If you're in the mood for an Illinois-based road trip, a 4-hour ride down I-39 (253 miles) will take you to Casey, Illinois, the home of the world's largest mailbox, rocking chair, barber-pole, wooden clogs, windchimes, pitchfork, key, and so much more.
On January 8th, Elvis Presley would have turned 81 years old (to the true believers, just omit the "would have" from the previous sentence). There were commemorations in some of the usual spots like Memphis and Las Vegas...and Parkes. As in Parkes, Australia...
For those who want to get an up close and personal look at what Allied and Axis fighting men went through, there is no better place to be than Midway Village Museum next month, September 26th and 27th, for World War II Days. It's the one of the largest WWII re-enactments in the entire nation...