The Road to Kentucky

We managed to get out of Michigan before too much snow fell. Apparently they received almost 2 feet of it in the week after we left. Hooray for missing that!

 

Now that we finally have internet, I figured it was time to share some of the things we saw on our short (1 day anyway) trip from the Chicago suburbs to our new home in Kentucky.

• Not unexpectedly, Lincoln is HUGE around the states here. Indiana has on its welcome sign that you are in the "Boyhood Home of Lincoln". Illinois is the "Land of Lincoln". Kentucky is the "Birthplace of Lincoln". They all lay claim to having some part in creating him. Although I never thought of Indiana or Kentucky as relating to him ever before.
• The town of Effingham is home to a gigantic cross. I didn't believe it would be there until I saw it, and it is still a bit strange to me, but there is apparently no church attached to this cross.
• We passed through the town of Metropolis, which is home to this Superman statue. I guess it makes sense, since Superman's home was Metropolis. But it was still a bit strange to see.
• I'm not entirely sure where we passed it, but apparently there is a 1920's jail museum along the road to Kentucky as well.
• The town we live in, Murray, is home to Murray State University. A giant billboard on the side of the road informed us that they are "Kentucky's Public Ivy University". I have honestly no idea whether or not the education is that good here, but I have to imagine that they aren't making that claim for nothing.