Southern Illinois is home to a thriving and successful wine industry and this year winery owners are anticipating an excellent harvest. According to the Southern Illinoisan newspaper on July 30, the cooler summer temperatures and sporadic rainfall has created a...

East Moline is getting ready to host the annual Quad Cities Hot Air Balloon Festival which will take place from Sept. 27 through Sept 29 this year in East Moline, Illinois. Hot Air Balloon enthusiasts from all over come out...

If you are planning a trip to France’s famed Bordeaux region this summer, why not schedule a day for the Marathon Du Medoc? The event, set to take place on September 7, 2013, is in fact a full...

Looking for something to do this weekend that combines your love of the outdoors and living greener? Why not attend the 24th annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival? It’s considered the third largest Earth Day celebration in the...

Zip line tours are all the rage and now Illinois has its first entirely tree-based zip line canopy tour nestled right here in southern Illinois surrounded by the beauty and majesty of the Shawnee National Forest.Shawnee Bluffs Canopy...

Bandy’s Pumpkin Patch is a family owned and operated pumpkin farm with much more to offer visitors. The endeavor began in 1986, according to the website, when they grew a few pumpkins for friends and family. The following...

Superman fans are gearing up for the annual event held in Metropolis, Illinois. This year the town is expecting thousands of visitors, just as it has in the past. Along with the carnival atmosphere, most fans come for the celebrity...

If it weren’t for Interstate 24 roaring by in the foreground, Whitehaven would be the ideal country retreat. The home passed through a series of owners before winding up as Kentucky’s only historic home converted to...

Looking for something to do this Mother’s Day weekend to make Mom appreciate all her modern conveniences? Visit the Saline Creek Pioneer Village in Harrisburg on Saturday for a taste of life in the 1850’s to...

In a couple of earlier pieces, I shared with you information about a bus tour across Illinois conducted by the Illinois Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and points of interest in Pope County, Illinois. The bus tour was...