"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

Preparations are just about complete for the 2015 Farm Progress Show #FPS15 which begins tomorrow out at Decatur's Progress City USA site. Here's some shots from around Decatur today: Picture Decatur: Farm Progress Show '13 -- http://picturedecatur.blogspot.com/2013/08/welcome-farm-progess-show.html

As Del's Popcorn Shop works to get reopened in time for the holiday season, they are offering well-wishers the opportunity to leave a message on the outside of their storefront. What a cool idea. Here's a sampling:

Congrats to the administration, staff, and students of Millikin University on this...... Millikin University is again ranked among the nation's best colleges and universities by Forbes magazine in its 2015 online list of "America's Top Colleges." Millikin is one of 25 colleges from Illinois to make Forbes' national ranking of 650 institutions. Millikin was also named one of the Midwest's best colleges in The Princeton Review's 2016 College Selection Guide. Millikin is one of 159 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best Midwestern" section of its online feature, "2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region". Read more information here:   https://www.millikin.edu/news/millikin-selected-among-nations-best-colleges Decatur continues to be very proud of all that the Millikin family brings to the community and region! #DecaturCityLimitless

This summer, there has been a beautiful new fountain installed on the campus of Millikin. Read about it here: https://www.millikin.edu/alumni-news/new-arrival-court-and-fountain Thanks to the Class of 2015.  What a beautiful gift. Here are some shots I took this afternoon:

30 years of Decatur Celebration are now in the books. Have you ever stopped to consider how many exceptionally talented artists have graced the stages of downtown Decatur? Air Supply The Tokens Kansas The Lettermen 10,000 Maniacs Village People Charlie Daniels Ronnie McDowell Tiny Tim Joan Jett Night Ranger .....to name a few. Here's a full list of them: http://decaturcelebration.com/main/2015/05/13/the-music-of-memory-lane/ And some old photos: http://picturedecatur.blogspot.com/2013/07/decatur-celebration-past-performers.html

Last batch of photos from Sunday at Celebration. #DC15 was an incredible event through-and-thru.  Thanks to everyone involved (Celebration staff, board, chairmen, volunteers, sponsors; police; city staff; countless others) for making Decatur Celebration a huge, huge success! See you next year!

Final day of Decatur Celebration: Sunday 8/9/2015 (a couple of these shots are remainders from Saturday that were not posted earlier)