The largest railroad museum in the United States is right here in Union, Illinois, about 55 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. Fitting that the Illinois Railway Museum was founded in 1953 near the largest junction of rail lines and freight operations in American history. We left the rubber on the road for the steel wheels … Continue reading Illinois Railway Museum
Gardens, a military museum, and a golf course sum up Cantigny. Flowers are of a temporal nature, and military conflicts sometimes flare up to preserve freedom, affording us the leisure to shoot a round of golf. A five-hundred acre park, a museum honoring the First Division of the United States Army (known as the legendary … Continue reading Cantigny Park
1899 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL 60048 Wright. Benny. Ryerson. Bradbury. Sousa. Untermyer. Gurnee. Sheridan. Dunn. Daniel Wright was the first permanent non-native settler in Lake County. He established good relations with the Native people. Many years later, the Lake County Forest Preserve District honored Mr. Wright by preserving and naming precious land in his honor: … Continue reading Dunn Museum
The Simple Luxuries 