{"id":2485,"date":"2021-10-25T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2021-10-25T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:54:53","slug":"the-illinois-river-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?p=2485","title":{"rendered":"The Illinois River Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The Illinois River has provided us with a new perspective on American industry.  Even the industrial giants (Ford, DuPont, Goodyear, Chrysler) we knew from Buffalo are further up the supply chain than the work in progress we passed traveling down the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7791-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2486\" class=\"wp-image-2486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7791-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7791-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7791-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7791.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2488\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2488\" class=\"wp-image-2488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7794.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the river banks we pass are miles and miles of farmland, let&#8217;s call that ground zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7413-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2489\" class=\"wp-image-2489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7413-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7413-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7413-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7413.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7415-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2490\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2490\" class=\"wp-image-2490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7415-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7415-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7415-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7415.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7416-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2491\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2491\" class=\"wp-image-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7416-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7416-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7416-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7416.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2493\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2493\" class=\"wp-image-2493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7424-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">On the river, we see &#8220;warehouses &amp; distribution centers&#8221;, this is stone but we have seen mulch and salt stored in this manner, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7652-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7652-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7652-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7652-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7652.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The key components in this system are the towboats.  These little guys move the barges; empty ones around the processing plants and &#8220;warehouses&#8221; or full ones up and down the river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3644-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2527\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3644-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3644-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3644-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3644.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7582-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2535\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2535\" class=\"wp-image-2535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7582-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7582-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7582-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7582-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3643-1-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2536\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2536\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3643-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3643-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3643-1-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_3643-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7585-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2537\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2537\" class=\"wp-image-2537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7585-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7585-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7585-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7585-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2538\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2538\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7590.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">PS &#8211; the towboats do not actually tow anything&#8230;  they PUSH.  The largest tow we encountered on the Illinois River Waterway was 15 barges, 3 wide x 5 long&#8230; You saw our boat next to a 3&#215;5 in the last blog entry, wait &#8217;til you see us next to a Mississippi tow!\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7722-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2509\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7722-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7722-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7722-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7722.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7732-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2543\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2543\" class=\"wp-image-2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7732-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7732-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7732-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7732-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2544\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2544\" class=\"wp-image-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7733-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the grain storage facilities we passed.  Seems to be a lot of shrinkage from this one, the others appeared much more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7644-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2497\" class=\"wp-image-2497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7644-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7644-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7644-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7644.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7646-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2546\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2546\" class=\"wp-image-2546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7646-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7646-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7646-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7646-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7645-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2545\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2545\" class=\"wp-image-2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7645-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7645-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7645-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7645-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2547\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2547\" class=\"wp-image-2547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7648-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This was a processing plant for some sort of grain.  The aroma upstream of the plant was of cinnamon, as we passed the plant, cereal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7628-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2554\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2554\" class=\"wp-image-2554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7628-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7628-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7628-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7628.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2555\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2555\" class=\"wp-image-2555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7629.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Peoria, Illinois was, until recently, the home of Caterpillar&#8217;s corporate headquarters; this is probably the most well-known company we passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7659-1-1024x592.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2548\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2548\" class=\"wp-image-2548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7659-1-1024x592.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7659-1-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7659-1-768x444.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7659-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2549\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2549\" class=\"wp-image-2549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7714-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7443-1024x685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2496\" class=\"wp-image-2496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7443-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7443-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7443-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7443.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Then, there is all of the infrastructure required to support the raw material processing, transport and the employees these businesses employ.  Power stations&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2550\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2550\" class=\"wp-image-2550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7650-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7730-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2513\" class=\"wp-image-2513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7730-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7730-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7730-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7730.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7729-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2514\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/?attachment_id=2514\" class=\"wp-image-2514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7729-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7729-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7729-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7729-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; 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tiny towns and the bars and the one or two restaurants they supported&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7429-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7429-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7429-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7429-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/svaurora.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_7429.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8230;and, of course, the Army Corp of Engineers and their locks.  Without these partners in the supply chain, nothing, including us, would be transported down the inland rivers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois River has provided us with a new perspective on American industry. Even the industrial giants (Ford, DuPont, Goodyear, Chrysler) we knew from Buffalo are further up the supply chain than the work in progress we passed traveling down the river. 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