Guinness

Think You Can Break Any of These Thanksgiving Records?
Think You Can Break Any of These Thanksgiving Records?
Think You Can Break Any of These Thanksgiving Records?
According to the saying, "you learn something new every day." I can't personally vouch for having learned something new each day, but today, for me, it's true. I didn't know before, but there are Guinness World Records that involve Thanksgiving. About the only record I see myself setting would be "fastest asleep on the couch post-dessert."
Rockford Has Some Awesome Fireworks, But Japan Holds the Record for the Biggest
Rockford Has Some Awesome Fireworks, But Japan Holds the Record for the Biggest
Rockford Has Some Awesome Fireworks, But Japan Holds the Record for the Biggest
If you're a lover of fireworks (and really, how could you not be?), you know that we've got it pretty good here in the Rockford area. You've got all kinds of spots that will be filling the skies with color and sound. Rockford, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley, Byron, Durand, and so many more are all going to deliver big this Independence Day.
Maybe Rockford's Tree Lighting Needs the Latvian Touch
Maybe Rockford's Tree Lighting Needs the Latvian Touch
Maybe Rockford's Tree Lighting Needs the Latvian Touch
Don't misunderstand me, I think the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies that we do here in Rockford at Stroll on State, Nicholas Conservatory, and several other places are really well done. It's just that a countdown, followed by the tree lighting, has trouble competing with a giant Rube Goldberg machine.