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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. ...
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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