I just recently learned that June is officially Illinois River Appreciation Month! I read in the Chicago Tribune that there are activities going on along the Fox River, the Des Plaines, the Illinois, the Kankakee and many others, too. And what a better way to appreciate our own Sangamon River, thought I, than to get out there on it. So […]

A riddle to start the week: I was consumed by dinosaurs. They are extinct. I survived. I was here before you. I will be here long after you are gone. I can kill you. I can destroy your cities. You can’t survive without me. I can invade your property at any time and you can do nothing to stop me. […]