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Category: Illinois

20 August 2018

Big Rock Campground, Big Rock, Illinois

Written by Steve Johnson
Big Rock Campground is owned and operated by the County of Kane, Illinois, as part of their Forest Preserve District. Opened in 2013, it’s the county’s newest campground. They also operate Paul Wolff Campground to the north. (Read our reviews of other Illinois campgrounds and destinations) Sash and I came here on Monday,  August...
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14 May 2017

WalMart Quincy, IL: Free Overnight Parking

Written by Steve Johnson
May 1, 2017: Our first experience staying overnight in a WalMart parking lot was in Quincy, IL. When we left Hollywood Casino RV Park in Joliet, we figured on just staying overnight at a WalMart somewhere. It turned out that Quincy, IL offered the right amount of miles for a day’s travel. (Read our...
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14 May 2017

Hollywood Casino RV Park: Joliet, Illinois

Written by Steve Johnson
April 27, 2017: Our first time staying at an RV Park was at Hollywood Casino in Joliet, IL. It rained all four nights we were there. (Read our reviews of other Illinois campgrounds and destinations) We were pulling our brand new toy hauler from Nappanee, IN to San Diego, CA, and wanted to stop...
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11 May 2017

Kankakee Train Station: Inspiration of a Song

Written by Steve Johnson
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“All along the southbound odyssey The train pulls out at Kankakee Rolls along past houses, farms and fields” Steve Goodman wrote those words while aboard along a passenger train that was actually named “City of New Orleans”. It ran from Chicago to New Orleans. I couldn’t help hearing the song (Arlo Guthrie’s version) as...
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11 May 2017

Kankakee, IL: The Birth of Dairy Queen

Written by Steve Johnson
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April 25, 2017: Kankakee, IL is not a city many have heard of, except if you live in Illinois. But it’s famous for a couple of things. One of them being the hometown of Dairy Queen. It’s not where Dairy Queen corporate headquarters are, but where it first took off. (Read our reviews of...
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11 May 2017

Effingham, IL: America’s Largest Cross

Written by Steve Johnson
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When one sees how big this cross is, one has to wonder how religious the folks in Effingham, IL really are. The “Cross at the Crossroads” was completed in July 2001 by the Cross Foundation, a non-profit group based in Effingham. The Cross serves as a venue for local events. (Read our reviews of...
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