Picture of the Day: Fall Morning in Calhoun County

Calhoun County (IL) at sunrise, from the Mississippi River (photo taken September 2013). See more Pictures of the Day here. Calhoun County, Illinois in the early morning

By |2016-10-21T15:28:28-05:00October 16th, 2013|Photo of the Day|Comments Off on Picture of the Day: Fall Morning in Calhoun County

Picture of the Day: Winfield Ferry

There are still places along the Mississippi where your best bet to get from one side to another is to ride a ferry, but some of those throwbacks have had a hard time in recent years. The ferry that shuttled cars and people between between Winfield, Missouri and Calhoun County, Illinois shut down about two

By |2016-10-21T15:28:57-05:00April 18th, 2012|Photo of the Day|Comments Off on Picture of the Day: Winfield Ferry

Picture of the Day: Washed Up

While I was out exploring Calhoun County (Illinois) last week, I came across this old barge that had been washed on shore long enough to accumulate a heck of a lot of mud in its cargo hold. See more Photos of the Day here. Mississippi River around river mile 225 (Calhoun County, Illinois); March, 2012

By |2016-10-21T15:28:57-05:00April 4th, 2012|Photo of the Day|Comments Off on Picture of the Day: Washed Up

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