Finding Lincoln on the Spoon River Drive
The Spoon River Drive beckons my husband Keith and me each year. Yes, we have been there, yes we have done that, but…
Category: Historical Travel
Museums, historical sites, historic figures
Farm Finds on the SpoonRiver Drive
Every year when I travel the back roads on Spoon River Drive with my farm collectible collecting farmer, I see something new. This…
Burl Ives Memories in central Illinois
I have always loved songs by Burl Ives. When Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer comes on at Christmas, I usually will pause and…
Angels Among Us – a sign from the angel tree.
Every once in a while I think God just leaves His people love signs and this is a story of one of them. …
Load em up! Tractor loading and unloading at the Half Century of Progress.
I liken it to a cattle drive with the cowboys hollering out, “Load em up,” or “Unload em” only in this scenario, we…