Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast

Episode 58 – Mark Walczynski – Historian, Researcher, & Interesting Dude

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This week on the show we have our first sit down interview! We welcome Mark Walczynski to the show to talk about all sorts of IV historical topics. The talk includes the history of Starved Rock, the early days of the Illinois Valley, plus some stories from his days with the Department of Natural Resources. It was a fantastic interview and we recommend checking out his website. Also, he has two books out with another on the way. Please check out Mark’s links below. After the interview we tackle our usual apps, podcasts, and Tweets of the Week!   We would like to thank this week’s show sponsors, the Kramarsic Law Office and the Music Machine. You guys rock..!   Links from the show:   Mark Walczynski Website   Massacre 1769: The Search for the Origin of the Legend of Starved Rock   Starved Rock State Park: The First 100 Years   Recent Ottawa Times Article   For more local IV podcasts, check out our subpage.     Music from the show:   Cruzin (Benedek) / CC BY 3.0 Wizard (Jahzzar) / (CC BY-SA 3.0) Stickybee (No