Saturday I drove from Cleveland to Chicago, the farthest distance (approx. 360mi) in one day up to that point.
Just outside Cleveland, I drove in to Oberlin, OH and took a walk around Oberlin College. Oberlin was the first college to admit men and women of all races.
Sign entering Oberlin, OH
It was a beautiful morning, and a beautiful campus.
Oberlin College
Oberlin College Weeping Beech
In Toledo, OH, my trip odometer hit 1000 miles!
1000 miles
Soon after Toledo, I was entering Indiana.
Entering Indiana
I passed through the town of Lagrange, IN, another town named after a mathematician [OK, maybe not]. There were many Amish buggies traveling along the side of the road here.
Lagrange, IN
I stopped for a walk and picnic supper at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Entering Illinois and the city of Chicago, there were no welcome signs like every other state had. This was the closest I could find:
Entering Illinois and Chicago
More photos here.
There are 20 or so towns called La Grange in the US. They are not named after the mathematicians, but the agricultural organization:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Grange_of_the_Order_of_Patrons_of_Husbandry
Aw, that’s a shame! I figured actually being named for the mathematician was unlikely, but it was still an exciting sight for a mathematically-minded tourist like me!
La Grange is just French for “the barn”.
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