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Mental Health Day
Aug. 1st, 2022 03:15 pmThere was a period of years where Rotary business took me to Lake Geneva at least one if not twice a year. Each time, I would pass by signs for the Illinois Railway Museum. Each time I saw said signs, I would say "I ought to visit." Well, I finally decided that a visit wasn't going to happen unless I planned it, and today was the planned day.
The museum is just on the outskirts of Union, Illinois, a solid hour-and-fifteen minute drive from my house. Not liking crowds, I decided that a weekday visit was wise. The place was nearly empty, which was nice, but one exhibit I would have liked to have seen was closed due to the lack of audience. The museum was originally the Chicago Electric Railway Museum, and moved out to Union when they outgrew their old space. I'm not especially a fan of old trains, but you can't understand the history of the 1800s without looking at trains and steamships.
At any rate, I:
1) Rode an authentic interurban railcar.
2) Learned that Chicago had a cable-car system at one time.
3) Ate a Choco Taco ice cream bar. (Hey, I was on vacation!). I had actually never heard of a Choco Taco bar until I saw the local TV news report that they were being discontinued. For those not clicking through, a Choco Taco bar is an ice cream bar made to look like a taco.
Overall, a relaxing day.
The museum is just on the outskirts of Union, Illinois, a solid hour-and-fifteen minute drive from my house. Not liking crowds, I decided that a weekday visit was wise. The place was nearly empty, which was nice, but one exhibit I would have liked to have seen was closed due to the lack of audience. The museum was originally the Chicago Electric Railway Museum, and moved out to Union when they outgrew their old space. I'm not especially a fan of old trains, but you can't understand the history of the 1800s without looking at trains and steamships.
At any rate, I:
1) Rode an authentic interurban railcar.
2) Learned that Chicago had a cable-car system at one time.
3) Ate a Choco Taco ice cream bar. (Hey, I was on vacation!). I had actually never heard of a Choco Taco bar until I saw the local TV news report that they were being discontinued. For those not clicking through, a Choco Taco bar is an ice cream bar made to look like a taco.
Overall, a relaxing day.
