Vermont was discovered in 1535. Burlington, a town in Vermont, is the largest town in Vermont. Woodstock is a small town in Vermont full of history and culture.
Baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and snow sports are the most popular sports in Vermont. Vermont is famous for its maple syrup, dairies and lakes. Vermont is actually the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States. Vermont's official state insect is the honeybee. Vermont contains more than 15,000 different insect species. Vermont is the second least-populated state in the USA. Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Walmart. Vermont comes from word Green Mountain in French. Mount Mansfield is the highest point in Vermont with its 1339 meters. Ashleigh
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The first people probably came Alaska about 13,000 years ago. Alaska became the 49th state in 1959.
The Triga forest in the center of the state is filled with a lots, of evergreen trees, lakes, and meadows. Along the southeast coast, you’ll even find rain forests. Alaska has over 40 active volcanoes. You may spot a couple of polar bears, beluga whales, and walruses. More big mammals include black bears, moose, sheep, musk ox, caribou, and the world’s largest brown bear, the Kodiak. Alaska is also home to birds such as the albatross, eagle, and loon. Alaska is known for a lot of fish—especially salmon. The state flower is the forget-me-not which gives it's name mostly at night. The state tree is called a Sitka spruce and the state gem is jade. Ashleigh A day or two ago, I was walking the dog (without a leash) and he is just a puppy so he though it was a game a ran in a circle around the house with me running after him. Now we play chase inside... but outside... it's a mess. So, he runs up the porch steps, with me following...and before I get to the steps, I stop. I though I saw something squirm near the rock wall at the side of our house. I look around and see a Garter snake sliver into a nearby hole in the rocks. I when to the porch and took Jupiter into the house. The next day... The next day (Memorial Day) Daddy, who was pulling weeds from the walk way, let me look for the Garter snake. I saw it... I got close to it... I CAUGHT IT! It tried to go into the drain pipe before I caught it, though I grabbed the end of it's tail and pulled it out. As Daddy took pictures, The Garter snake bit me though didn't hurt.
Where Garter Snakes live: Garter snakes have adapted to live in all regions of North America, even as far north as Alaska. Arizona is 48th State. Arizona's nickname is The Grand Canyon State because that is where it is located. Of the 55 people who have accidentally fallen to their death from the rim of the Canyon, 39 of them were male. There is more than 1 billion years’ worth of rock exposed at the Grand Canyon. There aren’t any dinosaur fossils at the Grand Canyon because the rocks are way older than the dinosaurs. The only fossils you’ll find are things like corals, and sponges. For a few hundred bucks a night you can sleep 22 stories underground in a hotel room of sorts in the Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs. Not for claustrophobic people. In 1956, two planes detoured over the Grand Canyon’s airspace for a better view and ended up colliding directly over the canyon.
Arizona has 13 kinds of rattlesnake, more than any other state. Roughly 150 people are bitten by rattlesnakes every year in Arizona. The most common rattlesnake in the Grand Canyon has an unusual pink hue, that blends in with the rocks. Phoenix is the most populous city in Arizona. Many American presidents have stayed at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and the Spa in Phoenix. In fact, all of the American presidents after Herbert Hoover stayed there except president Obama The last volcanic eruption in Arizona took place sometime around A.D. 1064, and created Sunset Crater near Flagstaff. The films “Casablanca,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom,” “Tank Girl,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Wayne’s World,” “Raising Arizona,” “Star Wars: A New Hope” and “Return of the Jedi” were filmed all or in part on Arizona soil. In 1973, the bolo tie was designated as Arizona’s official state neckwear. The world’s tallest doll stands in Arizona at 39 feet tall. Arizona is the only state besides Hawaii that does not observe Daylight Savings time. Ashleigh North Dakota was put as the 39th state on November 2, 1889. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo. The world’s largest hamburger was eaten in North Dakota. It weighed about 3,591 pounds and more than 8,000 people were invited to the meal. North Dakota has a lot of towns and villages.
North Dakota grows more sunflowers than any other state. Dakota is the Sioux word for “friend” or “ally. Famous people that come from North Dakota kind of like musician and bandleaders like Lawrence Welk, baseball king Roger Maris, news reporter and commentator Eric Sevareid, author Louis L’Amour, singer the Peggy Lee, actress Angie Dickenson, and actor Josh Duhamel. In 1987, North Dakota made English the state language for many people. Ashleigh Native American tribes such as Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, and Seneca came to New York roughly 5,000 years ago.
