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By Benjamin Cox on May 19, 2021 at 10:53am
The Backroads Boutique Crawl returns for 2021 this Friday.
Retail shoppers can travel to 3 unique shopping locations in West Central Illinois for bargains and help support local businesses.
The crawl will be held Friday through Sunday from 9AM to 6PM. Home Girls Boutique in Jacksonville, The Yellow Door in Oakford, and Proud Souls in Petersburg are among the participating locations this year. Those wishing to participate can get a special shopping bag at the 3 locations mentioned, good for 10% off of particular merchandise during the crawl. Bags are now available at all 3 locations ahead of the crawl for $8 until they sell out. There is also expected to be extra community shop participants this year.
Neighbors: Jacksonville woman s dollhouse re-creates childhood home, memories
David Blanchette, Journal-Courier
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Julie Rowe shows the dollhouse re-creation of her childhood home.David Blanchette | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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An inside view of Julie Rowe’s dollhouse based on her family residence on West State Street.David Blanchette | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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Jacksonville native Julie Rowe used the extra spare time she had during the pandemic to create a dollhouse that evokes fond memories of growing up in one of Jacksonville’s notable historic houses.
“I take a lot of good-natured flak about being the crazy dollhouse lady,” Rowe said. “It’s a hobby, but I take a sense of pride in it. It was one of those things that you can never imagine you can do until you do it.”