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My First Post-Pandemic Getaway: Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, IL

July 5, 2020 Covid-19, Health, hotel, solo travel Comments are off
Dining room hostess with a mask

I couldn’t wait for my first post-pandemic getaway. Like most homebound travelers, I’d done my part to flatten the Covid Curve just by staying put. I even made the best of it, embracing my inner Janus, the Roman god...

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