suite508ameliaearhart

Amelia Earhart was the first child born to
Edwin Stanton and Amy Otis Earhart on
July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas.

During the 1920s, Amelia lived with her
mother and sister in Boston and continued
teaching at Denison House. Flying was
merely a hobby for her at that time.
However, in 1928, Amelia received a call
from Captain Hilton H. Railey asking her
to join pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis
Gordon on a flight from America to
England. Although she was only a
passenger, Amelia became the first woman
to cross the Atlantic on a plane called the
Friendship on June 17-18, 1928. A
publisher named George Putnam covered
the story, and in 1931, the two married.

Amelia's 1928 flight brought her
tremendous publicity, and she
subsequently endeavored to justify this
renown. On May 20-21,1932, Amelia
crossed the Atlantic on her own,
establishing a new transatlantic crossing
record of 13 hours, 30 minutes. Amelia
was celebrated throughout Europe and the
United States and received a medal from
President Herbert Hoover. Several years
later, Amelia became the first woman to
successfully complete the hazardous flight
from Hawaii to California.

In June 1937, Amelia began what was to
be her final flight. Amelia and navigator
Fred Noonan set out in a twin-engine
Lockheed Electra in an attempt to fly
around the world. They departed from
Miami, Florida to South America, and then
across the South Atlantic Ocean to Dakar,
Africa. After crossing the Sahara desert,
they flew to Thailand, Singapore, Java,
and Australia. However, after departing
Lae, New Guinea for Howland Island, the
U.S. Coast Guard lost contact with the
plane. They received a final message on
July 2 at 8:45 a.m., and Amelia's tone was
described as frantic.

The United States Navy searched
extensively but never found a trace of the
aviators or the plane. The mysterious
disappearance of Earhart and her plane has
raised considerable speculation throughout
the years. Some believe that she and
Noonan were captured and executed by
the Japanese. Others speculate that
President Roosevelt sent Earhart on a
secret spy mission. However, none of the
many theories for her disappearance have
ever been confirmed. In 1939, Earhart's
husband published a biography entitled
Soaring Wings, in tribute to Amelia.

Her two-room suite features two queen
beds, 13.5" heavenly bed pillowtop
mattresses, armoire, 27" TV, VCR and
DVD player, 20" TV, desk, chair,
refrigerator, microwave, coffee, green tea,
hot chocolate, microwave, bottled water,
Andes chocolates, popcorn, private
bathroom with shower, and all the other
standard features of our Suites.

This Suite rents for $89 per night with a
10% discount for AAA and AARP
members. Extended stays are welcome.