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    Your Town, Our Town

    Visit the other Mak(h)anda: in Illinois, USA!

    Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerAugust 11, 2021Updated:August 13, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    On the road to Makanda, Illinois (with the town's famous smiley-faced water tower in the background).

    By ROD AMNER

    Yesiree, Bob. There’s another one.

    Makanda is a village (population: 561) in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is named after Makanda, a local Native American chieftain.

    Apparently, it has a smiley-face water tower.

    The famous smiley-face water tower of Makanda, Illinois.

    According to onlyinyourstate.com, Makanda is the most hippie town in Illinois: “It is a place for free spirits and progressive thinkers.”

    Like Makhanda, Makanda holds several annual festivals, including the Vulture Fest, an annual two-day event held during the third weekend in October that celebrates the migration of the black vulture and turkey vulture to the region.

    On 21 August 2017, the centre lines of the paths of the solar eclipse crossed over Makanda. Tens of thousands of spectators flocked to the town to witness the total eclipse. It will happen again on April 8, 2024. Book your tickets!

    The centre of festivities during Makanda’s total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017.

    On New Year’s Day, 2020, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana use for anyone over 21. Dozens of people flocked to Makanda to celebrate ‘Cannabis Liberation Day’.

    They visited shops like Rainmaker Art Studio. Owner Dave Dardis has lived in Makanda for 45 years. He said the last time they had this many visitors was during the 2017 total solar eclipse.

    Makanda’s ‘Cannabis Liberation Day’ was held on New Year’s Day, 2020, after Illinois became the 11th US state to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana use.

     

    520 Makanda Rd, Makanda, Illinois. Photo: Realtor.com
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