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  • Solar Eclipse 2017 from Southern Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Solar Eclipse 2017 from Southern Illinois Documentary

By |February 2nd, 2018|Categories: Carbondale, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Illinois, Lifestyle, Local News, National News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Explore the 2017 Solar Eclipse in Makanda, and Carbondale, Illinois On Monday, August 21, 2017 a solar eclipse took place spanning coast-to-coast in the United States. This marked my first time covering an astronomy-based event. I experienced a learning curve at the same time as working on production. In the past, I have produced over 200 videos on YouTube, but this marked my first time producing a short film with narration that was over ten minutes in length. The story shows the events that unfolded during the 2017 solar eclipse in a very unique location from Southern Illinois. The 2017

  • Giant City State Park, photo taken on 10/04/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Giant City State Park offers hiking trails and healthy ways to connect with nature

By |October 5th, 2015|Categories: Carbondale, Environment, Illinois, Local News, Photography, Reflections|Tags: , , , , , , |

  [av_heading heading='Sandstone bluffs, rock climbing and outdoor recreation at Giant City ' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_one_half first]On October 4, I visited Giant City State Park for an afternoon of hiking in Southern Illinois. The park has several trails to choose from including: Post Oak, Devil’s Standtable, Giant City Nature Trail, Stonefort, Indian Creek, Trillium and the Arrowwood trail. My first trail was on Devil's Standtable. I found out that visitors can rock climb to the summit, or hike around the bluffs to reach the top. It was more enjoyable

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  • Blue Sky Winery, Makanda, Illinois on 08/03/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Taste the Norton and Vignoles at Blue Sky Winery

By |August 4th, 2015|Categories: Culinary, Local News, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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