Maybe also you, as the Illinois, you’ve an adventurous side. You’ll find it in dozens of state parks, lush forests and even in the heart of Chicago. So whether you’re into hiking, biking or channeling your inner daredevil, you’ll find just the thing here for a little adventure in the great outdoors. From eagle watching, and balloon fests, to triathlons …

ILLINOIS FARMER – Poem by Carl Sandburg Bury this old Illinois farmer with respect. He slept the Illinois nights of his life after days of work in Illinois cornfields. Now he goes on a long sleep.       BATTLE FLAGS OF ILLINOIS – Poem by Harriet Monroe Through the red dusk of war they flew, from Shiloh to the …

He is one of America’s most admired writers and broadcasters (he has won every major award in broadcasting). Scott Simon was born in Chicago, Illinois, grewing up in major cities across the United States and Canada, (including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C.). His books include Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan; Jackie …

GERDA WEGENER 1/3 – She was born on March day, 1886. She was a Danish fashion illustrator and painter of lesbian erotica in the 1930s, she grew up in Hobro, but she left home at the age of 17 and moved to Copenhagen as a teenager to pursue her artistic interests. She worked as a successful fashion illustrator for magazines, …

All his works are stylistically very different from one another. He has a reputation for being hard to place in terms of literary style. He is a Danish writer of fiction, and was born in Copenhagen (Denmark), but before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor. He received a Master of Arts in Literature …

BARCAROLE – Poetry by Johan Ludvig Heiberg The night is so quiet, the air is so clear, dew Beads trundle, Moon rays play along the lake’s glass. Wave Melodies cradle heart into. Suk and Appeals tier, wind Blow liberator, it betyngte mind. WHEREVER WE GO – Poetry by Henrik Nordbrandt Wherever we go, we always too late in what once …

Everyone loves to travel, but not everyone loves to travel the same way. All you have to do is have the time in your life. Meeting Benches. The way to make the world a better place is easy. Choose a bench, where you can publish what you have painted or written, a review of a book that you’ve read, or …