Attractions

Tune in to see actor Jeff Daniels as a Buckless Yooper. In addition, learn about a professional baseball team’s mascot called Mr. Celery, and the Museum of Funeral Customs that has one focus — death.


Business

Ever drink an okra martini or lather up with a luxury soap named after the lowly boll weevil? Need live crickets – fast? Click here to find out more about these and other businesses that offer unusual products and services!


Dining

Pass the napkins, please. You can get a fried double bologna burger, or try a pig sandwich, green chili slopper or coffee potato ice cream. Wash everything down with a white birch beer from the Hall of Foam.


Oddities

Time out: A Division I college football game actually had a final score of 222-0. Also, somebody had to invent Mother’s Day, and a city called Skullbone got its name from hosting bare-knuckle boxing matches.


Festivals

What’s that smell? Be sure to attend a celebration that features outhouse races, then bring a breath mint to the annual Garlic Festival. In addition, applaud the lucky and deserving winner of the Slug Queen Pageant.

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How to Eat Your Pet
Got a question about rabbits? Call the American Rabbit Breeders Association headquartered in Bloomington, Ill.

More than 30,000 members from the U.S., Canada and abroad are dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of the domestic rabbit and guinea pigs. The association has published a cookbook entitled 1001 Ways to Cook Rabbit.

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Images of McLean County online is loaded with interesting information, photos and feature stories about this great community. There’s even a cool photographic video tour. Whether you are interested in visiting or relocating – or just curious – you will enjoy exploring Images of McLean County online.

Visit www.imagesmclean.com for more.


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