Ecotourism: Starved Rock in Illinois serves as model for Peoria area
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Pekin Daily Times
With the spring turkey hunting season opening in Illinois this week, Peoria-area sportsmen and women have taken to the area’s fields and forests.
And it s a busy time for stores in the area that sell hunting supplies. Merle Keefer, owner of Pekin Bass and Bow, estimated that he has sold about 200 turkey permits this year.
“It’s been a pretty typical year,” he added.
David Barth, owner of Pekin Gun and Sporting Goods, said that each year, the store sees a significant increase in business about a month before the start of a spring or fall turkey season. This year, he has noticed that guns and ammunition for hunting seem to be in short supply because of an increased demand for self-defense weapons.
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The couple sought to escape their suburban-Chicago home and expose their two teens to the great outdoors. They considered overnight camping, though a complete lack of experience prompted hesitation.
“We wanted to camp,” said a grinning Ben Desnoyers. “But we didn’t want to camp-camp.”
Kris Desnoyers had heard about “glamping” an oxymoronic mashup of “glamorous” and “camping” which somewhat compromises wilderness for comfort. Think of a state park with resort services.
From the Desnoyers dwelling in Tinley Park, she searched the internet and found few glamping possibilities in Illinois. But she spotted just what they were looking for in Sankoty Lakes Resort and Retreat, still under transformation around a former gravel pit on the edge of Spring Bay. After a recent serene night under a full moon, the Desnoyers stepped out of one of the 20 canvas tents each decked out with modern amenities, to the tune of