Entering Washington Island via Death’s Door
Pebble Beach Door County Wisconsin About Washington island is around 35 square miles and located roughly 270 miles from Chicago. Even though this island is relativity small it is recommend…
Take the Kids to See a Nuclear Bomb at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Delta-09 missile silo with a preserved Minuteman nuclear missile. You can visit the remnants of the front line of national defense during the Cold…
Monument to Russian Sputnik Space Race Junk Raining Down in Manitowoc Wisconsin
Monument in Manitowoc Wisconsin for the Soviet Sputnik IV (but the Russians referred to it was the Korabi-Sputnik I) satellite crashed into the middle of 8th Street (North Route 10),…
Visit Superman in Metropolis Illinois
A Superman flying from the Super Museum in Metropolis, Illinois. Note the Daily Planet sign on the building. Photo By Dave Fornell Comic book Superman fans will want to stop…
Seeking Views of the Historic Disaster From the San Francisco 1906 Earthquake
Comparison photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake with a soldier patrolling for looters along Market Street, and the same view in 2019. The tall building is the former San…
Kincaid Indian Mounds in Southern Illinois Date From 1,000 Years Ago
The Kincaid Indian Mound site in the southern tip of Illinois near Metropolis has a viewing platform with several interpretive signs that explain the history of this large 1,000-year-old Indian…
Fort Massac Illinois was a Stop on the Louis and Clark Expedition
Ft. Massac State Park as a reproduction of the 1793 fort, established to protect settlers on what was then the western edge of the United States. One of the oldest…
Unusual Illinois Camping at Dixon Springs State Park
Dixon Springs State Park is located in the Illinois Shawnee National Forest. Dixon Springs Rock Formations What makes Dixon Springs an unusual camping site in Illinois? Because it's unlike the…
What to Expect at Illinois Beach State Park
The beach at Illinois Beach State Park. You can see the tallest buildings in downtown Chicago peeking over the lake 35 miles away to the south. Adeline JayGro-Karis Illinois Beach…