Charles Cowles was the first white settler in the Buchanan Township. He was from Vermont. He built a log cabin, and after that he built a shingle mill. The year he moved to the Buchanan Township was 1833.
Russel McCoy was a carpenter that worked for the Carrey Mission. After that, he worked for some time in boating on the St. Joseph River. In 1833, he bought a little bit of land on the mouth of McCoy's Creek. The Indians believed that the land Russel built on was theirs. They tore his cabin down. Then Russel rebuilt a cabin. The Indians did not tear it down the second time. After that, Russel decided to become partners with Hiram Wray, who came to Buchanan with his wife and child. They built a sawmill together on McCoy Creek.
Leonard Madron came to Buchanan from North Carolina 1833. He lived here for many years. He owned many acres of land on McCoy's Creek. He sold his land to Andrew C.Day. This land became downtown Buchanan. Later he moved west of Buchanan and settled around what is Madron Lake today.
Joseph Coveney was a strong,kind and helpful person. He lived in the Buchanan area for 64 years. He built houses for other people and used his money to buy 800 acres north of Buchanan. The Coveney monument in Oak Ridge cemetery was a subject of hate and curiosity for many years.
John D Ross was one of the important citizens of Buchanan. He came to Buchanan in 1847. He was the first postmaster, the first banker, a leading storekeeper, head of the village government, a school board member, and a State Representative.
Buchanan was a fast growing town before the Civil War. Now stores were opening in the town. On McCoy Creek the water wheels spun turning the mills. A cabinet shop was built in 1860 by Bainton and Pears. In 1862 a fire started in the cabinet shop. The fire spread quickly into the Bainton Mill. Then it spread to all the other stores on Front Street and they were all burned down. All of the houses on Main Street were burned down, too. Even the brick store burned down! The wind carried sparks all the way across the river and burned a barn to the ground. Men, women, and children saved what they could from the burning buildings. One young girl led horses up the Niles-Buchanan road from a burning stable. In total, 20 buildings burned to the ground in Buchanan. Many shopkeepers quickly started rebuilding with brick this time. Some of those buildings are still in downtown Buchanan today.
The Potawatomi Indians had called the St.Joseph River Valley their home for hundreds of years never dreaming that one day strange white men would come and take it all away. When white settlers came to the area they found the Potawatomi Indians living on the most valuable land.
In the year of 1821, all of the Potawatomi chiefs from Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana were called to sign a treaty. The treaty gave the Indians around five cents an acre for their land.
Again the Indians were called to sign another treaty in the year of 1828, but this time it was at the Carey Mission in the Niles-Buchanan area. This treaty gave the white man all of the land except a small reservation around the Niles-Buchanan area. The land that was left, (known as Moccasin Village) had a good section of the St. Joseph River and McCoy's Creek. Both were good for farming and hunting which were wanted by all of the white settlers.
Five years later the Indians were again called to Chicago. They were urged to sign a final treaty which gave the Indians new lands in Kansas and Oklahoma for their reservation at Moccasin Village. The treaty also said that the Indians must leave within three years. The treaties which forced the Potawatomi to move out West, were signed by their chiefs, Moccasin, Topinabee, Wesaw, and fifty-three other chiefs roaming Indiana and Michigan.
Chief Lepold Pokagon had bargained more wisely with the white man. With the money he got from the sales of his land he bought new land for his people at Silver Creek in Cass County. So when the other Potawatomi were forced to move out west, Pokagon and his people moved to Cass County.
Hundreds of once proud Potawatomi were forced to move out. Sometimes they were pushed by government soldiers on their way to the strange lands past the Mississippi.
Many Indians died along the brutal marches to the west. A whole new group was gathered each year for the long marches. The last of the Indians were gone six years after the final treaty was agreed on.
Some people felt bad about driving the Indians away from the land. One of these people was Reverend Issac McCoy. He tried to help the Indians in many ways. Issac McCoy was a Baptist Missionary, who had built the Carey Mission. He built a church and a school for the Indians, and he taught them new skills like how to plant their food in better ways. He never stopped trying to keep the white man from taking away all of their land. When the Indians were forced to move out west he went with them. He decided to stay with them in their new lands.
McCoy's Creek is named after the guy who tried to help the Indians. It was said that when he had time he would go down to his favorite fishing spot on the creek, and he would catch giant sturgeon and trout. He jokingly claimed it was his private fishing spot. It was later named McCoy's Creek.
