Returning to Life on the Go Illinois September 2025 An Early Landing at O’Hare Sep 24, 2025 AMS-ORD: 4120 mi On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, we returned to the United States. After an easy bus and train ride, we arrived at Schiphol right on time and departed without delay. Our plane even landed early at […]
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A Family Visit to Kline Creek Farm Illinois September 2025 A Day at Kline Creek Farm When our family lived in Naperville from 2007 to 2014, life was busy with work and raising two teenage sons. We spent many hours at sporting events, which left little time to explore hidden gems in the Chicago suburbs.
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A Journey Through Pop Culture on Illinois’s Route 66 Illinois September 2025 The Gemini Giant, Another Stop on Route 66 September 27, 2025 0.10 mi 6:12 min We continued our Route 66 adventure, returning to Wilmington, Illinois, where we were greeted by the Gemini Giant, a towering fiberglass “Muffler Man” dressed in a space helmet
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From the Road to Home South Dakota A Two-Day Journey North May 1, 2022 ∼ 760 mi ∼ 12 hrs From Franklin, NC, we drove for two days to Watertown, SD. The first leg was a long, 760-mile drive to Galesburg, IL, where we stayed at the Best Western Prairie Inn. The weather was perfect
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Driving Back Home Again Road Trip 2008 – Day 14 . Driving Back Home! After breakfast at 7 am, we drove again. Not immediately to our home but via downtown Lincoln NE, to see and walk our loop around the State Capitol Building. One hour later, we entered Iowa and drove to Des Moines to
Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 1 August 2008 Driving from Home to Brainerd, MN On Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, our 14-day vacation started when we closed the garage doors. This time we only traveled by car to see more of America than only the pleasant and crowded suburbs of the Chicago area.
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Starved Rock State Park, A World Apart! Illinois March 2022 Our Adventures at Starved Rock State Park Saturday, March 30, 2019 7.50 mi 2:10:58 hrs We decided to take a short drive southwest of Naperville to visit Starved Rock State Park after several parents had recommended it to us. The moment we arrived, we immediately
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Frank Lloyd Wright, A Genius Ahead of His Time! Illinois March 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio An enjoyable afternoon! We went to Oak Park, IL, to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. The architect lived here before his name became internationally recognized – he is the “Guggenheim Museum and Falling Water”
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Going Back in Time at Naper Settlement Museum Illinois March 2008 A Day of History and Goodbyes Our visit to Naper Settlement, located near downtown Naperville, felt as if we were stepping into a time machine. As we walked with our visitors through the outdoor museum complex, we saw historic buildings and met “villagers” who
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