In Illinois, dare we say that the big city of Chicago gets alllll the attention. But two other towns — Casey and Galena — snagged our love for their BIG big things and BIG big fun! Casey, IL: Big Things in a Small Town Ohhhhh boyyyyyy! Who is ready for some really, really BIG...
This trip has been full-immersion in all things Lincoln, and we’re starting to feel like experts in Sir Abe. We have visited his birthplace in Hodgenville, KY, walked where he gave his famous speech at Gettysburg, PA, etc etc etc, with all of the expected monuments and markers and...
The memorable stops on the way back all started with “S”: Springfield; Santa Rosa; Show Low; and of course, the final, final stop: Scottsdale! The last four days of our journey home were slow … and made slower by my toxic meltdown after a 10-hour day of...
Our four-day journey back to Scottsdale included stops at places that were deemed by the Diversions Committee (President, Philip Miller) to be important or memorable, and (most importantly) were directly on the route home. One such city was Pontiac, Illinois (visitpontiac.org), home...