Portland Press Herald Field Trip

We were able to join some other homeschool families at the beginning of May for a field trip to the Portland Press Herald and Haven's Candies. (I've been meaning to put this on the blog for a while, but I just haven't had much time lately. Sorry.) We were able to walk in and hear, smell, and see the big presses hard at work putting together the next day's newspaper. The machine was huge and the paper seemed endless. It's always amazing to see the printed page go flying by at an enormous speed. It reminded me a lot of the big printing press at BJU Press where we get our homeschool curriculum. While this wasn't as new to me, it was to Marshall and Shaylen and they were amazed at everything. 

One of my favorite parts of the tour was seeing the robots move the giant paper rolls from storage into an area that got them ready for loading onto the press. Marshall always thought that the robots were going to come and run over him, but we were safely beside the "road" that the robot always managed to stay on.

When we finished with the Portland Press Herald, we drove over to Haven's Candies to see their little workshop and sample some of their delicious candy. You should have seen the eyes of Marshall and Shaylen when they walked in! Talk about "a kid in a candy store!" It was a wonderful day and we were thankful for the opportunity to mingle with friends old and new.

Marshall and Shaylen in front of the printing press

Where the newspaper stuffing takes place

And you thought YOUR ink cartridges were expensive!

Coupons for Sunday's paper