I traipsed around southern Illinois at some new sites as an offshoot of covering the total solar eclipse. It brought a sharp reminder just how much southern Illinois brings to our outdoors world from painted bikes to caves to Tecumseh to timber rattlers.
As darkness descended Monday in the path of totality, the air cooled, a bullfrog hummed a bass line, and birds of all kinds called out to mark the occasion.
Cave-In-Rock is a small village in southern Illinois that has a fascinating history full of bandits, pirates, and murderers that most people don't know about.
The Harpe Brothers were infamous outlaws from Kentucky who left a bloody trail of destruction through Illinois in the late 1700s. Many people still remember their deadly exploits and the fear they instilled in those who lived near them. Get the full story on these notorious brothers and why their legacy is still remembered today.
The Harpe Brothers were infamous outlaws from Kentucky who left a bloody trail of destruction through Illinois in the late 1700s. Many people still remember their deadly exploits and the fear they instilled in those who lived near them. Get the full story on these notorious brothers and why their legacy is still remembered today.