• Explore the hometown of the ‘Man of Steel’

  • Raining, CATS, & Roaddogs: Day 1

  • Jen Hoelzle’s Grape Stories: #3

  • Doc’s Soda Fountain and Drug Store Museum: A historic stop along Route 66

  • mile markers feature

    Explore Illinois with the Mile Markers…



Family fun in Rockford: Day 2

Swedish pancakes started our second day in Rockford, which after another restful evening at the Hilton Garden Inn, was a delightful way to continue our family fun in Rockford. The Stockholm Inn, an immensely popular restaurant rooted in Rockford’s deep Swedish heritage, makes over 14,000 of these …