My vacation also included a trip to Bishop Hill, IL. My sister camp with my Mother and I the FIRST time we went. We got into town a little late so we didn't get to see most of the shops or restaurants. We DID get to go to the Village Smithy, a great little quilt shop. I of course bought a couple of shirts and a hooded sweatshirt. The tee shirt for myself of course was "Got Glögg with picture of a a viking underneath. I will have to get a picture of that and post it.

This is the one of the only pictures I took while visiting Bishop Hill (and this was taken just outside of town on my way out).




My sister and I then went through a corn maze which we were informed that the fencing (set up the night before for the haunted cornfield, were taken down. We had to get through 12 check points to complete and of course get our free PIE PUMPKIN upon our departure. We got through #1 & #2 easily enough, but we ran into orange fencing everywhere. We were trapped! We had to cheat and step through three rows of corn to another path and then we were off . Is it cheating when they don't give you maps and you use your cell phone to take pics at the checks points of the maps?? We decided not to tell the authorities about the cell phone use and take the pie pumpkins home anyway.

I think it was the next day my mother and I went BACK to Bishop Hill. She needed quilt material and I helped pick some out. I also bought some more souvenirs. We ate lunch at PL Johnson's Restaurant. It is a very nice Old Time place. Wooden floor boards that sound hollow when you walk across them. Lots of stuff on the walls, it was pretty neat.

I took this pic with my cell phone right by the Park in town I guess is what you would call it, I don't remember seeing a name anywhere although I am sure that it had one.