The Potawatomi Indians lived nearly 300 years on their homeland. Their homeland was St. Joseph River Valley. When white settlers began to move west into the beautiful St. Joseph River Valley they found Indians living on valuable pieces of land.
In the year of 1821, the Potawatomi chiefs were called to Chicago to sign a treaty for their land they sold to the government. The Indians were paid five cents an acre for their land.
In the year of 1828, another treaty was signed at the Carey Mission near Niles. This time Indians gave up all their territory except a small reservation around the Niles-Buchanan area in Michigan. Moccasin Village was the last village left here that Indians had permission to keep. The remaining part of the reservation had a good part of the St. Joseph River, McCoy's Creek, good timberland, and rich farming land which were all wanted by the white settlers.
After five years when the Carey Mission treaty was signed, the Indians were called to Chicago and were asked to sign a final treaty which gave them new land in Kansas and Oklahoma. The treaty required the Indians to leave for their new lands within three years.
All the three treaties the Potawatomi signed to give up their homeland in the St. Joseph Valley were signed by many chiefs. Some of the chiefs were Chief Moccasin, Chief Weesaw, Chief Topinabee, and 53 other chiefs from Michigan and Indiana.
Chief Leopold Pokagon bought new land in Cass County at Silver Creek using the money he got from the sale of land in Indiana and near Bertrand. The Potawatomi were sent to some strange land beyond the Mississippi.
Because of the cruelty of the government soldiers, many Indians died as they were forced to march to the west. Many people were unhappy about the Indians being driven from their land. Reverend Issac McCoy, was one of the people who tried to help the Indians by living among them. He built a church and a school for the Indians called Carey Mission near Niles. He taught them better ways to grow their food. Reverend McCoy felt awful for the Indians and begged the white men to stop selling whiskey to them. Because of the good work he died helping the Indians. The government named McCoy's Creek after his name.
McCoy's Creek
McCoy's Creek is very small compared to the St.Joseph River. It's not very long either. McCoy's Creek flows right into the St. Joseph River. McCoy's Creek is seven miles long. It's the reason why Buchanan was started.
The settlers didn't know that McCoy's Creek would give them water power. It didn't take the settlers long to figure it out. Back then there wasn't electricity so they used steam power or gas power. They used those to so they could have tools and machinery.
Oxen and horses had to use their strong muscles to do heavy jobs. But they say the water power was better. You didn't have to feed it hay to give them strength.
They say the St.Joseph River was too large and to fast to control, so they used McCoy's Creek because it was nice and calm and narrow. The McCoy's Creek moved quickly through hills and beautiful valleys. That was really good because that was just the right speed to turn the water wheel. The water would hit wooden arms and that would turn the gears. They used the wooden arms and water to run the circular saw to cut the big pieces of wood.
They also used it for grinding up corn. Since this happened more people came here. They say there were 13 water-powered mills along the Creek. Some mills were used to thin logs and make shingles for the homes. The mills ground up the grain to feed the animals.
Mr. Williams had permission to split the creek into two to get a lot more water power. He also dug a new channel. It was called a millrace. It went from the southwest corner of town. Through the village which now is the center of our town. There were dams called headgates. They were built right behind the High School. They used it to control the flow of McCoy's Creek through each branch of the creek. They built a new millrace along a higher ground than the main stream. Mr .Bainton meant to make a waterfall that would tumble down sixteen feet at one time.
The waterfall was set up to catch the water that would hit the wooden arms. Then the water would make the wheel turn and the running machinery. In this mill, Bainton made ground up wheat into flour. They would use as much as 500 bushels of wheat every day.
The mill become Pears Mill. The building is older than hundred years old . This is the only one still standing. The others have burned down. The mill has been restored. The water wheel is working and the grinding stones have been restored.
Years ago Buchanan was a rapidly growing town. This was because of the lumber supply. But everyone knew it couldn't go on forever. When the lumber ran out many factories and wagon makers went out of business because they could not pay the high prices of hauling lumber long distances.
At the same time Thomas Edison was building an electric motor called a dynamo. Because of this, another man in Buchanan named John Holmes was working on building a dam on the St. Joseph River. Using the water power and the dynamos they made the first electricity on the river and many people came to live and work in Buchanan. It all led to new factories being started and new people moving to Buchanan.
