Brutus casts his reflection on the Atomic Gate at Millennium Park, which everyone calls The Bean. Betsa Marsh photo
By Betsa Marsh
Brutus the Traveling Teddy wanted to see the famous Chicago landmarks, so he hopped onto an architecture river cruise, met the American Gothic farm couple and splashed in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park.
Brutus travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. The Traveling Teddy program is a geography outreach of the Society of American Travel Writers.
The furry little traveler saw the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier
Brutus and the Ferris wheel at the Navy Pier. Betsa Marsh photo
and admired the Wrigley Building as he glided along on the Chicago River.
The Wrigley Building from the Chicago River. Betsa Marsh photo
He was amazed by the giant figures of the farmer and his wife inspired by Grant Wood’s American Gothic, which hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.
And he wasn’t ready when the face on the Crown Fountain started squirting water!
The Crown Fountain suddenly squirts!
