In and Around Wilmington
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RT. 66, or the "Main Street of America" takes travelers through eight states. The road runs through cities large and small,
including downtown Wilmington. Now known as RT-53 (which turns into Baltimore St.), RT 66 contains countless landmarks and historical buildings.
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The first Antique Store first opened at Liars Corner, about 1965. By 1976 the market started to
expand, taking over the downtown area. With 2 large malls, and several small shops in the main downtown area
visitors can find treasures that range from the smallest bobble to the finest furniture.
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The first Catfish Days Festival was first held in 1976 as a part of the bicentennial celebration of our country.
Catfish Day features parades, a carnival, downtown flea market, activities for all ages and catfish dinners to make your mouth water.
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Enveloping both sides of the Kankakee River for 11 miles, in an area 6 miles northwest of Kankakee, the park consists of approximately 4,000 acres. Illinois Routes 102 on the north and 113 on the south frame the park, with Interstates 55 and 57 both providing convenient access
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A tranquil setting, flowing rivers, and natural prairie land -- the Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area has it all! Visitors will delight in the abundance of wildlife, restful picnic areas and variety of sportfishing species. Farmland and woodland, prairie and swamp, still water and shoreline offer unlimited opportunities for nature lovers and sportsmen
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"Midewin" (pronounced "Mih-DAY-win") is the Potawatomi name for their healing society. This name was chosen for the prairie site because the landscape will, through hard work and care, be healed of the conditions which have degreaded the tallgreass prairie ecosystem and eventually be restored to conditions resembling those present prior to Euro-American settlement.
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Passing through the vicinity of the Wilmington area, the Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. The 97-mile canal extended from the Chicago River near Lake Michigan to the Illinois River at Peru, Illinois.
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