The Indian trails had been useful for the Indians but the pioneers found that the trails were too slow for heavy loads. The St.Joseph River became the peoples highway. Early explorers built canoes to carry both men and suppiles. Frenchmen built canoes called plrogues that carried as much as 4 tons of goods. The settlers made several boat designs. They were called arks, barges, and flatboats. The boats were built on the river bank for just one trip, then they were left for scrap lumber. By the time McCoy's Creek was settled, a new kind of boat was built. It was called a keelboat. Keelboats were built with a long keel of timber running the length of the hull. If the boat would get stuck on a sandbar or a rock, it could be slid along the keel to get free.
Keelboats and steamboats would tie up to the trees along the riverbank and spend the night. There were many steamboats on the St. Joseph River before the three dams were built at Niles, Berrien Springs, and Buchanan. There was a loading dock and a grain elevator in Buchanan across from the Indiana and Michigan Power Plant. In 1848 with the coming of the railroad, it was the end of the glory years of the steamboats.
Buchanan Schools have a very interesting history. In the Niles-Buchanan area the first school was Carey Mission and was started by Issac McCoy a Baptist missionary. In 1823, they had forty students and 28 of these students were Indians. The Carey Mission also moved west.
Settlers moved into Indian lands and started their own schools. Before the first school house was built, their parents taught them how to read, figure, and spell. Some lessons came from the Bible. The children learned stories from the Bible at the same time they learned how to spell. Books written for children were rare.
In 1838 the first school in Buchanan was a log cabin school near Moccasin Bluff. The teacher's name was Sarah Willet. That school was a blacksmith shop before it was a school. After a few years a new log cabin was on McCoy's near the Buchanan Community. It burned in 1840, but it was rebuilt immediately.
In 1842 , a frame-school house was built. It cost $170 to build. The next school that was built was a two-story. It cost $4,800. It was built in 1854 on the north east corner of Moccasin and Dewey avenues. It was known as the Dewey School. It was torn down in the 1950's. It was replaced by the Moccasin School,which was built in 1947. In 1871, Buchanan High School was built. This school was 3 stories high. They usually called it the Old Fort Sumter, because it was so tall and important looking. They took it down 50 years later, taking the top two stories down. Additions were added to the old school and the new school.
In 1904 , the businessmen of Buchanan were worried. Most of them could remember when Buchanan was a lively manufacturing town. Its factories and mills turned out many products and most of them were made of wood, which came from the thick forests north of Buchanan. There were all sorts of toys, carriages, and wagons. Once almost 400 men were hired to make these products. Finally there was only one company that turned out wood products made of wood. Wood was no longer cheap. The forests were cut down and turned into farmland. Some companies went out of business when their buildings burned down. Others went broke or moved to other places.
In 1904, the George R. Rich Manufacturing Company moved to Buchanan from Chicago. Later its name was changed to the Celfor Tool Company. In 1916 the Celfor Tool Company joined other small companies and became the Clark Equipment Company. It employed 3,500 before closing and leaving Buchanan.
How was it like when my Grandparents were in fifth grade in Berrien County? Well, let me explain some things about the earlier years, the things were very different and very unusual.
In the country schools and in the city schools in Berrien County, the boys had to wear a style of pants that were called Peg-Leg Pants. They also wore Red-Ball High top shoes. The boys were not allowed to wear any kind of shorts.
The girls style was to wear dresses And they could wear slacks under their dresses to keep the cold out, but when they got to school they chose to take the slacks off. They also wore saddle shoes in the cold weather. The country schools in Berrien County had cloak rooms to hang their coats and other things they needed. The city schools had lockers for the kids to hang and put their things that they needed for school. They had to get all of their stuff in the morning because they could not go back out to their lockers during the day.
When they got home, they mostly had a lot of chores if they lived on a farm. Some of the chores were to do the dishes. They usually let the girls do the dish wishing! They had to clean the icebox out every three weeks in the winter. and just about every other day in the summer. When they got recess they played: Annie Annie over, Basketball, Blind Man's Bluff, Hide and Go Seek, Red Rover Red Rover Send So and So Over, and they played Kick Ball.
They did not have any T.V. until the 1950's. The T.V. was black and white and oval, because they did not have color and square T.V.'s until a few years after I was born. They had to pay for their book's. If the book's were in good shape at the end of the year they would get their money back, but if they weren't in good shape by the end of the year they would not get their money back.
The kid's didn't have HOT lunch they went home to eat lunch but in the winter time the school's had food so they didn't have to walk home. Some kids sat around a radio when there was no T.V. They would listen to the stories they told. They also had to go to school on snow day's. I hope that Grandparents come back to tell us more and more about them.
