May 18—ARCOLA — You've got your Amish country attractions, your souvenir jars of apple butter, your Hippie Memorial, your Broom Corn Festival, your World Famous Lawn Rangers and your drive-thru ...
Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) WELLSVILLE — Ron DuMoulin, also known as The Village Broom Maker, discovered his ...
ARCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Arcola Broom Corn Festival is back this weekend, meaning people in town — including Mayor Jesus Garza — can return to their favorite annual traditions. “The sweep contest, I ...
How do you make a broom? You begin with broom corn, which is a type of sorghum, available in Oklahoma and the panhandle of Texas. The seeds need to be removed, the straw sorted into comparable lengths ...
The Broom Palace, under construction at the corner of Main and Locust in Arcola on Thursday, is slated to be completed by the end of the year. Work continues on the Broom Palace at the corner of Main ...