Hiking at Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek access area is one of the largest areas of its type on Lake Shelbyville. There are a variety of activites and use areas available at Wolf Creek, including a complete equestrian camp area with 15 miles of horse...
Recent Posts by Ed Baumgarten
Holidays, History and a Gingerbread House…..
Dr. Ruben Boyajian is surgeon from Effingham, Illinois, renowned for his medical skill the world over……and also renowned for being an artisan in gingerbread. Every holiday season, Ruben creates a large scale, intricately detailed model of a local attraction and...
A Forest Preserve with a lot more than forest….
A Forest Preserve with a lot more than forest….. North of I-74 near the town of Mahomet sits Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. I had set off for this park early on a Saturday morning to feed my need of...
The Balloons return to Lake Shelbyville……
The air above Lake Shelbyville will be filled with many beautiful balloons this weekend, (October 7th-9th) as the Touchstone Energy Balloon Fest once again comes to town. Several flights are planned on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a Basket Burn...
The Great Pumpkin Patch
(be sure to check out the slideshow of images at the end of this post) The town of Arthur and it’s surrounding area is known as Amish Country in Illinois…..but in the fall, it’s known as Pumpkin Patch country. Every...