Have you ever wondered how fifth grade was when your grand parents went to school in Berrien County? Well we just had Grandparents Day on Tuesday, May 4, 1999. We asked them questions about school when they went to school. I found a lot of interesting things about them that I didn't know about. Here is what I found different about their school days when they were growing up in Berrien County.
When they were 5th graders they wore different clothing. The boys wore peg-legs. They also wore some leather shoes and high tops. In the winter the girls wore dresses. When it was winter the girls wore pants under their dresses. If you wore blue Levi's people would laugh at you, because the blue Levi's were like work jeans in those days. They didn't have washing machines like we do. They had to wash their clothes by hand. The kids wore black socks, penny loafers, leather shoes, saddle shoes, bobby socks, and also high top shoes. At Berrien County schools the kids didn't have lockers to keep their books in. They kept their books and clothes in the cloak room. They also had grades 1-12 in one building.
For lunch some schools didn't have hot lunches, they had to bring sack lunches from home in brown bags. They didn't have hot lunches until High School which were sold from 3-25 cents. They could go to restaurants when they were older to buy some food. Volunteers volunteered to serve the school kids some food. They also ate outside with their friends and shared food together. They had a longer lunch period. It was about one hour or 45 minutes long.
The transportation in Berrien County was mostly walking. Some kids walked a long way, about 2-3 miles long. Some kids rode the bus to school. The buses had benches instead of comfortable seats like our buses have.
While our grandparents grew up they had a lot of chores to do, but mostly the sisters did most of the work. Some had to pump the water from the wells or feed the chickens, cows and farm animals. The boys did most of the outside chores which were harder than the girls. The boys carried coal, did farm work, chopped ice, and pumped water from wells. The girls did the medium-hard house work. Back then they didn't have any refrigerators like we do. They had ice boxes which had ice in a box. Also some didn't have plumbing either.
Back then in the days in Berrien County, they played a lot of different games which we pretty much play these days. They did have recess, basketball, baseball , gym, music, and art. They didn't have a teacher to watch over them when they were playing outside. When they got home they played fun games like hide and seek, Blind Man's Bluff, and Red Rover.
In school it was serious business. The kids could not talk in class. If they talked in class, they would be hit with a paddle or a ruler. If you were a girl and talked in class the teachers would pull your hair until your head bled. The kids also had to have good penmanship. They wrote with a quill, which was dipped in an ink well which was hard to use because the ink left blobs of ink on their paper and they had to start all over again.
In their classes they had more children in one class. They had about 30-35 kids in one class. Most kids started school when they were six-years-old. In a school they would have a teacher teaching 1-8 grade or teach the whole school which was probably a hard job to do.
Our class asked our grandparents questions about who was their favorite teacher and why. One grandparent said their favorite teacher was Mrs. Cub. She was beautiful, a blond and a good teacher. Why? Because she was a nice teacher, never put down anybody, never got angry, and was really kind. Another grandparent mentioned Mrs. Miller. She was wonderful, kind and loving. Why? Because she worked really hard through 1-8 grade. Another grandparent said their favorite teacher was Mrs. Main. She got behind in her grades and needed improvement. Mrs. Main encouraged her and understood her. Last but not least Mrs. Weaver helped kids get straight A's, was nice, and was a Spanish Teacher.
After our grandparents finished school most of them got married, had children, and worked. Some worked for their college money over the summer. They spent 3 years in high school .
I learned a lot about grandparents that I didn't know of when they were young 5th graders in Berrien County.
I'll be a grandparent someday and visit Moccasin School for Grandparent's Day. I will also tell my grandchildren about the Grandparent's Day we had at Moccasin Elementary.
Do you know what it was like when our grandparents were in 5th grade? We invited our grandparents to our school on Grandparents Day. We asked them what it was like when they were in 5th grade and went to Berrien County schools.
They told us that they went to a one room school house. Kids at the age of 6 years old to about 14 or 15 years old were all in one room. There were about 24 to 35 kids in one room. When kids got in trouble they were hit with a ruler.
Kids had to do chores like clean the house and boys worked on the farm. That`s how they earned their money. With that money they bought their books and their clothes.
The girls wore dresses and saddle shoes . They could wear slacks under their dresses, but had to take them off when they got to school. The boys wore peg-leg pants and high-top shoes. They could not wear shorts. They had to hand wash clothes.
