Illinois

Galena, Illinois. Sounds cool, right? One of the biggest things about this town is its connection to Ulysses S. Grant. Sure, he was born in Ohio, but in 1860 he moved to Galena with his wife Julia and their kids. Luie Boone thinks that’s a solid life choice. Back then, Grant worked quietly in his father’s leather goods store. Luie likes to picture him sweeping the floor and daydreaming about, you know, saving the Union. No big deal.

Luie Boone wonders about lakes a whole lot. He reckons that lakes are one of the best places in the whole entire world. He loves sprinting off docks and cannonballing into the water, creating the biggest splash ever known to pooch. A vacation to Wonder Lake, Illinois, sounds like the perfect place to break his world record cannonball splash. And guess what? His hoomans crafted a travel guide to just that place.