NEOGA — A master ice carver demonstration and “A Timeline of Native Americans and Artifacts in Illinois” presentation will be among the offerings at this year's Neoga Hometown Christmas on ...

He was struck by skills required of the native inhabitant who chose to work with some of the region's hardest Dakota sandstone. "Who did this?" he said. "There are some sites that are incredibly soft.

In this part of prairie country you'll find an oasis of history. There are more than 8,000 Native American carvings on this piece of Sioux quartzite rock, some of them 10,000 years old, or more.