In 1624 a colony was established on Manhattan island by the Dutch. They named it New Amsterdam. The British renamed it New York in 1664. After the American Revolution in 1776, New York became a U.S. colony, and then a state in 1788. One year later, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States in New York City. New York was the country’s first capital. The capital would move to Washington D.C. in 1790. New York's nickname is the Empire State because George Washington liked to call New York “the seat of the Empire. ”New York borders Canada and Lake Ontario in the north, and Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in the south. In the west, it is bordered by Lake Eerie, and Connecticut, and by Massachusetts, and Vermont in the east. The St. Lawrence-Champlain Lowland runs along the edge of Adirondack Mountains and the Canadian border. New York to Canada is a long ride, but connect borders. New York’s highest peak, called Mount Marcy is 5343 feet (1629m)! It includes the sandy beaches and bays of Staten Island and Long Island. There are many species of animals that live in New York including: black bears, bobcats, white-tail deer and moose. Smaller animals include: weasels, raccoons, squirrels and skunks. Lots of birds also live in New York, such as turkey, eagles and falcons. Smaller birds too, such as blue jays, cardinals, and woodpeckers. Famous politicians from New York include U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. The capital city of New York State is Albany. It became New York's capital in 1797. Albany is the central city of New York's Capital. It is roughly 150 miles or 240 km north of New York City. The biggest city in the state is easy... New York city! Ashleigh Hawaii is 2,000 miles west of California. Roughly 1,500 years ago, a group of canoes came ashore an islands now known as Hawaii. The people in the canoes- first people to set foot on the island-had rowed about 2,000 miles from the Marquesas Islands to get there.
People from what is now Tahiti—over 2,500 miles away—followed 500 years later. These cultures brought traditions of their own and over time created new traditions such as surfing, hula dancing, and exchanging flower garlands called leis. In 1810 Kamehameha became Hawaii’s first king. In 1898 Hawaii became a U.S. territory. It was named the 50th state in 1959, and to this day you can still visit Hawaii. Hawaii is named for Hawai’i Loa, a legendary figure who is said to have first discovered the islands. Honolulu is the capital of hawaii. Hawaii’s nickname which is the Aloha State, is easy to find out. Aloha is a way to say hello and goodbye when you are speaking Hawaiian. Because Hawaii lies at the edge of the tropical zone, it technically has only two seasons, both of them warm. There's a dry season that corresponds to summer. The best time to visit Hawaii is when the crowds are down and so are the prices. With the exception of holidays , April, May, September and October are the best months to travel to Hawaii. Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is closer to Alaska than it is to California. Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Ashleigh Florida's biggest lake, Lake Okeechobee, is the 7th biggest freshwater river in the United States and 2nd largest freshwater lake (after Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. The name Okeechobee comes from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big). Florida became the 27th state in 1845.
Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida. It is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Florida is yet to produce a US president. It is the most populous of the 29 states that have not borne a US president (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming). Wakulla Springs, located 14 miles south of Tallahassee, Florida is the largest and deepest freshwater spring in the World. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to visit the region and he called it 'La Florida' (Spanish for "land of flowers"), when he visited it in 1513. Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. Many believe that Ponce de León was the first to plant orange seeds in Florida. Three centuries later, newly-built railroads allowed growers to ship oranges across the United States. Today the state provides oranges for most of the orange juice sold in the country. Sugarcane, fish, petroleum, and phosphate (used for fertilizer) are also top natural resources from Florida. Florida’s state bird, the mockingbird. More than 300 types of native trees grow in the state, from apple and cherry trees in the north to mangrove forests in the swamps. Tall sawgrass is a common sight in marshes, though Florida’s most famous plant may be the orange tree—the orange blossom is the state flower. By any measure, Florida takes the prize for the flattest state in the nation. The highest point in the state is only 345 feet above sea level. Ashleigh NEXT PREVIOUS DIVE DEEPER HONDURASIT'S GOT BEACHES AND MOUNTAINS. 532975 ECUADORDIVERSE WILDLIFE 528262 EL SALVADORIT'S CALLED THE LAND OF VOLCANOES. 513950 WHICH CONTINENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT?
