This 1948 mid century modern house. Bought by Stephen and Ellen Crouse in 2022

     Formerly Barkers Shoes. Built in 1900.  Building is Commercial Vernacular.

     Dawes Park is  15.9 acre area in Evanston, IL  It is located along the seashore of Lake Michigan. It features paths for pedestrians, benches, and public restrooms.  There is a man made lagoon (Arrington Lagoon) with fountains.

Built in 1873. 2 story building. Currently occupied by Sherwood Forest Meat Market.Architecturalnstyle is Streamline Moderne

     The Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin is located at 5400 1st Avenue. Its campus is along the Lake Michigan lakefront.

     The 57,00 square foot museum opened in 2008. It focuses on the role of the upper middle west states of Wisconsin, Illinois,Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota in the Civil War.

     It features  360 degree movie in the center of the museum.

     The U.S. Grant Monument is located on 2045 Lincoln Park West in Chicago, Il.   The statue was commissioned in 1885 and completed in 1891.  The artist was Louis T. Rebesso. 

     The statue was cast in bronze by Chicope Bronze Works. It consists of 22 metal pieces

     Illinois Beach State Park (aka known as Adeline Joy Geo-Karis Beach State Park) is located at One Lake Front Drive, Zion, Illinois. It stretches miles along northern Lake Michigan in Illinois.  It provides a full range of recreation opportunities.

     It is the only remnant of beach ridge shoreline left in the state. There are dunes and swales, marshes., oak forests  and a vast array of animal life and vegetation.

     The park is 4160 acres divided into 2 separate areas north and south.  The park offers swimming, boating, picnic areas, fishing, hiking and camping.

    The park features a resort the Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center.