“I’m Jimmy Carter and I’m running for president,” was a slogan featured during the 1976 presidential campaign. Most people responded with “Jimmy who?” Despite not having a nationally-known name, the Georgia native gained popularity with voters and became the 39th President of the United States.

Although I’d seen it many years ago, I figured I should take my Georgia-raised children to visit the Carter Presidential Museum at least once. After all, he’s the only US President from our state. However, the pandemic changed all of that as presidential libraries and museums remained shuttered longer than most other attractions. Recently, the opportunity arose to visit with Thing 1.