Springfield Tour

[David Lockmiller]

(10-15-2022 07:56 AM)Gene C Wrote:  The weather looks almost perfect for the Springfield Tour, with high temps at 60-70 and lows in the 40's. No rain and near peak fall foliage
(according to the weather channel) Nice downtown motels range from $89 to a lot more (according to Trip Advisor)
We spend most of our daytime hours on Fri & Sat seeing the sites, evenings we have dinner together -(Chesapeake Seafood, Saputos, Star 66 Cafe) or more casual if you want to, nights recharging for the next day.

Our schedule is very flexible,
If your interested, let us know through the forum or private message, and we will answer your questions.

Might I suggest that you all take a trip down to Lincoln homesite outside Decatur. Take the old 36 route from Springfield. You will enjoy driving on old 36 and you will pass through Buffalo (remember this when you drive back to Springfield on old 36).

At the old homestead, you can look at the Sangamon River as Lincoln actually saw it at that time of year. Imagine him felling trees in the nearby woods and how he felt as you look around the area at that same time of year - this is where he lived when he first came to Illinois. And, you can imagine Lincoln breaking through the ice in the river and almost dying; and, would have but for the extended help of good neighbors.

On the way back, stop in the bar in the middle of the block in Buffalo and have a beer or two. You will know that you are in the right bar when you look up at the ceiling. Say hello for me. You will see both alternating St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs posters on the walls. You cannot survive as a business in this area of Illinois without being impartial. But the old owners were die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fans (no doubt).

If you have a good time at both locations, toast me for the suggestion of a complete early nostalgia Lincoln roundtrip.