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Edgar Lee Masters; Vachel Lindsay; Carl Sandburg
Episode number: 608
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WILL recreates imagery from the Spoon River Anthology and learns about its author, Edgar Lee Masters; we travel to Springfield and learn about the life and poetry of Vachel Lindsay; we wrap up our "Prairie Poets Special" by discussing the life and work of Carl Sandburg.
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Christian County Coal Mining Museum, Cahokia Mounds, Allerton Park
Episode number: 606
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WILL travels to Taylorville to see a museum dedicated to the history of coal mining; we travel to the Cahokia Mounds and learn about the ancient Native American city that once thrived there; we walk through Allerton Park in central Illinois
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Train Special: Monticello Railway Museum, Miniature Train Town of Rayville, The Inter-Urban Line
Episode number: 605
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WILL travels to central Illinois to the Monticello Railway Museum; we meet Ray McIntyre and spend a day at the miniature town of Rayville; we learn about the history of the Inter-Urban Train Line.
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Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop, Bagelfest, Oakland Bakery
Episode number: 604
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WILL goes to Springfield to eat at the Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop; we celebrate Bagelfest in Mattoon; we show a classic Prairie Fire episode from 1992 about the Oakland Bakery
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SOARRING Foundation, Rockome Gardens, Crosswinds Equine Rescue, Virginia Theatre
Episode number: 603
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WILL meets Joseph Standing Bear, learns about the SOARRING Foundation and attends a Pow Wow; we travel to Douglas County and see the beauty of Rockome Gardens; we travel to Crosswinds Equine Rescue and see how they rehabilitate old, unwanted, and sometimes abused horses; we learn about the renovation of the Virginia Theatre in Champaign
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Lincoln Circuit Markers, Lincoln Convention, and Edwards Place
Episode number: 602
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Prairie Fire takes viewers on the circuit where Abraham Lincoln made his rounds as a lawyer. We also present a story from 1995 about the National Convention of Lincoln Presenters. Finally, we visit Edwards Place in Springfield.
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