U.S. Geography
This U.S. state touches the most Great Lakes.
What is Michigan?
This singer, later known as “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” became a teen idol in the early 1940s.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
In 1965, this is what a gallon of gas cost on average.
What is 31 cents?
This downtown gathering area hosts concerts, outdoor dining, and is often decorated for the holidays.
What is Peace Plaza?
This heavily forested highland region primarily located in Missouri and Arkansas is where Jess spent a great deal of time while growing up.
What are the Ozark Mountains?
This mountain range runs from Georgia all the way to Maine.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This 1940s dance craze involved fast steps, spins, and was popular with swing bands.
What is the Jitterbug?
In 1963, this was the cost of a U.S. postage stamp.
What is 5 cents?
This historic hotel, once Rochester’s most luxurious, opened in 1915 and has hosted everyone from presidents to movie stars.
What is the Kahler Grand Hotel?
A Christian denomination known for their distinct beliefs, evangelism efforts, and organizational structure, emphasizing the use of God's name, was the belief system Jess was brought up in until she was 19.
What are Jehovah's Witnesses?
This state has the smallest land area in the country.
What is Rhode Island?
This type of performance—music, comedy, variety—was often broadcast to soldiers during WWII.
What are USO Shows?
In 1967, a dozen eggs cost about this much.
What is 49 cents?
Known for outdoor concerts, open lawn space, and a summer music festival, this riverside park is downtown’s main event hub.
What is Mayo Park?
This settlement in Ireland was urbanized in the 10th century by Norsemen and established as a key trading center in the global Scandinavian trade network, and where Jess's mother retired to after 30 years of service in Mayo Clinic Sleep Medicine.
What is Cork, Ireland?
This river is the longest in the United States.
What is the Missouri River?
Known as the “King of Swing,” this bandleader brought jazz to mainstream America.
Who is Benny Goodman?
In 1968, this was the average price for a movie ticket.
What is $1.50?
Opened in 1930, this limestone bridge near Silver Lake is a favorite spot for walkers, bikers, and photographers.
What is the Zumbro River pedestrian bridge?
This group of specialties which have offices and services available at multiple Mayo Clinic sites and buildings but is primarily located at the Generose Building is where Jess served 15 of 20 total years in her nursing career.
What is Psychiatry, Psychology & Behavioral Health?
This desert, found in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, is the largest desert in the U.S.
What is the Great Basin Desert?
This Kansas City‑born jazz legend revolutionized bebop in the late 1940s.
Who is Charlie "Bird" Parker?
In 1962, you could buy a brand‑new Ford Mustang for this price.
What is about $2,300?
This museum at the Rochester airport celebrates the history of the famous Minnesota-based airline that merged into Delta.
What is the Minnesota Aviation Museum (Northwest Airlines History Center)?
One of Jess's dream vacation destinations not yet realized, is where Jess's maternal grandfather served during WW2 and where her mother was raised until her teen years.
What is Hawaii?