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students must work on the campus to pay their way. The school

was started in the mid 19th century to give the poor of Appalachia
a chance at higher education. The buildings are mostly brick and

fit into the tree covered manicured lawns in a comfortable

fashion. The town is cozy and friendly looking. Reminds me of
Stetson and Deland.

We went out into the suburbs to see the new house. It’s on a

treeless lot but Bill will fix that quickly. The lot is one acre and you
can already see the garden in progress in Bill’s head. The house

itself is bright and airy and a very nice size and configuration for
the two of them with the ability to have guests comfortably as

well. They should be very happy there. Went to the Boone Hotel

in town for supper and then crashed again early in the evening.

KENTUCKY to MILWAUKEE

Tuesday - Another long day of driving. Sharon is with us now and

has the back seat with all the housekeeping duties. We are packed
tightly but everyone has a comfortable space. Drove from Berea to

Milwaukee in one day. The farms in Indiana were beautiful. Lots of

corn but all in all, there wasn’t too much to see from the
Interstate. We did get a glimpse of Chicago from the interminable

Interstate Bypass. We were very lucky to be able to call ahead for
rooms in Milwaukee as well as two nights in Door County. Got to

bed very early again and slept to 4:30 AM.

MILWAUKEE, TWO RIVERS, and EGG HARBOR

Wednesday - Our first real day of sightseeing. We got off early in

the morning and drove through some immaculate neighborhoods.
The variety of trees was spectacular. The homes are of all different

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