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Before the Shawnee National Forest became a National Forest, newspaperman L.O. Trigg, known as Col. Trigg, recognized the potential for this part of Illinois in the early 1930s when he began organizing an annual “Ozark Tour.”  Each year a group of about 20 men would spend three days traveling with Col. Trigg, visiting unique sitesContinue reading “Join Fall Ozark Tour And Experience The Illinois Ozarks”