Naper Settlement

Alternate post title: "In which I violate the photography maxim 'Get closer!'"

No, this is certainly not one of my better photos, but I so loved the cute log cabin... and the young ladies patiently standing by its entrance, of course.

After years of talking about visiting Naper Settlement, a nineteenth-century historic museum village located about thirty miles west of Chicago, we finally visited.

We had a wonderful time talking with -- and learning about -- the printer, the blacksmith, the schoolmarm, and the docent at the Martin Mitchell Mansion.The sky threatened to rain most of the morning but didn't make good on its promise until the conclusion of our tour, just as we were headed into the museum. I know -- good timing, eh?

A book for the journey: Images of America: Naperville, Illinois (Jo Fredell Higgins)