Harvest at the Half Century
With harvest looking to be still weeks and maybe a month away in central Illinois, the Half Century of Progress was one of…
Fun at the Chanute Air Museum – Photo by Keith Ladage (the museum in now closed)
At this year’s Half Century of Progress, Keith and I met up with several owners of military tractors and had the privilege meeting…
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office, Lincoln’s old stomping grounds
Springfield, Illinois as everyone knows is filled to the brim with history of our nation’s 16th president. Downtown not far from the Abraham…
Tribute to volunteers at Half a Century
We recently returned from the Half Century of Progress Show and enjoyed ourselves immensely. The show took place without a hitch at least…
The heart of a hot air balloon
At this year’s Half Century of Progress show Touchstone Energy Cooperatives offered tethered balloon rides to visitors at the show. After the first…