Mary Bates, Beverly West, Elly Willis, and Deborah Black tied in the January TravelTrivia. Beverly West won the drawing and is the winner! Congratulations to all. TravelTrivia winners will receive a free, one-year subscription to The Lakeshore Guardian mailed to their home or a Lakeshore Guardian t-shirt. Correct January answers are below. Now, let's see how you do with these TravelTrivia Questions. Answers due February 15.

1. For most of their history in the United States, the Amish have sent their children to public elementary schools. The Amish felt comfortable with these rural schools because they were close to home, could be reached easily by horse-and-buggy, and the community knew the teacher. In the twentieth century, however, state governments replaced one-room schools with larger consolidated public schools. Not wanting their children to be bussed to city schools, the Amish responded by creating their own parochial schools. Like public schools, all Amish schools must meet state curriculum requirements. What do the Amish believe is the first rung of the ladder to successful teaching? (Answer in Sightseers)
   
   
2. Born on a Michigan farm, this young man loathed farming, but loved machinery. As a boy, he enjoyed taking mechanical things apart and putting them back together again. He once said that, "Every clock in the house shuddered when it saw me coming." At 15 he ran away from home and became a machinist apprentice. Later, he returned to his farm where he set up a small machine shop. As a budding businessman, he believed that building "anything that isn't good for everybody, is no good at all." With this principle in mind, he built gasoline-powered tractors that revolutionized farming practices, and he experimented with industrial applications for farm products, like soybeans. In gratitude for his interest in promoting agriculture, a 12-cent stamp was issued in his honor on July 30, 1968. Name this Michigan farm boy turned factory owner.
   
   
3. Michigan's longest river runs through the western side of the state. Along its 301-mile course, it picks up waters from 31 smaller streams. In ancient times, mound builders lived on its shores. In more recent times, it served as a frontier highway for steamboats. The first steamboat on this river was the side-wheeler, christened Governor Mason. It was named for Michigan's first chief executive, "Boy Governor" Stevens T. Mason. Mason acquired this nickname by being elected at age 23. Over 40 steamboats have since plied the river, the last being the Mary Graham in 1917. Name this river that the Ottawa Indians called O-Wash-Ta-Nong, meaning "far waters."
   
   
4. In 1897, the same year that William McKinley was inaugurated as President of the United States, Michigan's state legislators decided that the state needed a symbol. They quickly passed a joint resolution naming the pyrus coronariaas the first state symbol. A member of the rose family, they considered its flowering blossom to be "one of the most fragrant and beautiful to be found in the state." The fruit of pyrus coronariaas has since earned Michigan a worldwide reputation, making the state the second leading producer of this fruit in the nation. First cultivated by Neolithic times, it blossoms in late April to mid-May. The blossom's colors may vary from pearly white to delicate pinks to a deep red. Name this Michigan state symbol.
   
   
5. Which of the following French forts eventually became the City of Detroit?
   
   
   1. Fort Miami
   2. Fort Pontchartrian
   3. Fort Wayne

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