California History Weekend::Sutter's Fort

After a long day at the Gold Rush Live on Saturday, we settled down at a friend's campsite for dinner. They were staying right on the American River, so we got our first up close look at it! After a hot day being on our feet it felt so good to soak them in the cool water. 


The next day we were off to Old Town Sacramento. Fortunately, we got lost and ended up at Sutter's Fort! We had visited years ago, but our boys had never seen it. They were anxious to get to the train museum (our destination), but we could not pass up an opportunity to look around. It was a perfect tie-in to the gold rush weekend we were having.











I love the contrast of old and new. 






Chestnut Grove Academy Field Trip Friday Blog Hop




Comments

  1. Chestnut Grove AcademyOctober 21, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Another great trip! Thanks for linking up!

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  2. The AdventurerOctober 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Oh I read about the Donner party years ago always fascinated me:) Great trip and thanks for sharing on the Let's Hit the Road Field trip hop:)

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  3. PattyOctober 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Oh my gosh!!! These trips are better than an exotic cruise!!!

    -I put the Korean recipe up :)

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  4. TiffanyOctober 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Love the new blog look, Laurie! It has such a peaceful reflection:) That's funny how you ended up at Sutter's Fort! We visited a few years ago but due back for another visit...we really enjoyed it. Aren't we blessed with so many great historical sites?

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  5. Chestnut Grove AcademyOctober 23, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    I nominated you for the versatile blogger award http://chestnutgroveacademy.blogspot.com/2011/10/versatile-blogger-award.html#.TqRP_pviGU-

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  6. RikOctober 25, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    I love history!!! What a great field trip!!!

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  7. Phyllis at All Things BeautifulOctober 29, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Oh, I would love to go there! Went past it once on a train and the conductor told us that we were passing it, but that is as close as I have ever gotten. Great field trip! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. TriciaOctober 29, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Loved the Sacramento field trip photos. Did you know I used to live IN Old Sacramento? And my old parish, St Francis, is right across the street from Sutter's Fort. Next time, take a peek inside. It was built my Italian and German immigrants so it looks all European on the inside, but the outside is more California missionesque.

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