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PHOTO: Wintry Skyline Reflection in Chicago’s Cloud Gate Sculpture

August 9, 2021March 6, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Wintry reflection of Chicago's skyline on the "Cloud Gate" sculpture, which Chicagoans fondly call "The Bean," due to its resemblance to a coffee bean

Wintry reflection of Chicago’s skyline on the “Cloud Gate” sculpture in Chicago’s Millenium Park. Chicagoans fondly refer to it as “The Bean,” due to its resemblance to a coffee bean.

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PHOTO: Cragg Cabin, Goose Lake Prairie State Park, Morris, Illinois

August 9, 2021March 4, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Reconstructed Cragg Cabin at Goose Lake Prairie State Park in Morris, Illinois, which once served as a stop on the old Chicago-Bloomington Teamster Trail

Reconstructed Cragg Cabin at Goose Lake Prairie State Park in Morris, Illinois, which once served as a stop on the old Chicago-Bloomington Teamster Trail

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PHOTO: Goose Lake Prairie State Park, Morris, Illinois

August 9, 2021March 2, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Winter scene at Goose Lake Prairie State Park in Morris, IL, where reclaimed prairie demonstrates the landscape that once covered 60 percent of the State

Winter scene at Goose Lake Prairie State Park in Morris, Illinois, where reclaimed prairie demonstrates the landscape that once covered 60 percent of the State

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PHOTO: Melting Ice Sheet on the Kankakee River in Illinois

August 9, 2021February 27, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
Like a giant cut diamond, this chunk of ice sits on the edge of a melting ice sheet on the Kankakee River in Wilmington, Illinois

Like a giant cut diamond, this chunk of ice sits on the edge of a melting ice sheet on the Kankakee River in Wilmington, Illinois

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PHOTO: Winter Thaw on the Kankakee River in Illinois

August 9, 2021February 25, 2015 by Barbara Weibel
When the thaw comes each spring on the Kankakee River in Wilmington, Illinois, the frozen river breaks up into mini icebergs and crystal ice formations

When the thaw comes each spring on the Kankakee River in Wilmington, Illinois, the frozen river breaks up into mini icebergs and crystal ice formations

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About Barbara Weibel

 
Barbara Weibel, publisher of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel
After years of working at jobs that paid the bills but brought no joy, I felt like a "hole in the donut" - solid on the outside, but empty on the inside. In 2007, I decided to pursue my true passions of travel, writing, and photography. Find out how I changed my life HERE
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