SightseeingSally stands in front of a Welcome to Illinois sign beside a two lane country road.

Illinois, Land of Lincoln

Over the years we’ve done a number of episodes featuring towns in Illinois, focusing particularly in the southern half of the state. The reason? Their winters are usually milder and start later than winters in Northeastern Wisconsin.

Buda – a small town in rural Illinois

Cairo – an old Mississippi River town

Cave In Rock – a small town on the Ohio River

Elizabethtown – a small town in Southern Illinois

Golconda – a historic town on the Ohio River

Mound City – urban decay in a small town in Southern Illinois

Old Shawneetown – an old Ohio River town

Rosiclare – an old mining town in Southern Illinois