As of September 5, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Steps: 4,842,494
Miles: 2035.00
Totals To Date (starting July 1, 2005) as of September 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Steps: 18,900,993
Miles: 8099.72
Measuring 9 miles long and about 3 miles wide, Campobello Island is a Canadian island located at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, and within the Bay of Fundy. The island is part of New Brunswick but is physically connected by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, Maine - the eastern-most tip of the continental United States.
In addition to the Lubec bridge, the island is accessible in the summer months by an automobile ferry from nearby Deer Island and from there via another ferry to mainland New Brunswick. The island's permanent population in 2001 was 1,195.
The island was originally settled by the Passamaquoddy Nation who called it Ebaghuit. Can you say, "Ebaghuit"?
Years ago, Campobello Island became the exclusive home to several private American investors. A luxurious resort hotel was built and the island became a popular summer colony for wealthy Canadians and Americans, many of whom built grand estates there.
Included in this group was Sara Delano and her husband James Roosevelt Sr. from New York. Sara Delano had a number of Delano cousins living in Maine and Campobello offered a beautiful summer retreat where their family-members could easily visit. From 1883 onward, the Roosevelt family made Campobello Island their summer home.
Their son, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, future President of the United States, would spend his summers on Campobello from the age of one until, as an adult, he acquired a larger property - a 34 room "cottage" - which he would use as a summer retreat until 1939.
It was at Campobello, in August 1921, that Roosevelt fell ill with polio.
Got to run, errr.. walk! I got a job as a personal delivery courier and have a plane to catch! Tori's waiting for her stuff!
10 comments:
YAY!! That means we can expect the first installments of Virtual Walk III come next week then? I cant WAIT to see what you'll be showing us next!!!
Congratulations on completing your walk from Florida to Maine. That's quite an accomplishment, Iggy. *hugs*
Goodness, I have some posts to catch up on.... not been around a computer except an odd minute for this past week....
Aint had a chance to even scratch me bum....
Will be back later to catch up....
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YAY! My stuff's coming! :)
In all the excitement I almost forgot to say "CONGRATS on completing your walk!" :)
Good morning Iggy,
I am having my coffee with you again as I like to start my day on a positive note and laughter! :)
You know I have a thing about islands, so I particularly enjoyed this post!
Congratulations on completing your walk..I raise my coffee mug in a toast to you!!!
Light and laughter to you,
~gypsy-heart
*Does the woooohooooo dance around Iggy* What an accomplishment!!!!!! Campobello is beautiful. And Tori gets her stuff now, which means we start learning about England! Ahhhhh, life is good.
Now out for a walk of my own. Catch you later!
Wow! You did it! congrats..
and you even made a side trip to Texas!
*waits to see England..and gonna read my blogs then next door so my British friend who lives there can "go home" in a way*
That dangly bit on the right of the map, is that America?
CONGRATS though, I have loved this journey, even though I came upon it late, I have scrolled back and read and read and read.....
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Congrats on completing this journey, Iggy. We are all very proud of all the steps and miles you have walked, and all the fascinating journeys you have shared with us. It's been fascinating learning all this historic information about our country.
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