicals lining the walls. You can also see Edison's chair, which is literally nailed to the floor.
Demonstrating the tinfoil phonograph. "I LOVE MY WIFE! I LOVE MY KIDS! I LOVE MY JOB!"
Info on the carousel
Yay! Giant frogs with clothes!!
Railroad turntable
In the glass maker's workshop
Smoothing the bottom
Making a goblet
Almost complete!
Now just to remove it from the pontil... oops.
Inside the tinsmith's shop
Looking across the pond
Craft works
See the kiln in front of the pottery shop?
Waterwheel by the gristmill
The Wright Brothers' house is all decked out for the 4th.
Salute to America with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)
Cannons for the "1812 Overture" off to the side
Fife and drum corps flag bearers in the distance
Better shot of the flag bearers as they march past us
Drum major crossing the cable bump
Fifers
Drums
Jess dancing in her seat
A small portion of the crowd
Serenading the crowd
Singing for our section
Another shot of the singers
Uh oh, someone lost their balloon
Concert's about to start!
Pretty sunset at intermission
Another shot of the sunset
During the "1812 Overture"
Fireworks
More fireworks
Oooohhhhh
Aahhhhhhh
Part of the finale... and just before the second set of camera batteries died. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!
