The Henry Ford

Of course our favorite thing about our trip to Michigan was just spending time with Joe, Heidi and their kids, but it was also fun to see The Henry Ford. It's not The Henry Ford museum, just The Henry Ford. But it is quite a museum. It was HUGE and there was so much to see! Jackson loved all the cars, trains and planes...all his favorite things! Some of the most famous pieces in the museum are the car JFK was shot in, the car Reagan was shot in, and the chair Lincoln was sitting in at the Ford Theater when he was shot. Weird fascination, but cool to see.

We also toured The Rouge, which is the factory where they make the Ford F-150 truck. There were two movies during the tour, one was about the history of Henry Ford, the other was a mixed media production similar to shows you see in amusement parks where they blow wind at you and spray water on you. The kids were a little scared by the loud noises but all in all they thought it was a lot of fun. Later when I was telling a friend about it Jackson was delighted to tell her that we got painted! (The man in the movie sprayed the camera and we were sprayed with mist at the same time.) At the factory we got to walk around the assembly line where they're actually assembling the trucks. Unfortunately, the line was not operating the week we were there, but we saw all the stations and parts hanging, ready for the line to start again.