A Star Wars firefight and skiers jumping over your car are just some of the amazing light displays at the East Peoria Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights Electric Park comprises floats that begin…
Date Archives November 2024
Kansas City’s Plaza Lights Shine at Christmas
As a child, what I looked forward to the most at Christmas was the magic of the Plaza Lights in Kansas City. It is an over-90-year-old tradition that spans a 15-block area with Christmas lights…
New Jersey: High Point State Park Visit
Visit New Jersey’s highest point for mountain views and see the 220-foot New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial monument at High Point State Park. Entering the Park The 16,000-acre state park is just a few miles from…
Hike Through Wetlands at Silver Creek Preserve
Hike around a pond, a wetland, and a prairie at Silver Creek Preserve near Mascoutah, Illinois, in the Metro East. Overview The trail is a 1.1-mile paved path through wetlands and prairie grass. This preserve…
Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve Hike
A short hike through the woods leads to wooden stepping stones and a homemade bridge at Julius J. Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve. Overview This 0.7-mile hike is found just off Illinois 158 between Mascoutah and…
Playground Adventure and Hike at O’Day Park
O’Day Park in O’Fallon, Missouri, features a unique adventure playground with a web-like ropes course, a climbing wall, and paved trails. Playground Fun at O’Day Park After parking, my son and I headed to the…
Christmas Lights Road Trip: Lake of the Ozarks
Santa, Rudolph, and lake-themed Christmas lights can be seen at numerous light displays during Christmas time at the Lake of the Ozarks. We checked out two drive-through Christmas lights while we were staying the night…
See Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland of Lights
Whimsical Christmas lights reflecting off a lake are found at Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland drive-thru light display at Horner Park. Thousands of lights can be seen here with many scenes of the holiday season. We entered…
Hike to a Stone Arch Bridge at Fall Creek Scenic Overlook
Discover a historic stone arch bridge, cascading waterfalls, and scenic views at Fall Creek Scenic Overlook Park. It is located south of Quincy, Illinois, near the intersection of Illinois Highway 57 and Interstate 174. Overview…
Road Trip to a Top 50 Christmas Light Display
Keokuk, Iowa’s “City of Christmas” lights display made the list of the Top 50 Christmas Light Displays in America. It contains over one million lights. Over 20,000 vehicles make it through the lights each year. We did find…
