The Beautiful Surf Ballroom!
History The original Surf Ballroom was built-in 1934 by Carl J. Fox. Sadly the original ballroom burned April 1947, but the next ballroom…
Category: Arts & Culture
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Castelli’s Yum!
On a recent trip to Alton, Illinois I stopped for lunch at Castelli’s restaurant with my friends Annie Jansen and Jane and Beth…
Alton’s Gentle Giant turns 100
Robert Pershing Wadlow was 8’ 11.1” by the time he died at the young age of 22 in 1940. Today he still holds…
Ireland’s Ambassador visits Mother Jones Monument!
Today, May 4, 2018, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall visited Mother Jones Monument to meet with NIU Professor Rosemary Feurer,…
Thorncrown Chapel an architectural wonder dedicated to the glory of God
Along Highway 62 on the way to Eureka Springs, Arkansas I found one of the most amazing stops of my life, when we…