Driving through Northern Illinois - Random acts and planned stops
Main Branch of the Joliet Library - Joliet Limestone Driving through the northern stretch of Illinois was an experience of planning and randomness. I planned to visit the Joliet and a small museum in the town of Freeport. In between these stops, I allowed my GPS to plan my route, with its only command being “Avoid Highways” Joliet Illinois Joliet is a city of almost 150,000 people that sits along the Des Plains River. All I knew about it was that there was a state prison there. When I arrived on a Saturday morning, the downtown area was fairly deserted. This gave me a chance to walk around the historic district and take photos without crowds. Apparently I was not the only person looking to take advantage of this fact as there was a photography class or club out taking pictures. Joliet’s earliest industry was providing limestone to the construction industry in Chicago. Limestone was shipped down the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which ran from...