This falls' WREN has been the best season of WREN that I have ever been in! I love it! Today I'm writing about the History of Wallowa County.
First we met at the school and talked about the places we were going to visit and the things we were going to do. Then we jumped into Scooter and the Hit-and-Run mobile and we were off. The first place we went was Leap country, so named that because it was a leap year when it was discovered. We stopped once out there and piled out. We talked about plants, animals, and people who lived there. Then we piled in again and we were off!
The next stop we made was to examine a juvenile Red tail Hawk that was dead. It was totally awesome! Then we drove some more until we reached our lunch stop. We ate our lunch and played a game, and after lunch we headed to a graveyard. We picked partners and Penny gave us each names and a little information about several people who were buried there. My partner and I decided that we would split up check certain graves and come back together to check more. We found another groups' name by accident so they helped us; they found one of ours. Three little toddlers from the same family died in less than five months (twins and their younger brother). It was terrible! The other person we had to find raised 6 kids before she died.
After the graveyard, we hurried to the Joseph History Museum and started a scavenger hunt. I filled out the whole two pages before Penny called us back to the door. She asked us about the questions and we answered them all correctly. One of the things I learned at the museum was that the oldest thing they had was a ammonite. I also saw a ballot box that was attached to a saddle so a rider could go around and collect ballots from farms and homesteads out-of-town. I wanted to stay longer but Penny said that it was time to go. We got back early so we ate the cake that Penny brought us (she is so nice), and played a game. By the time the game was over it was time to go.
Photo by Penny ArentsenI LOVE WREN!
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