PEORIA MAGAZINE October 2022

On the Scene, Central Illinois

P E O R I A O K T O B E R F E S T S E P T E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 2 2

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M O R T O N P U M P K I N F E S T I V A L P A R A D E S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 2 2 Mr. Potato Head — or is that Mr. Pumpkin Head? — makes an appearance at the Morton Pumpkin Festival Parade 2 2. Three-year-old Joshua Medlin of Dunlap wears his lederhosen and toy stein filled with juice. He was there taking part in the festivities with his grandparents

Photos: 1. Scott Thompson and wife Terry have fun with the cut-out at Oktoberfest Peoria

T A K E A W A L K , P E O R I A . W O N D E R S A B O U N D A R O U N D U S Photos: 1. Harvest moon, Sept. 9, 2022 2. M onarch butterfly, Spring Creek Preserve, East Peoria 3. Pileated woodpecker, Spring Creek Preserve

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