Only in Salem (and Surrounding Areas)

  Cool Down in the Summer Heat by Enjoying Some  Delicious Ice Cream at a Family Owned Ice Cream Shop Looking for a delicious ice cream?  Well you’re in luck.  Dairy Mart is a family owned ice cream shop in Salem, Illinois that serves delectable ice cream and mouth watering food. Image via Tripadvisor Dairy Mart serves a variety of different ice creams.  They serve milkshakes, sundaes, cones, and volcanoes.  A volcano is ice cream and your pick of a candy/cookies blended together.  They also have many different flavors of ice cream too, including chocolate, vanilla, lemon, chocolate chip mint, and strawberry.  Their ice cream is always served cold and delicious; just be sure to come hungry so you can eat all your ice cream!    Image via Zmenu Dairy Mart not only serves ice cream, but they serve food too.  You can get crispy french fries, a flavorful hamburger, or a tender chicken sandwich.  So, stop by if you are looking f...

  Come eat some delicious BBQ at Smoke to the Bone! Smoked to the Bone is the perfect place for you to hang out with your friends and family with a bonus of your favorite meal! Smoked to the Bone has hot wings, sandwiches, nachos, and much more. They are open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a different special everyday! What will the mouth watering special be for your Image Via: Tripadvisor     Their menu has all types of hot, spicy food. They have hot wings, smoky sandwiches, cheesy nachos, and much more. Their drink menu is filled with different types of soda, iced tea, coffee, and even some hot cocoa. Coming in the sizes small, medium and large with whatever Ski product drink you may want. For example, Pepsi products include Mountain Dew and Mello Yello.    Image Via: Smoke to the Bone      They have so many sandwiches for you to choose from. The mouthwatering pulled pork sandwich that is only $7.00, the smo...

  Looking for some wonderful desserts for a great price?  The Farmhouse Bakery might be the place for you with prices ranging from 1 to 6 dollars!  These affordable prices make it the perfect place for anyone! Image via Farmhouse Bakery and Cafe One of the highlights of this bakery is their variety of sweet treats.  They have delicious cakes that look as good as they taste.  Their turnovers are sweet and tart, while their cookies are buttery and rich.  Whatever treat you're looking for, the Farmhouse Bakery is sure to have it! Image via Farmhouse Bakery and Cafe Not in the mood for a delicious dessert?  Don’t worry, the Farmhouse Bakery also has an amazing selection of savory lunches!  Enjoy a toasty panini, or maybe a steamy bowl of soup.  Whatever you chose, I promise you won’t be disappointed! Image via Farmhouse Bakery and Cafe Savory and sweet treats are not the only thing this bakery has to offer.  They have a refreshing lemonade t...

Looking to have an enjoyable day in the sun? Salem Family Aquatic Center might be just the place! Visiting the Aquatic Center is the perfect way to relax when you need to cool off on a summer day. With low prices and the most productive staff, this place is fit for everyone to have an outstanding day in the sun! Image via: WJBD Radio Walking to find a superb spot to get a tan, you’ll notice two pools for older and younger people; shallow and deep. If you keep walking, you’ll spot slip ‘n’ slides that you can race your friends on to have a little competition. Next, you’ll find yourself peering at the diving boards; are you fearless enough to jump off the high dive? Diving boards, a water dump bucket, and slip ‘n’ slides are just a few of the many attractions here.  Image via Hudsonville Bands While playing in the pool with friends, you realize your stomach begins to rumble. No worries; the Salem Aquatic Center has the finest concessions, with affordable prices, to fix that! With jus...

  Image via Google streetview Are you looking for a small store that’ll knock your socks off?  Do you like snacks, posters, and enthralling deals?  If you answered yes to either of those questions, then let me tell you about the wonderful store that is Doc’s Deals, at Salem, Illinois on 110 North Jefferson Street. Image via Shopify Doc’s Deals has many things for sale— as you will soon see— and a portion of these quality items are clothing, ranging from t-shirts to jeans.  While the selection of clothes isn’t the largest, the prices are low.  That, and the fact that the clothes are meant to serve as a nice addition to the store’s overall selection, not the main focus. Image via Uline One of Doc’s bigger deals is the $5 fill a bag!  With this great deal, you get a plastic bag that you can fill up with a bunch of small treats.  The selection for the tray where you pick out the sweets is utterly amazing, with multiple varieties of sweets from varying comp...

November 25th, 2020 by Kelli Knight Party With Friends At Pizza Man Looking for a place to fill your stomach with delicious food? Pizza Man might just be the place. Pizza Man is a light hearted and fun establishment that absolutely anyone can enjoy. The restaurant's hours provide plenty of time to spend leisurely; they open at 10:30 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Not to mention, all of the staff are affable and the service is top notch. With all of that being said, there is no reason to not try it out!     Image via USA Restaurants With plenty of pizza toppings, like sausage, pepperoni, jalapeños, olives, and more, it’s a wonderful place to order a top notch pizza. To begin, Pizza Man has such a numerous variety of pizzas alone— from thin crust to siciliano— you name it, and they’ll have it. Not only do they have variety, their quality is no joke either! The freshest pizzas in town are made there. No need to worry about the cost; it’s totally affordable with it starting at 6 do...

  If you're looking for a place to get away from reality, we have a perfect place for you to visit, Forbes State Park. The office hours are 9am-5pm, so you can call and reserve a spot to camp at. It is also very affordable to reserve a spot at Forbes.   Image via Free Campsites   At Forbes, the campsites are conveniently spaced out perfectly and they have a lot of room. There are 115 private, shaded campsites. The campsites are $20 per night and $140 per week. The individual campsites have a fire pit, parking space for vehicles, and a power outlet to plug in your camper or anything else. There are campsites available for campers, RVs, tents, and more. Image via Trip Advisor  There is a huge 585 acre lake that is provided for fishing. There are many different fish stocked in the lake. For example, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear, crappie, catfish, and more.  Image via PA Bucket List   There are also hiking and horse trails for citizens. A 15 mile horse tra...