This trip was another new one and I thought it was a great one. We visited Carillon Park and Hawthorne Hill. I would highly recommend it for anyone who missed this. It is a good mix of history and architecture. Our guide did a fantastic job of telling interesting stories about Hawthorne Hill the home of the Wright Brothers and interesting stories about the family, too.
When we arrived, we split our group in two because they limit home many people can tour the home. One group, mine, went through the park, while Lisa took the other group to tour the home.
Orville Wright actually helped with the rebuilding of this Wright Flyer for the park. I had a work friend who actually knew him during that time.
These are a couple of the new additions to the park. On the left is a kitchen, and the right is the Newcome Home.
The building on the left is one of my favorites in the park. This is the Deeds Barn replica and houses some great technology displays relevant to Daytonians. The other is the original barn, and I remember this when it was located by what is now the Glengary Recreation Center in Kettering. Later it was moved to the Moraine Museum. Now it is physically inside the Carillon Park museum. This and other new buildings should be open in the spring of 2011.
After lunch the groups were to switch with my group going to Hawthorne Hill and Lisa’s group touring the park, with an emphasis on the Wright Brothers. However, while we were loading the bus for the home, a tornado warning alarm sounded. The group touring the park would be drenched, if not blown away to Kansas. So, they decided to return to the church. I continued on to Hawthorne Hill since we would be in out of the rain and this place is as good as any to hide out during a tornado. It is a very sturdy structure. As it turned out, the threat was pretty much over in less than 1/2 hour. There were trees down but no damage other than wind damage and we all survived.
The tour took about an hour and a half and was very well worth the visit. Our guide pointed out many unique features of the home and told interesting stories about the Wright family.
This is a trophy given to the brothers in France for achieving a flight in excess of 60 feet (or was it meters) anyway, they beat the goal handily by flying 90 feet above the ground in controlled flight. The trophy illustrates the brothers under the wings.
I think everyone would agree that this is a trip to recommend to friends and family.
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