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Not So Trivial Illinois LbNA #35651

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Sep 30, 2007
Location:
City:Oswego
County:Kendall
State:Illinois
Boxes:2
Planted by:Nitrocat & Kittens
Found by: Grimke Clan (2)
Last found:Jul 11, 2013
Status:FFFFFF
Last edited:Sep 30, 2007
Illinois might be part of what is considered “Fly-Over Country”, but it holds an important place in our nation on many different levels. Answer the following questions to see how much you know about it!

“Official Representatives”
Illinois State Amphibian: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Animal: _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Bird: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Fish: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Flower: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Fossil: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Insect: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Mineral: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Prairie Grass: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Reptile: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Soil: _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Tree: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Illinois State Motto: “_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “.
Illinois State Nicknames: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Illinois’ Capitols: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How many counties does Illinois have? _ _ _
The name “Illinois” means, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The oldest community in Illinois is _ _ _ _ _ _.
The highest point in Illinois is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at _ _ _ _ feet above sea level.
Illinois was the _ _ st state admitted to the Union.
Illinois is the #1 producer of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the US and the #2 producer of _ _ _ _ (most years).

Some Illinois “firsts”
The round food storage units used on farms are called _ _ _ _ _. The first one was constructed in a farm in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The world’s largest fast food chain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, began in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The world’s first skyscraper was built in _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Barbed Wire was improved and patented by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ in _ _ _ _ _ _.


Clues:
The entrance to Saw Wee Kee park can be found on the NW corner of Orchard road at Rt. 71. Turn onto Budlong road and then follow the arrow to the right onto Old Minkler Rd. Cross the RR tracks and follow the road along the river until you come to the entrance to the park. Almost all the way to the end is a parking area on the left marked "Trail Head/ Picnic Area/Trailer parking" (horse) where you want to park.
Note: A word about Saw Wee Kee park- this park was built on an old gravel strip mine. That means that while your overall elevation gain is negligible, there is very little level ground. There is a lot of climbing involved. None of it is extreme, just plenteous. Right now, the hike to the two boxes is not long, but I intend to add more to this series in the future. During wet or wintry weather, the trails can be slick. Please be careful and know your own limits.

Box #1
Box #2

Contact me if you are interested in the rest of the clue. It would be a good idea to allow several days for a response.

Please watch for uncharitable vegetation when hunting for these boxes. Also, I cannot stress enough about being careful on the hills here. The gravel can be loose and slippery.

Someday, I hope to add to this series! There is still lots of park left!