775765 DOLPHIN DIVING 1412057 ITALYLEARN ABOUT THE HOME OF PASTA. 1105926 BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINTHEY COMMUNICATE WITH CLICKS. 667475 FRANCEHOME OF THE EIFFEL TOWER 644543 EGYPTLAND OF PYRAMIDS 634797 GREAT WHITE SHARKSEA PREDATOR 482391 IRELANDTHE EMERALD ISLE 444806 KENYALEARN ABOUT THIS AFRICAN NATION. 371808 We went to see 4 different songs at one concert. The bands are: Stitched Up Heart, In This Moment, New Years Day, and Halestorm. I like Halestorm the most, their drummer was amazing at playing the drums. He did about 10 drum solos, faster each time. Here are some pictures from halestorm... My second favorite band was New Years Day. She had pink/blond hair and did a good job singing. Here is one picture of the band... My Third favorite song was In This Moment. At the last song, they let us toes around balloons, Didn't keep, just made them bounce to another person, and i didn't even get to hit one. Anyway... sorry but we didn't take any pictures of this band. My Fourth favorite is Stitched Up Heart. Why you ask, because you couldn't here her voice. It was like a Blu of words. Pictures! Ashleigh New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as metropolitan areas with about 90% of the people living in an urban area.
The honeybee, is the New Jersey state bug. The state motto is liberty and prosperity. John Roebling opened a factory in Trenton, New Jersey to meet the rising demand for his wire rope in 1848 and ended up building the suspension bridge across the gorge of the Niagara River, the Brooklyn Bridge and many other suspension bridges in the US. New Jersey has been ranked as the State with the highest cost of living, the most expensive auto insurance, and the highest property taxes in the nation. New Jersey also has the most people per square mile out of any other state in the U.S. For some unexplained reason, people certainly want to live there. No offense meant with that last remark, my aunt and uncle live there, and Daddy and Maddie used to live there too. A lot of people live there. If your from New Jersey and your reading this, please... no offense. The capital of New Jersey is Trenton. Both my Dad and my aunt went to Trenton State College, which is actually located outside of Trenton in Ewing New Jersey. Maddie (my sister) was born in Princeton Hospital, which is only a few miles away from Ewing. Software companies account for nearly 2,700 companies in New Jersey. New Jersey is the birthplace of modern paleontology, the science of studying dinosaur fossils which began in 1858 after the discovery of the first virtually complete dinosaur skeleton in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Now the Hadrosaurus is the official New Jersey state dinosaur. Of all the New Jersey shore cities, Atlantic City one of the most popular tourist attractions in the nation. Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world. It’s the home to the Miss America beauty pageant, and its Boardwalk is the longest in the world, stretching for 6 miles. New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world. North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area in the world with seven major shopping malls in a 25 sq. The tallest water tower in the world, the Union Watersphere, is located in Union. The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey. New Jersey has 108 toxic waste dumps. Which is the most in any one state in the nation. New Jersey has 21 counties. New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the U.S. Ashleigh Many owls hunt during the night, while others hunt during the day. There are around 200 different owl species. A group of owls is called a parliament. Most owls hunt insects, small mammals and other birds.
Some owl species hunt fish. Owls have powerful talons (claws) which help them catch and kill prey. Owls have large eyes and a flat face. Owls can turn their heads as much as 270 degrees. Owls are farsighted, meaning they can’t see things close to their eyes clearly. Owls are very quiet in flight compared to other birds of prey. The color of owl’s feathers helps them blend into their environment. Barn owls can be recognized by their heart shaped face. Owls can be found in all different types of habitats, and every continent except Antarctica contains species of owls. Ashleigh New Hampshire is the first of the 13 original colonies to declare its independence from England. It declared its independence a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed Given it was the first New Hampshire’s delegates were given the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. New Hampshire was instrumental in securing the two-thirds vote needed to make the document the law of the land! New Hampshire still uses its original state constitution. It is the second-oldest continuously used constitution in the United States. The Constitution of the State of New Hampshire is the fundamental law of the State of New Hampshire, with which all statute laws must comply. The constitution became effective June 2 1784, when it replaced the state's constitution of 1776. New Hampshire is the 9th U.S. state. Apples, sweet corn hay, and maple products round out New Hampshire's top five crops. In the livestock and livestock products category, dairy products lead the way and provide almost 1/3 of the state's total agricultural production. New Hampshire's capital is the city of Concord. It’s home to the State House, a gold-domed building dating from 