Preparing for Winter in Illinois If you've lived in Northern Illinois or the Midwest for some time, you know there are certain things you need to do to prepare for the cold and snow to come. Here are four of the most important things that need to be on your prepare-for-winter checklis...
47. Explore the Hippie Paradise of Woodstock, NY 📍Woodstock,New York (photo: James Kirkikis / Shutterstock) Located near the Catskill Mountains, this charming town lives up to its iconic namesake. Show Full Text 48. Sample the South in Savannah’s Historic District 📍Savannah, Georgia This...
A lot of public orchards throughout Illinois open with limited hours during the summer for berry and vegetable picking, but not many serve up some of their best treats at the same time! We better start our weekend taking advantage of this... Now that we've got our sweet tooth satisfied,...
Farmers Markets are happening again this summer. Time to go pick fresh produce at afarmer’s market. One of our favorites is Woodstock Farmer’s Market on the historic square. They have storytime on Saturdays.The Farmers Market + at the Dole Mansion is a great one too! Find the “secret...
Wherever you go, seeing some live music is easily one of the best things to do in Lakeview, Chicago! Go view a lake It would be a travesty to visit a place called lake view and not see any water. Thankfully, visit the beautifulBelmont Harborto do just that. Over 800 boats of all ...
A derecho--a line of powerful, quick windstorms sometimes joined by thunderstorms traversing a large expanse of land--pushed its way over the Midwest in the summer of 2020, causing damage in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The winds were powerful enough to create tornadoes. ...
while exotic to a kid in southern Illinois, was one I could approximate on a Saturday night. I couldn’t do that with Herman Melville’sMoby Dick. You can’t find a good harpoon in the bi state area. This is the naiveté of trying to live out the literature. But, I was a college...