Tag: Travel
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Maple Sugar Days around Central Illinois
Something sweet is about to happen, and it has nothing to do with sending flowers to your love. When the temperatures drop below freezing overnight, and warm up to the 40’s during the day, it’s maple sugar season. With warmer temperatures forecasted in mid-Feburary, conditions might be ideal to begin harvest, which usually lasts around… Read more
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Day Trips: Goosecreek Blueberries opens for the summer
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Picking a handful of blueberries may seem like a pastime of summer’s past, but Goosecreek Blueberries located just outside of Monticello opened this morning with parents, toddlers, and teenagers combing rows and rows of blueberry plants. In its third year selling you-pick blueberries, Goosecreek Blueberries opens for three to five days… Read more
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Day Trip: Sugar Shack Antiques provides unique experience
There’s something lovely about being out in the country. Maybe it’s less traffic. Maybe it’s the fields. Maybe it’s the quiet. And maybe it’s the surprises. Visitors making their way to the Kickapoo State Recreation Area have noticed a little treasure at 9912 E 1980 North Rd just outside of Oakwood, in rural Vermilion County:… Read more
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Main Street Belly Deli to celebrate 4 years in Homer
Main Street Deli Belly celebrates four years in Homer, Illions of January 24, 2019, offering vintage sodas and premium sandwiches. Read more