There were over 900 vehicles in attendance, the vast majority of them well over 80 years old. Students were delighted to share in the automotive enthusiasts' excitement for their sputtering horseless carriages, many of them receiving impromptu rides around the campus in the back of generous motorists' Model Ts.
Students also interviewed artisans working in the Liberty Craftworks, speaking with glassblowers, weavers, tinsmiths, potters and machinists about their trade and handiwork. Some spent time visiting with the Michigan Wheelmen, a group of antique bicycle aficionados who brought an amazing assortment of bone shakers, velocipedes, penny farthings, and other two wheeled contraptions for demonstration and exhibition.
We spent the night camping at Island Lake Recreation Area and had our first proper Odyssey evening, with a delicious dinner of chilli that we were able to eat before dark, and a meeting around a campfire with song, reflection, and gratitude.