It is hard to describe just where we are located when someone asks. I don't know why the students chose the name, and I may never know. One thing for sure, it does make you think. It even makes you ask yourself how you feel about living here. To me, we are really in the Middle of Everywhere and among great people.
All roads lead to some interesting places.
I challenge you to tour Illinois and find out. My Corporate Attorney of Peoria, William Rutherford who is founder of Wild Life Prairie Park near Farmington, told me that our area in Illinois will be the most popular place in the United States someday. Rutherford, a past head of the Illinois Dept. of State Conservation, said Illinois holds beautiful green lands, rolling hills and meadows. It also enjoys wildlife, the four seasons, and, excluding Chicago, is a rather conservative state. You will find places to fish, hunt, and camp and you will see that most Illinois residents are concerned about taking care of the environment in order to pass on a better place to the next generation.