As we wrapped up our summer adventure to Michigan and Wisconsin this past summer, we needed a stopover spot to break up the long drive home while avoiding a route through Chicago. With our kids’ hearts set on visiting at least one more national park site, we decided to drop down into Illinois to explore Lincoln country for two nights while staying at Lincoln’s New Salem
Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, Marengo, IL
Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort in Marengo, Ill., was the first stop of our 2015 West Trip. It was just west of Chicago with easy access off the freeway, so it was a great place to overnight on a stop over. We ran into some heavy traffic in the Chicago area–partly because we forgot about the time change and rather than avoiding rush-hour, we essentially hit is square on–and