The hot lunches were $.03 to $.25. Some kids could walk downtown to eat lunch. The kids that lived in the country rode a bus and the kids in town had to walk to school.
They didn`t have snow days. Some kids went to school half-a-day and worked the other half of the day. They didn`t have long breaks out of school. Most kids got married right after they got out of High School and went and got a job.
I wouldn`t like to live back then, because they lived a hard life and the girls had more chores than the boys.
On, May 4, 1999 Moccasin Elementary in Buchanan. Mrs. Feldman's class decided to have a panel of grandparents and ask them questions about their life in 5th grade at Berrien County Schools.
When they were kids, some kids had hot lunches which cost from 3-25 cents, and they mostly had seniors or older kids serve it. Some didn't have any hot lunches. They had to go to a neighbors house for hot lunches or they brought their own in a brown paper bag. The only time some schools had hot lunches was during depression or so the kids were healthy.
All of the kids had different clothing styles and much different than us. They wore peg-legs with tennis shoes and some wore white Levi' s with black slacks, and penny loafers which is what the kids in the city wore because if you wore blue jeans they would laugh at you because these were considered work pants.
The girls wore dresses but could wear slacks under their dress in the winter to keep warm. They also wore saddle shoes which were brown and white, and they also wore leather shoes.
The Berrien County schools only bussed in the country kids and the city kids would laugh at them. Most of them had chores like farm work, house work, and some didn't have any. Some finished High school and some didn't and went to the Air force and beauty schools and eventually went back to finish school. They also had recess and at recess they played Annie-Eye-Over, softball, kickball, basketball, Red Rover, baseball, and soccer.
During school the teacher taught everything which was Reading, Spelling, geography, gym, and sometimes music. They listened to stories on the radio. They had T.V.'s, but the majority of them listened to the radio. When they were kids, the teachers could hit them with a ruler if they were talking. But if a teacher did that now they would lose their job. And that's what I learned from the Grandparents in Berrien Counties schools when they were in 5th grade.
Buchanan 5th graders go to a fun, exciting, but challenging three days at Camp Eberhardt. We play, eat, work, and just plain have fun. Camp Eberhardt is located on Corey Lake by Three Rivers, MI.
At camp we do many things. In Horse Science, we ride horses, learn about horse safety, and learn the many special features about horses.
In Owl Pellets, we dissected owl hair balls or pellets. In the pellets were bones, fur and other parts of the animals they have eaten.
In Canoeing, we learned about the six parts of a paddle (grip, shaft, tip, wedge, blade, and throat), how to go faster and slower, and how to go and stop.
In Weather, we sat in a big room and talked about the weather. We then played a game outside called Tornado in the Trailer Park.
In Survival, we made debris huts and built tepee fires, and we also learned what we would need in a survival situation.
In Edible Plants, we got to eat wild plants and made White Pine tea.
In the Wall Class, we got to climb a wall with many different sizes of rocks on it. The wall is 35 feet high. On the wall they have you wear safety gear. The purpose of the Wall is to set goals for ourselves and challenge ourselves to reach them. Some kids made it and some didn't.
In Archery, we got to shoot arrows with a bow. They first taught us the safety rules of archery and then showed us the right way to shoot a bow.
Buchanan Schools are unique because they are one of the few schools in the state of Michigan that go to resident camp.
Come and listen to what I have to say about 4th grade camp. Camp Eberhardt is a very, very fun place to go if you are in 5th grade and you go to Buchanan Schools. I, for one, had a blast at Camp Eberhardt. It is located on Corey Lake in Three Rivers, Michigan. It is a very cool camp. My class had a lot of fun, too.
We did many different activities. We did archery, which you already have a good idea of what that is.
Owl pellets were next. owl pellets are just like hair balls that cats cough up, but an owl's is bones, fur, and a lot of other things. We dissected them to see what the owl had eaten.
Survival Skills is when we had to learn how to guild a debris hut and a tepee fire. A debris hut is a shelter that is made with a tree, a long branch, and debris which is dirt, leaves, sticks, and all the other stuff lying on the ground.
When I went to Edible plants, Brook, the counselor, was teaching us. We went on hikes in the woods and saw neat things. We also learned how to make White Pine tea with real White Pine needles. We also learned what plants we can and cannot eat.
We then went to horse science and learned how to take care of horses, safety, and the bodies of a horse. It was fun.
The wall is a very fun activity for kids that like to climb, because you get strapped into a harness, so you can climb the wall which is about 36 feet tall. It also helps you set goals for yourself and help you reach those goals.
