History in my Backyard -Springfield, IL
Read about finding history in my backyard! Springfield, Illinois, the capital city is filled with historical stops. Find one today.
Category: Highway history
Illinois Route 66 – Preparing for 100
Read about how you can celebrate the upcoming Illinois Route 66 birthday in Springfield and nearby! 100 Years of the Mother Road!
Roadside Attractions in Northwest Iowa!
Read about our trip to northwest Iowa and the roadside attractions we saw along the way. Plans changed with flooding; we made the best of it.
Carl and the Ferris Wheel!
Read about Carl Davis’s Ferris wheel story. He builds these beauties that we enjoy riding on when we get the opportunity.
Auction, Show, and Stops in Northern Illinois.
Read about our northern Illinois trip. we saw items from a corn museum, the town of Polo, Oregon, and visited A.J.’s Garden Tractor Jamboree.