| Midway through the summer, book-bags, | | | | Native Americans were forced westward to clear |
| homework and study habits are distant memories | | | | the land for Americans. Visit the requisite gift |
| for most kids. While Mom or Dad might not be | | | | shop for a surprising mix of tourist baubles and |
| qualified to help the kids get a leg up for their | | | | artwork before taking advantage of the motor |
| upcoming algebra classes, that's no reason to let | | | | home kitchen for lunch! |
| the summer escape without some sort of learning | | | | New Echota Historic Site: |
| opportunities. | | | | To find out more about what happened after the |
| RV travelers have it easy- the family can pack up | | | | Native Americans were pushed from their homes, |
| and head out to historic sites on a whim, exploring | | | | head the RV over to the New Echota Historic |
| and learning as they build their route, even tailoring | | | | Site. It was here that the Cherokee set up a |
| the route to the children's interests. | | | | town and attempted to fight the U.S. government |
| Native American history is something that all | | | | peacefully to be allowed to remain in their |
| school children study. Luckily, Georgia has several | | | | homeland. Both original and reconstructed buildings |
| Native American historic sites that will help parents | | | | make the history come to life, as does the film |
| further those history lessons in a much more | | | | available in the Visitor's Center there. Guests are |
| hands on and interesting way than a book report! | | | | able to see the Council House, Courthouse, Print |
| Whether you have a new motor home or pre | | | | Shop and General Store, as well as outbuildings like |
| owned GA travel trailer The Georgia RV dealer | | | | barns and corn cribs. |
| that helped the family choose its motor home or | | | | Funk Heritage Center: |
| travel trailer might have suggestions for near-by | | | | To continue learning about Native American |
| historic sites, so it's always a good idea to include | | | | history in Georgia, head to a spot that most GA |
| a phone call to them in the pre-trip planning. Many | | | | RV dealers would recommend as being very |
| RV dealerships keep in touch with their customers | | | | informative: the Funk Heritage Center, known as |
| and receive feedback on trips others have taken, | | | | Georgia's frontier and Southeastern Indian |
| so the RV dealer can often be an excellent | | | | Interpretive Center. Run by Reinhardt College, |
| source of information, as well as help with RV | | | | visitors are able to explore exhibits detailing Native |
| service to make sure everything is ready to go. | | | | American Art, antique tools and artifacts, frontier |
| Chieftain's Museum: | | | | settlements, and a local store. The Hall of |
| The Chieftain's Museum in Rome, GA, is an ideal | | | | Ancients is unique in that it uses artifacts, |
| starting point. A National Historic Landmark since | | | | dioramas and interactive touch screen computers |
| 1973, the museum is committed to presenting | | | | to cover 12,000 years of history. |
| and preserving Cherokee culture. Emerging from | | | | After covering so much history in one RV trip, it's |
| the RV, kids and parents alike will be immersed in | | | | impossible not to have learned something through |
| 19th century Cherokee culture in the former | | | | the experience! By turning the RV into a traveling |
| home of well-known Cherokee leader Major | | | | classroom, kids will be intrigued and ready to |
| Ridge, who played an enormous part in the event | | | | become "students" again when school starts. |
| known as the Trail of Tears. During that period, | | | | |