Finding Fogel It is an event Seymour Fogel himself most likely would have shunned. In fact, the artist would probably be better known today were it not for his intense independence and passionately private nature. Art historian Greta Berman has said of Fogel (1911-1984), “He didn’t ‘play the game’ and he never promoted himself. He […]
Celeste Huttes
Celeste Huttes is a freelance
writer in Forsyth.
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Downtown Springfield
Springfield was born downtown, before there was a downtown, at the corner of Jefferson and Klein, where the first “permanent” structure was built. With the infusion of visitors taking in the new Abraham Presidential Library and Museum, the heart of the city is pumping with new vigor. Just ask Victoria Clemons, executive director of Downtown […]
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Girls gone wild
A few years back, Octava Augspurger returned from her annual pilgrimage to the Sunshine State with more than a healthy tan. She arrived home with a plan — one that would involve a red-hot phenomenon, a flamboyant fashion statement, and her fun-loving friends in Lincoln, Ill. While dining out in Florida, Augspurger had seen a […]
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“Before it’s gone”
His life today is simple and quiet. His days are spent in the tiny town of Fillmore, Ill., where he was born more than eight decades ago. But in an instant, Morgan Evans can return to another time, and to places all over the world, as part of a generation who gave up their innocence, […]
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For the birds
Far from its fledgling beginnings in the garage of a caring wildlife rehabilitator, the Illinois Raptor Center has spread its wings wide. Some 15 years later, the center reaches thousands every year with its message of wildlife conservation. Run by the dedicated duo of Jane Seitz, founder and executive director; and Jacques Nuzzo, program director, […]
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Walk this way
The most satisfying journey you take this summer could be an inward one, courtesy of the labyrinth at Jubilee Farm. A center for ecology and spirituality operated by Benincasa Ministries, the farm can be found just west of Springfield on Old Jacksonville Road. There, in a picturesque setting among gently rolling hills, the prairie grass […]