1819, with a visitor center and the Hall of Flags. The Capitol Center for the Arts.is also located in Concord. Music, comedy, dance and theater are performed there.The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is a science museum with interactive space-themed exhibits and a planetarium. We once visited the science center. Levi Hutchins invented the first alarm clock ever in 1787. Unfortunately, it only rang at 4 a.m., the time he woke up. Another first which happened in the state is the fact that the very first potato planted in America took seed in Nutfield, New Hampshire (now known as Derry). Another interesting first is that the first public library in the United States was founded in 1833 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This town is only a few miles from our house!. New Hampshire was was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire England. The winters are long and often severely cold. The summers are pleasantly warm, especially in the southern part of the state. At Concord, average temperatures vary from about 21° F (–6° C) in January to about 70° F (21° C) in July; the average annual temperature is about 46° F (8° C). July, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 82.9°F. Ashleigh We went for a trip in the convertible a few days ago. My hair blew into a wreck of knots on the way. We had to stop at Rite Aid to get hair ties and a brush for my hair. At every stop we made, I did my hair in a better ponytail than before, I don't know how to do a braid yet. We stopped at McDonald's and I saw one of my friends. I got a chocolate milk and a sausage McMuffin (No Egg). Once we got back on the road, I started to take pictures with my iPad. I tried to play some of my games, but the sun got in my eyes. We got lost, and had to ask for directions to route 100. At route 100 we got on to route 2 and ate at a Chinese buffet. Then we noticed we were right next to the town we needed. We took tons of pictures and had a great time shopping at an Indian souvenir store. I got a jewelry box and some bear claws! I also got candy. Maddie got a bag and a dress, and Daddy bought some Indian pottery. Finally we headed home , happy we went for that trip. Ashleigh P.S. Most of the pictures were on my iPad and i didn't know how to get them to this computer.
Armadillo is a Spanish word meaning “little armored one” which is a good name for this animal since it has bony plates that cover its back, head, legs, and tail of most of these odd looking creatures. Armadillos are the only living mammals that wear the shells. They vary widely in size and color, from the 6-inch-long, salmon-colored pink fairy armadillo to the 5-foot-long, dark-brown giant armadillo.
Others have black, red, darkish gray, or yellowish coloring. In fact, only the three-banded armadillo can roll into a ball, curling its head and back feet and contorting its shell into a hard ball that protects it from predators. Armadillos live in temperate and warm habitats, including rain forests, grasslands, and semi-deserts. Most species dig burrows and sleep for 16 hours per day. They have very poor eyesight, and utilize their keen sense of smell to hunt. Strong legs and huge front claws are used for digging, and long, sticky tongues for extracting ants and termites from their tunnels. In addition to bugs, armadillos eat small vertebrates, plants, and some fruits. Armadillos are great swimmers. They can hold their breath for 6 minutes when they try. The armor of an armadillo is made up of bone.Some armadillos are very small, while others are huge. The smallest is the pink fairy armadillo, which is about 6 inches (15 centimeters) long. Giant armadillos are the largest species, and are about 5 feet (1.5 meters) long. Ashleigh A few days ago I finished a book called Fablehaven and it is one of the most enjoyable fantasies I've ever read so lets get on with the story.
One day a girl named Kendra and her brother Seth were going to their Grandpa Sorenson's house because their parents (their mom and dad) were going on vacation for seventeen days. As their SUV rolled over the two lane highway, Seth dug in the back for snacks for the rest of the ride. Finally, they came to a dirt driveway with WARNING and BEWARE signs. The driveway came to an end, and a big-sized house made of oak with butterflies, bees, and dragonfly's surrounding it waited for them. A big flower garden stood in the front of the house along with a big barn at the side of the house. The inside was also in good condition. Dale and Lena, the helpers/caretakers helped take in bags from the back of the SUV. Grandpa showed them to their room which happened to be a playroom in the attic and said their was tons of things to do, he also told them a swimming pool was at the back of the house. He then told them two rules: never go in the woods, and never go in the barn. The playroom had a dollhouse, a toy chest filled with stuffed toys, and dolls, a telescope that was placed near a window, two big beds, and a chicken in a cage named Goldilocks. Before he left, grandpa gave Kendra three keys and told her to find what they unlocked. Seth ran straight for the chicken and grandpa told him they had to water and feed her and collect her eggs. They could also take her out of the cage but had to put her back before dark. As Seth pet the soft golden feathers, Kendra got into bed and went to sleep. The next day, grandpa joined them for breakfast at the table. Lena had made cream of wheat with