Naperville, IL–West of Chicago, Naperville once was the boom town of Illinois. That’s back when you needed to cross a wooden plank toll bridge to get to Chicago. Unfortunately, Napervillians didn’t think the railroad would amount to much, and passed on the opportunity to serve as a stop. The world passed Naperville by.
Now you can take a train from downtown Chicago to Naperville. (Yes, they relented on the train stop idea.) I strolled the snowy banks of Riverwalk in downtown Naperville, listened to the carillon, then headed up to see the Naper Settlementthis week. It’s all walkable. Naper Settlement has a wonderful interactive history museum that’s open now, and while you can see the outside of the many historic buildings that make up the Naper Settlement, the buildings aren’t open for visitors. Check back on March 13 and 14, when trees are tapped for Maple Sugaring Days, and docents will be on site.
Mmmmm….maple sugar.
