The World’s Largest Man – at the End of the Line
How could I resist a stop at the memorial of Robert E. Hughes touted as the World’s Largest Man? We were on the…
Category: Historical Travel
Museums, historical sites, historic figures
Canton offers up some Farmall Red history
The town of Canton was lovely decorated up downtown for the Spoon River drive. This is a stop that always moves me because…
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…
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…