After a particularly relaxing day yesterday with just one MLB game, the Tour for the Cure was in for a long day of baseball and driving. First up was a four-hour drive to see the Vermont Lake Monsters in Burlington. Located on the University of Vermont campus, Centennial Field plays host to the Lake Monsters. The field is pretty old—it was built in 1904, with original wooden bleachers. The idea to use wooden bleachers was probably not the best one, because in 1913 the bleachers caught fire and burned. By 1922, a concrete and steel main grandstand were installed and are still in use today. It was another big Camp Day, so the Tour for the Cure will be using the donated team signed bat as part of the end of the year online auction.

Interesting note about Vermont which I noticed on my drive through the state—there are no billboards anywhere on the side of the road—it is prohibited by state law. I was told that it was an exception to allow the ballpark to have advertising on the outfield walls, a staple of all Minor League baseball and a major source of revenue. Do you want to know something else about the great state of Vermont? It is one of only two states in the Union to allow any adult to carry a concealed firearm without any sort of permit.

After the Lake Monsters game, the next stop was Ottawa—our final trek into America Jr. to see the Ottawa Lynx, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies used to play in Scranton, and have moved up to Ottawa for a year before heading back down to PA to play in Allentown as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Lynx play at Lynx Stadium and is quite big, seating over 10,000 people. The scoreboards have both English and French words of “ball” “strike” and “out” posted due to the fact there are many French speaking people living in the province. Thanks to Riley for helping us out tonight and getting us a great item to raffle!