After the long trek to Clarkson Covered Bridge Park from our home on Friday, March 19, we had a fun craft day with our church school in the old dog trot cabin that is located on the property of the park. The children were able to make chickens and octopuses from crochet yarn and styrofoam balls. It was a fun craft for them all to do. Afterward, most of the children were able to run and explore the park. They all seemed to enjoy watching the ducks swim the most. It is a beautiful park to visit.
Our next big adventure began with a trip to Lawrence County, AL to visit my cousin. If you have never visited this area of the world, it is quiet beautiful and very peaceful. I guess some folks would not like it, but it has the rural farmland look that always intrigues my family and me. We enjoyed seeing the many horses grazing out in their pastures. Cattle were also just about anywhere you looked as well.
While visiting my cousin, we decided to see a museum in Lawrence County called Jesse Owens Memorial Park and Museum. Jesse Owens was an Olympic track gold medalist who captured four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Mr. Owens was born on September 12, 1913 in a little shack on the property where the memorial park is located to a family who were share crop farmers. In 1922, he and his family moved to Ohio to try to carve out a better life for themselves in the still mills. In high school, Jesse began running for the track team even though he worked after school. Around 1933, Jesse began attending college at Ohio State University in Columbus where they valued his track and field skills. In 1935, he broke the world record in the long jump, 220-yard dash, and the 220-yard low hurdles. As my daughter said this was an awesome field trip. We love learning about those who came from such humble beginnings, worked hard, and accomplished a lot.
www.jesseowensmuseum.org
http://www.co.cullman.al.us/Parks/Clarkson%20stuff/clarkson_webpage.htm
http://www.cullmancountyparks.com/clarkson.htm
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