Last, but not least is the weather. We learned a lot about the weather, the seasons, atmosphere and other things. Oh, and before I forget the last day of camp was my birthday and we also had a cookout!
I really had a blast at Camp Eberhardt. When I get in high school I want to be a 5th grade camp counselor. I can guarantee that anyone that goes to 5th grade camp will have a blast.
Hi, my name is Karen and I am in 5th grade. I am writing a D.A.R.E. essay about how I feel about D.A.R.E. For those of you who don't know what D.A.R.E. stands for it stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
The three most important things I learned in D.A.R.E. were mostly self-confidence, standing up for what I believe is right, and not depending on drugs to keep my "friends", when they are not really my friends, and finally the 8 ways of how to say no to drugs. Number 1: Saying "No Thanks", 2: Giving a reason or excuse, 3: Repeated refusal, or keep saying "NO", 4: Walking away, 5: Changing the subject, 6: Avoiding the situation, 7: Cold shoulder and 8: Strength in numbers.
What I liked best about D.A.R.E. is that just because your so-called friends are doing drugs doesn't mean that you have to do drugs so they'll like you for a friend. I also learned that when your friends give you peer-pressure use your self-esteem and have more confidence in yourself. You may not realize it, but all around you there are drug-free kids out there who would love to be your friend.
What I least liked about D.A.R.E. was absolutely nothing. I think D.A.R.E. is one of the coolest things I learned this year, because it taught me a lot of things. For example: like how to help other kids who do drugs to stop doing drugs, and that when you say no to someone who offers you drugs it kind of gives them second thoughts about doing drugs. I also learned that assertiveness is a way of telling other people what your rights are, while still respecting others can also work.
I desire to take the D.A.R.E. Lion, Daren home, because every time I would look at it , it would remind me that I should be proud to be drug-free. It would also remind me how much I have learned about how drugs, smoking, and drinking can destroy my life, that I'm more successful in being what I want to be drug-free than when I'm doing drugs.
In conclusion, I hope that as the D.A.R.E. program continues on, it will help prevent more kids from doing drugs and from being violent. Hopefully someday in the future I will live to see the hopes and wishes of world peace come true.
I used to wonder if I was ever going to use drugs, or any of my friends. But now I feel that I won't and hopefully my friends won't too. I learned that from the D.A.R.E. program. It is a great program for kids of all ages.
For one, I learned that my friends are the ones that give me the most pressure about doing drugs called peer pressure. Another I learned was a consequence is sometimes good and sometimes bad. For instance, taking drugs can have a negative consequence, but trying out for a sport team can have a positive consequence. I also learned 8 ways to say "No". 1. Saying "No, Thanks". 2. Give a reason or excuse. 3. Repeated saying "No". 4. Just walk away. 5. Change the subject. 6. Avoiding the situation. 7. Cold shoulder and 8. Strength in numbers. Now if I ever get offered drugs I know how to say "No".
The D.A.R.E. program is a great thing, because it teaches your kids to learn how and what drugs can do to your body. The best thing I liked about the D.A.R.E. program was that one more person won't be hurting their body by doing drugs. It really makes a difference.
I liked everything about the D.A.R.E. program but talking about gangs. That is because I hate and never want to be in a gang and it makes me nervous.
Why I should take home Daren the D.A.R.E. lion? Because it will remind me of the D.A.R.E. program and I'm Drug Free.
I think you should know some info on what D.A.R.E. stands for, Drug Abuse Resistance Education. D.A.R.E. is a 17 week program where we learn about drugs, stress, abuse and more.
I think that the D.A.R.E. program is the best program to teach young kids and older kids about drugs, because it's fun and interesting. But just keep in mind I used to wonder!
Thank you, I hoped you enjoyed my essay. Thank you.
Fernwood is a natural wooded area with many beautiful gardens. The Nature Center has animal exhibits and a panoramic bird viewing and feeding station. There is also a visitor's center that has a gift shop and garden store.
Our class went there this spring and had a wonderful time. We had a guided tour through the woods and saw many spring flowers. We looked for frog eggs and tadpoles in the pond, but it was too early. As you can see from the picture, many areas are also wheelchair accessible. Here is what our class had to say about our trip.
We saw a big, huge fish in the river. Matthew
We saw honey bees making honey. Tim
We are sure you will enjoy visiting Fernwood any time of year. There is always something beautiful to see!