raspberry's, milk, sugar, jam, and butter. It was very good. After eating, Kendra put on her swim suit, then stood at the edge of the pool putting on sunblock. Seth didn't put on sunblock and was already in the pool swimming. Seth poked his head out of the water and Kendra dabbed some sunblock on his face, and he backed away. Kendra had brought a mirror from the house and as she stopped swimming she noticed a lot of bees, dragonfly's, and butterflies hovered above it. Seth turned over the mirror and bees and dragonflies flipped it over again. Seth grabbed it and started running while the swarm of insects flew off. Kendra got out of the pool, grabbed the towel and went back to the attic to get changed. That night, Kendra looked for one of the three key holes and found one, it was a small jewelry box. The next day, Seth and Kendra got up, ate breakfast, and went to the attic again. Then Seth chose to break the rule and go into the woods, he asked Kendra to come, but she didn't want to break the rule. As Seth went into the woods, he saw a porcupine and screamed as it came toward him. Seth finally shooed it away. He continued down the trail until he came to a fork in the path. He went left. Soon he came to an ivy shack and wondered if grandpa new the shack was there. He went to the entryway and saw an old woman with ragged clothes sitting on a tree stump eating a piece of rope. She tried to get him to stick his hand in a box that had something rattling in it. He turned and ran but before he did, he found out that the woman chewing the rope... was a witch! As he ran through the woods, he got hit by pebbles and rocks and thought the witch was chasing him even though she wasn't. He tripped over a wire that he didn't see when he came and didn't look back to see what was chasing him. Instead, he rushed to the house and up to the attic to tell Kendra. While Seth was gone Kendra had found a tree house and started a puzzle. She also found out they have milking cows in the barn and give the insects milk to keep the garden wildly. The next day, Seth was out on the lawn with Kendra and found the milk. Kendra drank some and looked at a dragonfly and saw it as a fairy. Then Seth drank some and saw it as a fairy also. Their grandpa called them inside and Seth found a fairy skull in grandpa's office on his desk. Grandpa told them not to break the rule and they both got sent to the attic for the rest of the day. The next day, Seth tried to catch a fairy and didn't fail. He kept it in the attic but the next morning it had turned into an imp. The other fairies didn't like what he did, and turned Seth into a walrus. Grandpa took him to the witch named Muriel Taggert and untied one of the knots. Muriel then undid the spell so he was back to his normal form. The next day, Grandpa told them that tomorrow was Midsummer eve. Midsummer eve is a time when monsters come to the house. Kendra and Seth helped carve jack-o-lanterns and Dale took Seth to their golem named Hugo. When it was sunset grandpa took them to the attic and told them not to open the window or door until sun up. He put a circle of salt around their beds and told them it would protect them. When Grandpa left, Seth looked out the window and saw a baby with two wolves using him or her as bait. Seth tried to save it but it was a trap, the baby turned into a goblin and the wolves turned into a twelve foot long centipede with two sets of wings. Goldilocks clucked wildly. Dale came in with a shotgun and led the monsters out of the room. Kendra closed the door and for the rest of the night they heard babies and laughs, and foot steps on the roof, though they didn't open the window. In the morning, they when down and saw the damage. Everything was ruined! They went to the yard and found a metal statue of Dale and found footprints going into the woods. They followed the footprints to a well, which contained stew... not poisonous stew. Just next, out of the bushes came a satyr! The satyr took the stew and ran behind a bush. Kendra and Seth followed. An ogress came thumping up the hill near the well. It chased them until it gave up. Kendra and Seth followed the satyr until they came in contact with another satyr. The satyr's names were Doren and Newel. They pointed out how to get back to the house. Once back at the ruined house, they went to the barn to see if there was anything that could help them. Instead, they milked a gigantic cow and got all milked. Once in the attic they found a message from Goldilocks saying: I'm GRAM. They couldn't believe it! They took her to the Muriel who undid the spell but they had to untie the final knot. Grandma was relived to see them and Kendra and Seth explained everything. They went to a troll named Nero he told them Grandpa was in the Forgotten Chapel with Lena. Grandma and Kendra and Seth raced to the forgotten chapel, but Muriel's puppet named Mendigo captured Grandma and Seth. Kendra ran for she had no magic, thus she could not be harmed. She went to the fairy queen and had to get her tears the gigantic cow's milk and blood. Getting those things was easy, but now she needed to get fairies to drink it. Minute after Minute passed, but no fairy would drink it. Finally one tried it and it became bigger and soon all the fairy's were drinking it. They flew to the Forgotten Chapel when they kissed the imps, they turned into fairy's. Even though many died in battle the fairies healed one another and soon all was well. Ashleigh |
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