Metropolis Illinois

Jeff & Cindy in front of Superman Statue in Metropolis, IL on Superman Day, April 18, 2025.

Dixon Springs State Park in Golconda, Illinois April 16 – 23, 2025

Cindy, Bella and I left Seven Points Campground outside of Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, April 16th for a 3-hour drive to Dixon Springs State Park in Golconda, Illinois where we would “enjoy” a 7-night stay. This stay was supposed to be at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis, Illinois. But that campground sits on the […]

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Charlotte and family at her birthday dinner at Cheesecake Factory in Winter Park, Florida.

Magnolia Park in Apopka, Florida Nov. 29 – Dec. 13, 2024

Friday November 29, 2024 we left Blue Springs State Park and drove an hour to Magnolia Park in Apopka, Florida. This is an Orange County park and it was our first time staying here AND our first time staying in any Orange County park. Magnolia Park is 56 acres of camping and recreational areas. The

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Fort Massac State Park – Metropolis, IL June 8- 15, 2023

As mentioned in the previous post, we arrived at Fort Massac State Park on Thursday, June 8, 2023 and spent the first 3 1/2 days doing almost nothing but attending the 45th Annual Superman Celebration. The remainder of our time was spent enjoying Fort Massac State Park and getting some errands done. Monday morning we

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Superman Celebration – Metropolis, IL June 8- 11, 2023

WARNING! This is a very long post with more than the usual amount of photos. If it’s TL;DR for you just know that I had a SUPER time and my wife is the greatest! “Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…SUPERMAN!” Anybody who knows me well knows that, despite my

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