Illinois

Well, on our trek across the USA, we just finished visiting Illinois. At least Chicago! Which is the only place in Illinois that any of us have ever been to. I got to visit the city in high school, but the rest of the family has only been able to visit the airport-and 9 hours is enough time to do it justice!

Interesting things we learned about Illinois--Ronald Reagan was born there-I thought he was born in CA. They do not eat ketchup on their hot dogs in Chicago; only mustard with lots of other things we didn't try like neon green dyed pickle relish. The fire really did start at Mrs. O'Leary's house (she denies that she started it in the barn, but it did begin at their house). Deep dish pizza is not too hard to make with the right recipe that does not involve kneading dough! And Magnolia trees grow in the southern part of IL.

So no trip for this state, but lots of fun finding Illinois/Chicago foods. Since VBS is this week, I think we will just hit the High Seas and visit the USA another time!

Amy