Monumental Mosaic Monday

Monday February 21st

It is George Washington's

Birthday today! 

Our founding father

    

Americans are taking the 

day off and celebrating

President's Day

I am taking the day off

to get ready for "Tax Time"!

and....

since it's another blizzard day,

I'm dreaming of summer vacation

and the beautiful Black Hills

~~~~~

The above photos with our name on

are my own from 1997.

We live 250 miles from 

the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota

 home of

famous "Mt. Rushmore"
the ultimate Presidential Monument

I've enjoyed countless

 summer vacations to the hills and the monument.

I highly recommend it to anyone!!!

I found the photos (in the above collage)

and the following excerpt

in a book about South Dakota

"Black Hills Beyond All Expectations"

...........

"When people think about U.S. presidents and Rapid City

they automatically envision George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,

Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln -- the distinguished

faces that look down from high atop Mount Rushmore.  However, in 2000,

more commanders-in-chief began making 

appearances in the city's historic downtown area, 

thanks to the City of Presidents project.

In fact, on strategic street corners along Main Street and St. Joseph Street,

 residents and visitors now come face-to-face with life-size

 bronze sculptures of the nations's most notable leaders,

 from George Washington and John Adams to John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. 

 Ultimately, by 2011, the first forty presidents will be

 represented with statues created by some of

 South Dakota's most renowned sculptors, 

who plan to add four presidents each year-

two from the country's earliest days and two from more recent times-

 for the duration of the ten-year project.

 The sculptures feature the chief executives

 wearing period clothing and include inscriptions 

that describe each man's character and greatest accomplishments."

Okay, now this post is sounding

like a tourist advertisement...

but you have to agree

it would be a great destination

to spend "President's Day"!

God Bless the USA

and 

Have a Monumental Monday!

Join me in visiting some more

participants at Mary's Little Red House

for Mosaic Monday!!