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      Our America Cross Country 
      Tour

      New York

      
 

      
      
      
      

      
      

      A Park Ranger leads a group of students to 
      tour Teddy Roosevelt's home. Virtually every student on Long Island gets 
      to tour his home and see the dozens of bear rugs and animals that decorate 
      the home. On our tour there were people from Germany, Florida and Virginia 
      along with some Long Islanders on their 8th trip there.

      
      
 

      
      

      
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      We visited Sagamore Hill, on Long 
      Island, the home of our hero Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Rider. 
      Sometimes called a Renaissance man, he was a Governor, President, 
      statesman, writer, conservationist, and a visionary. The Victorian home 
      was built in 1885 at a cost of $17,000 for the house and $30,000 for the 
      83 acres. A $13,000 great room was built later. 

      
      
      
      
 

      
      
      
      

      
      

      

      We found the magic cure for 
      our water shortage in Sarasota County:) It's called reservoirs, you know, 
      they hold water for later use. These we found on Long Island. 

      

       

      
      
      
      

      
      

      We headed to the north shore of Long Island 
      and took in the waterfront by the Stony Brook Yacht Club. 
      

      
      
 

      
      

      
      

      Azaleas are in full bloom in New York as we 
      tour the state. 

      

       

      

      
      
      
      
      

      A trip from Sarasota wouldn't be complete 
      without a turkey sub from Geier's (a Sarasota establishment for over 25 
      years.)

  		









      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      We salute the 10,000 volunteer Firemen on 
      Long Island. It would be nice if Sarasota and Bradenton had Volunteer 
      Firemen instead of paid firemen. It adds to the camaraderie and pride of a 
      community. 
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      

      

      Teddy's estate is on 83 
      acres on Oyster Bay of the north shore of Long Island. Pictured above is a 
      Copper Beach  tree with a narly trunk. The leaves on top are a bright red 
      but the under leaf is green. 

      
      
 

      
      
      

      
      

      Teddy Roosevelt had 
      an office in downtown Oyster Bay. Built in the Queen Ann Style like his 
      home, it is now a restaurant.  

      
      
      
 

      
      

      
      

      

      An institution on Long 
      Island is All American, a hamburger joint from the 1960's. It has been 
      voted one of the top hamburger joints in the country by various magazines 
      and AOL. 

      
      
 

      
      

      
      

      

      We dine on authentic Chinese 
      food with our experienced teacher, Alice on the right. Alice was born in 
      China but has lived in the states for over 35 years. The Fortune Wheel 
      where we ate is world famous for their Dim Sum that they serve on the 
      weekends. They are located in Levittown, NY.