May 2007 trip to Magoon Creek by Fourth Graders

	On May 15^th we went to Magoon Creek. We learned a lot about the environment how to protect it and take good care of it. We all learned about a fish that drinks blood from other fish I forgot its name though. At Magoon Creek we walked for miles and barely stopped. It was a little cold there. After that we played at a park for a while then we got on the bus and left back to the school. Then I went home. …Aaron
On May 15^th the forth grade went to magoon creek. The bus ride was 30 min. when we got there we saw three turkeys two goats two rabbits two ponies. There was about 8 speakers. My favorite speaker was the guy that spoke about the great lakes. He was my favorite because we got to stand by Lake Michigan. …J. (only name given)		On Tuesday the 15^th of May my class went to Magoon creek. When we got there Mrs. Hengy showed us some of her animals from her farm. She has horses, turkeys, rabbits, and goats. She showed us different kinds of eggs and we tried to guess them. Then there was a guy that carves flutes out of different kinds of wood. Those were really cool. Then we walked the trail and met people that told us about different things in the earth. Magoon creek was fun. The best part was the flutes. …Jarett
	I had to ride the bus to Mago0n creek and I played my Game Boy AdvanceSp. Then when we got there I forgot I left my sweatshirt on the bus so me and Mrs.Brown had to go get it. then we walked back I petted the goat. Then we had to guess what egg it was then we got to see this turkey. Then we got to see this guy in a big hole and he told us about the ground. …Lawrence


On May 15, 2007 we went to Magoon Creek Mrs. Brown’s class went too. Magoon Creek was a mile walk. We met lots of people on our gurney. We learned all about our soul because this guy dug a big, big hole. He told us all the layers of dirt. But first we went to this guy who makes flutes out of all kinds of wood all over the world. Then after the dirt guy we went to the guy who loves to look at birds. W e got to feel lots of stuffed animals. It was sad to see all of them dead but they were dead so I can’t say their being hurt. Then after him we went to see this guy who I couldn’t really hear talk about a house witch use to be owned by this guy who lived long time ago. I think he was a farmer. When we were done with him we went to Magoon Creek and this guy talked about. …A.T.	On May 15, 2007 the 4^th grade went to Hartwick Pines. First, they went to see these really cool animals. There was a mini horse, a really big turkey, two goats, and two chickens. Then they went to go see the dirt man who studies dirt. There are different layers of dirt the farther you go down. He showed them a lot of things about dirt that most kids didn’t even know. To study dirt is very important. You could know what type of plants can grow in certain places and what type of soil plants grow best in. Then they went to a whole bunch of other stops. The one that I like the most is the birdman. He told us about different types of birds and the nests they make and live in. I had a lot of fun. - Jacinda-Marie

	On May 15^th we went to Magoon Creek. There were 9 speakers. There was a pony. There were also 2 goats that would keep fighting. There were 3 turkeys. There was a guy talking about sand and dirt. There was also a guy talking about birds. There was a Great lake’s presentation. There was also a guy talking about wood and how to tell white pine from red pine. That same guy gave us white pine tree’s (just sprouts). There was also a pollution presentation. The whole hike was 1 mile. I had a great time. …Jon
		The coolest speaker to me was Mrs. Hengy who has a farm and she brought some really cute animals. My other favorite was the Man that talked about Native Music. Then we went on a really long long hike. We went mostly everywhere in Magoon Creek. One of the last speakers was a guy who talked about fish. Once we were done we went to Lighthouse Park to eat lunch. It was raining a lot. It wasn’t very nice but the food I had was good. It was fun but I was really tired. …Tucker

On May 15 The fourth Grade also went on a field trip to Magoon Creek. We left at 9: 15 am. We had a short drive to Magoon Creek in Manistee from Onekama. When we got there we got to look at animals. Then we started on are trail. Are first stop was this Indian Guy who showed us all his neat things. Next was this guy who showed us dirt when he dug a hole. There where four or five kinds of dirt and soil! Then there was a bird watcher that told us about the birds , nests, eggs , and past them around for us to see and touch them. Then we walked quiet a walk to a guy that showed us a old house. Then a walk to a guy who showed us about six or five different kinds of trees. He even planted one. Then we walk to Magoon Creek (the end of it at least) that goes out to Lake Michigan. Then we walked to a lady that talked about pollution and showed us the process. Then we went to the bus again and rode to Light House Park. Then we played there for a while. Then we loaded back up and drove home. Magoon Creek was a fun experience! …Gerald

On Tuesday, May 15 the fourth grade went to Magoon Creek. The trail was a mile long! There were eight speakers at Magoon Creek. First we listened to Mrs. Hengy. She brought and talked about some of her animals. Then we listened to a ground speaker. He told us about the ground. We also got to feel the different layers of ground. Next we listened to a bird speaker. He told us about different birds, and where they live. He also showed us different nests. After that we listened to a speaker about a house that was there a long time ago. They knew that someone used to live there because there was a lilac bush. We also listened to some other speakers. Then we went to Lighthouse Park, and ate lunch. I had a fun and great time. …Janique

Tuesday, May 15^th, we went to Magoon Creek. We had 8 speakers and walked a mile. First we saw Mrs. Hengy and her animals. Then we saw this guy with wooden instruments. He had Alexis play the rain stick. After that we saw another guy who showed us different layers in the ground. We also saw a man who showed us birds and let us hold them. Then we saw a guy who talked to us about an old house that had fallen to the ground. After him we saw a man who talked to our class about plants and trees and gave us some pine trees to plant in our own back yards. Our second to last speaker told our class about ground pollution. She showed us a mini diagram of what would happen if we keep polluting. Our last speaker talked to us about fish. Then we got on the bus and went on our way home we stopped at Lighthouse Park and ate lunch. After lunch I went on the playground. I was playing on bars and when I wasn’t watching I bumped my head on wood. Besides the bump on my head I had a great time! …Louise

On Tuesday may 15, we went to Magoon Creek. Once we got there our first speaker was Lisa Hengy. She is my 4-H leader. She talked to us about animals and even brought some of her animals. She had a pony with her foul, some turkeys, goats, rabbits, and chickens. Our next speaker was someone that likes to collect and make Indian treasures. Next we had someone that liked to study soil. I got a piece of clay from the soil and wrapped it in a leaf. Then we had Mr. Barto. He talked to us about birds. Then we had an elderly looking man. He talked to us about an old torn down house that has only a row of bricks at the bottom. Our next speaker was a man that talked to us about trees. We got a tree to plant. Then someone talked to us about fish near Lake Michigan and near Magoon Creek. Our last speaker was a lady that talked to us about ground water. Then we went home. It was a fun trip to Magoon Creek. …Katy