Every mile is an adventure

Every mile is an adventure, and the 8th season of Heartland Highways promises to be no different. Follow host Lori Casey and co-host Kate Pleasant as they bring viewers to new places along the rural roads and highways of the Midwest.

Come along as Casey and Pleasant visit nearly 30 different people and places in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri on their usual adventures, but with a few twists.

Season 8 is dotted with several themed shows. Viewers will enjoy a show all about talented women including Sugar Artist Buffy Vance from Urbana, Illinois, Accomplished Fisherwoman Mary Satterfield from Shelbyville, Illinois, and Feather Artist Suzanna Fairley of Lerna, Illinois.  

“It was almost too easy to group theses three talented ladies together for a show,” said Pleasant. “Each of their crafts are so unique and will catch the eye of any viewer, male or female.”

Another show will feature a collection of Illinois country opry sites including the Bement Country Opry, the Edgewood Opry and the Altamont Living Museum.

“We started out with shooting just one opry,” Casey said. “Soon after we visited there we began hearing about all of these other oprys on the circuit and decided we had to do a whole show.”

For the car lovers out there, make sure to catch Heartland Highways’ car-themed program that will highlight a Chevrolet Museum in Decatur, a Model T Car Club and Tour in Indiana’s covered bridge country and Classic Country Cars in Staunton, Illinois. In another show we’ll take you to Dana, Indiana; a small town with a lot going on! We’ll visit Brooke’s Candy Company, the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site and the nearby Brown Barn General Store just down the road.

There are plenty of other stories too! Just a few include a trip to the Myers Dinner Theater in Hillsboro, Indiana, a visit with Larry Shobe, Eastern Illinois University’s grounds gardener, a special look at St. Louis’s Forest Park, a feature on Olney, Illinois, white squirrels, a trip to a shrimp farm in Newton, Illinois, and a day spent with the Gammi Phi Circus at Illinois State University in Normal.

lori-n-kateHeartland Highways is also proud to announce our 100th episode which will come later in our season. This episode will take a look back at the past eight seasons, feature interviews and behind the scenes features with Lori Casey and a special guest interview from Rachel Wikoff, former co-host.

“A lot has changed over the years and this will be a really nice way to take a look back at some of the people and places we’ve seen over the past eight seasons,” said Casey.

Pleasant and Casey will also be coming to viewers from various locations on Eastern Illinois University’s campus, their home base. Watch as they feature the beautiful Doudna Fine Arts Center, campus ponds, Booth Library and Old Main, among other locations across campus.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Lori and Kate

 
Watch Heartland Highways

WEIU TV
Friday at 7pm/Sunday at 4pm

RFDTV
Monday at 1pm/11pm (CST)

WIPB, PBS, Muncie, IN
Saturday
at 11:30 am

Lakeshore PBS, Merrilliville, IN
Friday at 8pm/Saturday 5:30pm

WNIN, PBS, Evansville, IN
Sunday 9am

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Season 8 Highlights

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WEIU TV: Feb 5th 7pm & Feb 7th 4pm

RFDTV: Mar 1st 1pm/11pm (CST)

This show is a preview of the locations and people in the new season of Heartland Highways. Learn more about where this year’s adventures will take you!

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WEIU TV:  Feb 26th 7pm & Feb 28th 4pm   
RFDTV:  Mar 22nd 1pm/11pm (CST)
The impressive skill set and passion for plants is highlighted when we meet Larry Shobe, Eastern Illinois University’s grounds gardener. Then, The Lilly House and Gardens may be in the heart of Indianapolis, but it sure doesn’t feel like it! Come along as Lori and Kate visit this oasis in the city. Finally, a unique breed of squirrels is featured in Olney, Illinois. Learn more about why this city has so many white squirrels in the closing story.

Lilly House & Gardens, Indianapolis Museum of Art
www.imamuseum.org

City of Olney, Illinois
www.ci.olney.il.us

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WEIU TV:  Apr 9th 7pm & Apr 11th 4pm   
RFDTV:  May 3rd 1pm/11pm (CST)
This show marks the 100th episode of Heartland Highways. A look back at some of our favorite shows will be included, along with an interview with host Lori Casey all about how the show came to be what it is and some of her favorite moments. We’ll also feature a guest interview with former co-host Rachel Wikoff all the way from California!  Following those stories, we’ll visit Forest Park in St. Louis. The beautiful landscape, ample activities and historic grounds make you forget you’re in the middle of a city!

Forest Park and Forest Park Forever, St. Louis, Missouri
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark
http://www.forestparkforever.org/