Local attractions where you grew up?

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When I was growing up in Flora, IL, there were two:

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This is Charlie Brown Park, which is HUGE. This area has some good fishing spots, and it's also where the fireworks happen every year. They put on quite a good show every year, but I haven't been to one since 2002, though.

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This here is Kwanis Park, where there's a rocket kids could play in, which was totally awesome. Loved that park growing up. They have a suspension bridge connected to that rocket, too. Used to scare the s*** out of me.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
When I was growing up in Flora, IL, there were two:

frontgat.jpg


This is Charlie Brown Park, which is HUGE. This area has some good fishing spots, and it's also where the fireworks happen every year. They put on quite a good show every year, but I haven't been to one since 2002, though.

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This here is Kwanis Park, where there's a rocket kids could play in, which was totally awesome. Loved that park growing up. They have a suspension bridge connected to that rocket, too. Used to scare the s*** out of me.
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The playground looks awesome!
 
SilverRoxy said:
The playground looks awesome!
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It does, doesn't it? Those were fun times. When the wind whipped up, and I was on that suspension bridge, oh boy-- it got hard to get off. Not fun when that happened.
 
Nope, just the annual county fair when it rolled thru for a couple days.....:lol:
 
I forgot about Great America! Used to go there quite a bit when I was a teenager! Fun place!
 
MangaReader said:
I forgot about Great America! Used to go there quite a bit when I was a teenager! Fun place!
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The one up by Gurnee Mills? That one? Speaking of which...... Gurnee Mills is a place I'd love to visit again. HUGE place, that is.
 
It's in San Francisco 6 flag Great America.

ChicagoBlue2 said:
The one up by Gurnee Mills? That one? Speaking of which...... Gurnee Mills is a place I'd love to visit again. HUGE place, that is.
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MangaReader said:
Gurnee, Illinois yes. Not Gurnee Mills. It opened on May 29, 1976.
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I know. I'm saying that Six Flags Gurnee is close to Gurnee Mills, which, by the way, looks younger than Six Flags. I'm trying to find a good photo to post here for that (And Woodfield Mall, too).
 
I am an Army brat so I don't count them, but my husband's is the Las Vegas strip.
 
Gurnee Mills Mall. I spotted an aerial photo of the IL Six Flags, and that's up next.

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This place is HUGE, but Woodfield is way bigger.
 
Six Flags Gurnee. Since I was last here, they've added water parks to the place. It's bigger than this now.

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