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New Site Same Park & we have Turkeys!
We were scheduled to go to Clinton Lake State Park but decided to cancel based on feedback from other campers. Specifically, that the park has gone downhill over the last 4 years, dump stations closed and bathhouses closed. I called. As the person told us… only one of the bathhouses was open and it’s not…
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Fischer Theatre, Danville IL
In 1880 at a cost of $24,000, the Grand Opera House (now called Fischer Theatre) was built and became a hopping place starting out with live shows. In 1912, the building was closed and remodeled. Upon reopening in 1913, the name changed to Fischer Theatre. Later years, movie projector equipment was added along with a…
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Kickapoo Rail Trail Aventure
Illinois like many other states are changing no longer used railroad tracks back to life as Rail Trails. Nothing like the first Rail Trail located in Sparta Wisconsin 🙂 but still nice. Once fully completed, the trail will be @ 22 miles long. We traveled the solid orange line in the purple box. The dotted…
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Hmm Donuts!!!
On my way to the Danville’s Farmers Market, I found another donut shop — Royal Donuts. Royal Donuts has been around since 1973 (Linda’s Bakery also opened in 1973). During Covid, Royal Donuts shut down and decided not to re-open. In 2022, Royal Donuts was re-opened by another family and has been running strong since.…
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Did you say “pickled garlic scapes” — Danville Illinois Farmers Market
Every Summer Saturday Danville Ilinois has a Farmers Market from 8 am to 12 pm. I love going to Farmers Market and seeing all the home goodies to be had. Also finding unique local finds… Maybe this is because I enjoy perusing and shopping. For me, the unique item was garlic scrapes. I’ve spent many…
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Did you say Buck Moon?
Today, I saw 6 deer in the park. This includes a buck that had just started getting it’s antler. The antlers had the velvet and weren’t that largest yet. This made me think of pictures I took last week of the July full moon. July full moon was on Sunday July 21st, 2024 and called…
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Mounds State Park Indiana
The state park is unique in the sense that it has mounds created between 200 BC and 200 AD. They were formed by the Adena culture. Here’s what I’ve been able to glean about the mounds in cliff notes… I summarized the above information from link – plan MDS.indd For me the illustration really hit…
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Cardinal Greenways Rail Trail Indiana
We had an enjoyable but hot day (mid to upper 80s) on Indiana’s longest rail trail (62 miles). The trail started out as part of C&O railroad and was discontinued in 1985. In 1993, a nonprofit company Cardinal Greenway Inc. was created and purchased 60 miles of the trail. In 2011, the 60+ mile trail…
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And the winner is : Mayfly
I have heard of the Mayfly, but I have never seen one up close in person. When I was working on the RV caulking, I ran across this. With the front legs raised, it looked kind of like a winged praying mantis that needed a tan. Mayflys are also known as shadflys, fishflys, up-winged flys,…
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Bored While Waiting for Sunset
Everyone would tell you that I am a very patient person that does not bore easily. I hide it well, but they would be wrong. It is also possible that I do not hide it very well, and everyone is just being nice to me. At several of the parks, we went to a scenic…