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Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Thursday, April 4, 2024

What Happened to all the Alewives in Lake Michigan?

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Alewives are small fish native to saltwater but migrate to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn. They are also called River Herring, Sawbe...
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Saturday, July 22, 2023

Schiller Woods Forest Preserve Magic Water Pump on Irving Park Road, Particulars.

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The pump is located in Schiller Woods Forest Preserve in Schiller Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Google Maps: 41°57'08.8"N 87...
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Saturday, July 1, 2023

Trout (Amusement) Park, Elgin, Illinois. (1890s-1922)

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Trout Park in Elgin, Illinois, has a long and interesting history.  The park was originally owned by Dr. P.W. Pratt, who enclosed a 70-acre ...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Illinois' Moniker: The Sucker State.

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You probably recognize Illinois’ state nickname as "The Prairie State," which dates back to the 1840s. On the other hand, "La...
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Friday, March 3, 2023

Griggsville, Illinois, "The Purple Martin Capital of the Nation."

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Due to the town's location between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in southern Illinois, Griggsville has a severe mosquito problem. ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Derecho Weather Events in Illinois.

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JUNE 3, 2014 WEATHER ALERT: A major severe weather outbreak has begun across the central Plains Tuesday afternoon, with a possible "Der...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Great Epizootic; an equine influenza in 1872-1873 starting in Canada, and killed horses all over North America.

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Bloomington, Illinois' streets were eerily quiet for several weeks in late November and early December 1872. Horses were missing from th...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

The History of the Paleo-Indian, the Hopewell Culture, of the Albany Mounds, in Albany, Illinois.

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One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds, contains continuous human occupation over the last 10,000 years. ...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Looters of Prehistoric Native American Archeological Sites is a Big Problem in Illinois and the Mississippi Valley.

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CATCHING PREHISTORIC SITE LOOTERS Southern Illinois District Court vs, Mr. Leslie Jones (results below in sub-section) . As Geoff Donalds...
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