ALL AROUND ALTON | Part I: Learning from the Past

Travel is something Nick and I enjoy very much. We’ve been fortunate enough to travel to many worldly destinations, so wrapping our head around “vacationing” in Alton, Illinois was a bit of a challenge at first.  But wow! We were …

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Forge your way through Illinois with Lewis and Clark

Have you ever wondered what the U.S. was like at the time of the Louisiana Purchase, or what it would have been like to explore unchartered territories with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? Begin your own exploration of the past …

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The Twelve Days of Christmas in Illinois

This year I gave my daughters an early Christmas gift. It was easy-to-find, thoughtful, and free. The gift was a cardinal in a white oak tree. Yes, it’s unconventional. But my family lives in Illinois, and a Northern cardinal is …

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Alton’s Treasures

My second day in Alton, Illinois was just as eventful as the first. At the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Hartford, I was surrounded by the past and learned all about the excursions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark …

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