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Holidays, History and a Gingerbread House.....2 comments

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: Dr. Ruben Boyajian is surgeon from Effingham, Illinois, renowned for his medical skill the world ove … more →

Tags: central illinois, family fun, Illinois, Food, Art, Holiday, Christmas, gingerbread, Effingha

Halloween Weekend -

Lupe Phillips wrote 1 year ago: Today starts the final weekend before Halloween.  If you want to be scared, check out Steward’s Haun … more →

Tags: Seasonal Fun - Fall, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois history, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, getaway, Travel, central illinois

The Great Pumpkin Patch1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: The town of Arthur and it’s surrounding area is known as Amish Country in Illinois…..but in the fall … more →

Tags: Seasonal Fun - Fall, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, getaway, Travel, enjoy illinois, Fall, outdoors

The Balloons return to Lake Shelbyville......

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: The air above Lake Shelbyville will be filled with many beautiful balloons this weekend, (October 7t … more →

Tags: central illinois, Events, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, @ vacation, Travel, enjoy illinois, Fall

The Wright Home, to visit.......2 comments

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: On the north side of Altamont stands a brick mansion that has solidly withstood the test of time, an … more →

Tags: central illinois, Illinois history, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, enjoy illinois, outdoors, History, IL Travel

Rock Cave Nature Preserve - Unique in Central Illinois1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: Nestled in a canyon, north of I-70 in Central Illinois is wonderful piece of nature, little known ev … more →

Tags: Southern Illinois, Seasonal Fun - Summer, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, getaway, Travel, central illinois

Lunch at the Oilfield....

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: Oilfield Illinois About 4 miles north of I-70′s Exit 129 (Casey) in the middle of, well, an oi … more →

Tags: central illinois, Food & Drink, Offbeat Illinois, Dining, Restaraunt, Dine, Oilfield

A classic red covered bridge Illinois, reborn.....1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 1 year ago: Wolf Covered Bridge in Knox County Nestled in a little river valley in Knox county is a modern treas … more →

Tags: Northern Illinois, Illinois history, History, Transportation, Covered Bridge, Wolf, Wolfe, Knox County, BRIDGE

The Ballard Nature Center

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: The Ballard Nature Center With a glimpse of spring in the air check out the Ballard Nature Center, j … more →

Tags: Southern Illinois, central illinois, family fun, Seasonal Fun - Spring, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois, Illinois travel, Travel, enjoy illinois

The FIRST Interstate.....

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: When was the first federally funded interstate constructed?? Not the one we know today…..the f … more →

Tags: Southern Illinois, central illinois, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois history, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, Travel, enjoy illinois

Deer Season in Central Illinois

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: Late fall is deer season in Central Illinois, and hundreds of hunters make the journey to the prairi … more →

Tags: central illinois, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois, Illinois travel, Travel, enjoy illinois, outdoors, autumn, IL Travel

A Forest Preserve with a lot more than forest.....1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: North of I-74 near the town of Mahomet sits Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. I had set off for thi … more →

Tags: central illinois, Seasonal Fun - Fall, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois photos, Illinois, Illinois travel, Travel, enjoy illinois, outdoors

The Great Pumpkin Patch - Autumn in Amish Country

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: The town of Arthur and it’s surrounding area is known as Amish Country in Illinois…..but … more →

Tags: Chicagoland, Southern Illinois, central illinois, family fun, Food & Drink, Offbeat Illinois, Seasonal Fun - Fall, Travel Tips, Illinois photos

Corvettes to crowd into downstate Illinois.....

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: Since 1994, on the third weekend in September, thousands of Corvettes and their enthusiastic owners … more →

Tags: Southern Illinois, Offbeat Illinois, Shopping, Illinois travel, Travel, central illinois, enjoy illinois, outdoors, Festival

A Victorian life in early Illinois....1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: The C.H. Moore Homestead Right along Rt-51 on the north side of Clinton is a wonderfully preserved p … more →

Tags: central illinois, land of lincoln, Illinois history, Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, Architecture, national register, C.H. Moore, Clinton

Treasure in Litchfield....

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: On old Route 66 in Litchfield Illinois is a treasure. Thousands have found it, from those around the … more →

Tags: central illinois, Food & Drink, Food, Cafe, arıston, litchfield, Resteraunt, eat

A classic theater in the heart of Illinois.....2 comments

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: The Orpheum theater in Hillsboro stands as a monument to the the glory days of movie theaters, where … more →

Tags: central illinois, family fun, Deals, Illinois, Illinois travel, IL, enjoy illinois, Food, History

The Covered Bridge on Sugar Creek...1 comment

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: Spanning Sugar Creek, just west of Glenarm, IL is the Sugar Creek Covered Bridge. Also known as the … more →

Tags: central illinois, Adventure/Outdoor Illinois, Illinois history, History, Architecture, Rural, Transportation, Covered Bridge, Midwest

The Covered Bridge at Sugar Creek

edbaumgarten wrote 2 years ago: Spanning Sugar Creek, just west of Glenarm, IL is the Sugar Creek Covered Bridge. Also known as the … more →

Tags: Covered Bridge, Illinois Bureau of Tourism, central illinois, Tourism, Illinois


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