HBO series begins production at White Pines State Park
Wheels are moving throughout White Pines State Park as HBO production crews prepare to start filming a new horror series.
Oregon Illinois
Slide show of my first trip to Oregon Illinois on 17 July 2016.
Photos: Gil Feliciano ©2016
Music: Indian Sky by Frank Dorittke
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Kayaking white pines state park Illinois
Giant City State Park IL
My family and I check out Giant City State Park.
Black Hawk Statue Has Special Meaning to Quad City Woman
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Leaving the Blackhawk Statue
Oregon, IL Blackhawk Statue
Filmed and Produced by Chad Winterland
Illinois Adventure #1807 Northwest Territory Historic Center
Located in Dixon, IL, the Northwest Territory Historic Center resides in the former high school building that was attended by Ronald Reagan. Due to the association, the museum has an extensive collection of Ronald Reagan Presidential memorabilia, along with a restored classroom and gymnasium. It has an exhibit on the Walgreen family estate, which is also located in Dixon. Also on display is a model of the 2nd largest Chautauqua building in the country and a diorama showing the grounds around it. (Chautauqua was an adult educational movement founded in the late 19th century.) Other poplar exhibits include the Blackhawk War and early pioneering life.
Big River state forest
Majestic gully
Seven Wonders of Illinois: Blackhawk State Historic Site
Behold the wonder of Western Illinois. The Blackhawk State Historic Site, located in Rock Island, was inhabited more than 12,000 years ago by Native Americans and now serves as an amazing combination of history and nature.
Lorado Taft: the Chicago Years
Sculptor Lorado Taft helped build Chicago's worldwide reputation as the epicenter of the City Beautiful Movement. In this new biography, art historian Allen Stuart Weller picks up where his earlier book Lorado in Paris left off, drawing on the sculptor's papers to generate a fascinating account of the most productive and influential years of Taft's long career.
Returning to Chicago from France, Taft established a bustling studio and began a twenty-one-year career as an instructor at the Art Institute, succeeded by three decades as head of the Midway Studios at the University of Chicago. This triumphant era included ephemeral sculpture for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; a prolific turn-of-the-century period marked by the gold-medal-winning The Solitude of the Soul; the 1913 Fountain of the Great Lakes; the 1929 Alma Mater at the University of Illinois; and large-scale projects such as his ambitious program for Chicago's Midway with the monumental Fountain of Time. In addition, the book charts Taft's mentoring of women artists, including the so-called White Rabbits at the World's Fair, many of whom went on to achieve artistic success.
Lavishly illustrated with color images of Taft's most celebrated works, Lorado Taft: The Chicago Years completes the first major study of a great American artist.
Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War
Labor Day Powwow at Black Hawk State Park
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The 71st Annual Labor Day Weekend Powwow at Black Hawk Historic Site in Rock Island. The Powwow was established in 1940 and celebrates the return of the Sauk from Oklahoma and the Meskwaki from Tama, Iowa, to their traditional land.
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White Pine
White pine was historically one of MI most important tree species. 100 years ago much of Michigan was covered by giant white pines. Due to excessive logging, forest fires, and the agricultural revolution, there are far fewer white pines on the landscape today. Many of the forests in Alcona and Iosco counties will eventually succeed into white pine communities if left undisturbed.
Michiana Shores 1937 (home movies) -- Journeys in America
An 8 mm film showing scenes from the family cottages and the beach in Michiana Shores, Indiana, a few blocks from the Michigan border. Some of it is color footage.
Leaving the family home at 10348 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago 0:16
On the road to Michiana Shores 0:56
Winter 1:32
Michiana Shores cottages 2:20
Spring 3:17
Summer 4:09
Bathing Suits on the beach 4:29
Swimming in Lake Michigan 6:18
Great-grandma Millicent moons the camera 6:50
Sailboats ont he lake 7:24
Helen making faces 7:50
Tippy the dog on the beach 8:19
Bird in birdcage 9:30
clouds 10:00
Ship on the water 10:14
Noel having fun 10:24
Beach scenes 10:59
bird overhead 11:36
Outside the cottages 11:51
Hammock 12:03
Back in the water 12:15
Cottages again 12:30
Autumn 12:44
fall color and landscapes 12:46
water towers? 13:22
More water towers? 14:33
Indian statue? 14:57 (This reminds me of the Loredo Taft statue of Black Hawk in Lowden State Park in Oregon, Illinois. If it is that statue, then I don't know why it was included in this reel of film about Michiana Shores. Any thoughts from viewers on what statue this might be?)
Winter 15:14
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism in the United States is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large corporations and railroads, and fears of corruption in American politics. In the 21st century, progressives continue to embrace concepts such as environmentalism and social justice. Social progressivism, the view that governmental practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves, forms the ideological basis for many American progressives.
Historian Alonzo Hamby defined progressivism as the political movement that addresses ideas, impulses, and issues stemming from modernization of American society. Emerging at the end of the nineteenth century, it established much of the tone of American politics throughout the first half of the century.
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Jack Wilson - An Interagency Legend
Jack Wilson's profound effect on wildfire management in the nation.
Luke Perring's Doe Bowhunt
DeWitt County, IL
33773 N. Shawnee Ave, Grayslake, IL 60030
Escape to the tranquility of Lake County Suburban living in this beautiful 5 bedroom, contemporary colonial, executive home just minutes from the METRA station. Be the envy of the neighborhood with the spacious 3 car garage and attached tool shed. Oversized deck overlooking the beautiful, professional landscaping that colors the picturesque backyard retreat from Spring through Autumn. Premium, extra large culd-de-sac location. Breathtaking, scenic walking/biking trails in the 5 acre woods set aside in the subdivision. Full finished basement with in-law arrangement. Newer roof, siding and windows. Luxuriously appointed, with master suite, his and her closets, his and her vanities, soaker tub. Close to everything, yet closer to nature. Minutes to Chain of Lakes State Park, Shopping Malls, 24 Hour grocery, Movie Theaters, College of Lake County, some of the best restaurants in the area. Too much to list.