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Exploring the Rich Heritage of Prairie du Rocher, IL
An hour from St. Louis, near the Mississippi River, is the small town of Prairie du Rocher (French for prairie on the rock). We visited as part of…
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Immerse Yourself in French Colonial Life at Fort de Chartres
Let’s step back in time and explore Fort de Chartres, a French colonial fort in southern Illinois. This massive stone fort is now managed by the Illinois DNR…
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Small Town, Big History: Exploring Route 66, Atlanta, IL
Our first drive as full-timer RVers would have been at least 6 ½ hours (probably more with towing) so we decided to split the drive into two days.…
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In Our Harvest Hosts Era: All About Our First Adventure
After 7 months of stationary full-time RVing, we were finally ready to actually hit the road. To start our adventures, we headed down to southern Illinois to see…
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Learning How to Replace RV Subfloor: The Repair That Almost Set Us Back
We knew we had some repairs to do on the RV before hitting the road, but they were mostly pretty minor. The biggest projects we had were things…
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Replacing an RV Awning (This Project Took 3 Different Ladders)
Our RV awning was in desperate need of replacement. There were a few years between the RV being used by Josh’s grandpa and us getting it where it…
