This title is suitable for ages 9 to 12 years. You are there as part of a family of five - from the decision to pack up and leave; to buying the supplies and outfitting the wagon in independence, MO; to the arduous journey to Oregon; and building a new life in a frontier town. Take the challenge as you consider the same hard choices and tough decisions that the 'overlanders' faced as they traversed the continent in the Great Migration of the mid-1800s. Construct you own raft, canal locks, train, paddle boat, and prairie schooner for the unforgettable trip West. Meet Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea, Kit Carson, and the other mountain men, trailblazers, and American Indians who forged the way. Experience the Gold Rush by staking a claim and panning for gold; learn to lasso like a cowboy and make your own 'brand'; 'ride the tornado', pile up 'leeverites', and host a spelling bee; build yourself a pretzel log cabin or a sod house made from brownies - and construct a huge model of Fort Laramie.