The Faces on the Mountain
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of America
By Barbara LoMonaco

Let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can, the words of our leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were.
~John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum

We were on a road trip, taking our time and enjoying the incredible scenery in this country. It was kind of a National Parks road trip, staying a few days in each place. We had already been to the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce, and after making our way north we were now in South Dakota to check out the Badlands, the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore.

We were lucky to have a room in the historic Custer State Game Lodge, an old hotel in Custer Park that had served as the Summer White House for President Coolidge in 1927 and where President Eisenhower had stayed in 1953 when he was on a speaking trip. My husband and I had reserved the Eisenhower room, the very room the President had stayed in years ago! (Keep reading)