Huskies on Parade-- A Trip to Dekalb, Illinois

This past Thursday Liz and I drove out to Dekalb to take a look at the Huskies on Parade, see Oct. .

We drove through Crystal Lake to see our favorite two fall foliage trees by the railroad tracks on Il-176, a mile west of Il-31. They were just getting their color, but still impressive.

We found the dogs in Sycamore and between that town and Dekalb. They are full-size fiberglass statues with all sorts of different painting on them. The whole thing was based on Chicago's highly successful Cows on Parade.

We stopped at the Dekalb Steve and Barry's store and bought NIU apparel. Unfortunately, they are closing the store because of bankruptcy.

Walked around Lincoln Highway looking at the huskies and really liked "Downtown Dog" in front of the Chamber of Commerce in the old First National Bank Building. The Lincoln Highway Coalition also had a good one called "Lincoln on Lincoln" by Memorial Park on First Street and Lincoln Highway. He was replete with Lincoln beard and tux.

Ate for the first time at Hillside Restaurant by the Egyptian Theater on Third Street? Great food at a window booth. Definitely try the sweet potato fries.

Went to the University Bookstore to get magnetic black ribbons, but they no longer sold them. This would be to commemorate the innocents killed at NIU this past Valentine's Day. Then went to Village Commons Bookstore and saw two more huskies and bought some NIU sale items.

Really happy to see $3 gas for the first time. On arrival in Dekalb, gas was between $3.05 and $3.10. It was $2.99.9 at the Marathon on Lincoln Highway. By the time we left, all of the places were at $3!!! About time!!!

Favorite Huskies on Parade also were "King" and "Paw McCartney" complete with Sgt. Pepper's uniform and mustache.

We missed a few, but will try to see them this weekend when we return for the NIU-Bowling Green football game.

Great Time With Them Huskies. --RoadDog