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NewsApril 14, 2017

On the boardwalk in Makanda, Illinois

Art, ice cream and eccentricities add up to success for the historic boardwalk in Makanda, Illinois.

Emily Priddy
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis points out details on an elaborate copper sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Dardis said he has been working on the sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis points out details on an elaborate copper sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Dardis said he has been working on the sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A basket of stuffed toys, ranging from imported elephants to plush replicas of bacteria, is seen Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A basket of stuffed toys, ranging from imported elephants to plush replicas of bacteria, is seen Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Mbiras Ń also called African thumb pianos Ń are among the musical instruments offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Mbiras Ń also called African thumb pianos Ń are among the musical instruments offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com An assortment of musical instruments is displayed for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com An assortment of musical instruments is displayed for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Peruvian paintings of Christ mingle with pictures of Hindu deities above a wide doorway Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois. Flanking the entrance are framed blue morpho butterflies on one side and bamboo-root masks on the other; in the next room, Tibetan prayer flags hang from the ceiling.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Peruvian paintings of Christ mingle with pictures of Hindu deities above a wide doorway Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois. Flanking the entrance are framed blue morpho butterflies on one side and bamboo-root masks on the other; in the next room, Tibetan prayer flags hang from the ceiling.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Original paintings of whimsical monsters are offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Original paintings of whimsical monsters are offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A basket of "dinosaur poop" is offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A basket of "dinosaur poop" is offered for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A kaleidoscope of framed blue morpho butterflies hangs on a wall Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A kaleidoscope of framed blue morpho butterflies hangs on a wall Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Light filters through the wings of a framed blue morpho butterfly Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Light filters through the wings of a framed blue morpho butterfly Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A sign hangs on the door of a closed shop Friday, March 10, 2017, in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A sign hangs on the door of a closed shop Friday, March 10, 2017, in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A sculpted sign celebrating the upcoming solar eclipses hangs above the Makanda Boardwalk on Friday, March 10, 2017, outside Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A sculpted sign celebrating the upcoming solar eclipses hangs above the Makanda Boardwalk on Friday, March 10, 2017, outside Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Owner Phil Beck, left, waits on customers Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Owner Phil Beck, left, waits on customers Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Bill Abney, left, former owner of Makanda Country Store, stops to visit artist Dave Dardis on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Bill Abney, left, former owner of Makanda Country Store, stops to visit artist Dave Dardis on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis takes a break Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis takes a break Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A recently added figure shines amid a sea of tarnished copper people on a sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Artist Dave Dardis said he has been working on the sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A recently added figure shines amid a sea of tarnished copper people on a sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Artist Dave Dardis said he has been working on the sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis has been working on this elaborate copper sculpture since 1975. Here, the ongoing project is seen Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis has been working on this elaborate copper sculpture since 1975. Here, the ongoing project is seen Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis points out a recently added metal figure on a sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Dardis said he has been working on the elaborate sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Artist Dave Dardis points out a recently added metal figure on a sculpture Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois. Dardis said he has been working on the elaborate sculpture since 1975.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Tiny human figures adorn rings for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Tiny human figures adorn rings for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com One of artist Dave Dardis' tiny human figures adorns a ring for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com One of artist Dave Dardis' tiny human figures adorns a ring for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A can of bug spray sits next to the carcass of a giant metal insect Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A can of bug spray sits next to the carcass of a giant metal insect Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Tropical plants trail from their pots in a sunlit window Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Tropical plants trail from their pots in a sunlit window Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Bags of coffee and jars of tea line the shelves Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Bags of coffee and jars of tea line the shelves Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A wooden pteranodon skeleton flies above a display of enormous tropical plants Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A wooden pteranodon skeleton flies above a display of enormous tropical plants Friday, March 10, 2017, in the gallery at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Dave Dardis' sense of humor is evident in some of the items on display Friday, March 10, 2017, at his Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Dave Dardis' sense of humor is evident in some of the items on display Friday, March 10, 2017, at his Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Sunlight pours in a front window, illuminating a pair of metal fountains Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Sunlight pours in a front window, illuminating a pair of metal fountains Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A crumbling Pan figure plays what remains of a flute Friday, March 10, 2017, next to a metal sculpture in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A crumbling Pan figure plays what remains of a flute Friday, March 10, 2017, next to a metal sculpture in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Metal trees seem to grow alongside metal ones Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Metal trees seem to grow alongside metal ones Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A pair of whimsical metal reptiles adorn a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A pair of whimsical metal reptiles adorn a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A whimsical metal reptile emerges from a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A whimsical metal reptile emerges from a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A whimsical metal reptile perches next to a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A whimsical metal reptile perches next to a pond Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Moss-covered rocks are reflected in a pond near one of Dave Dardis' sculptures Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Moss-covered rocks are reflected in a pond near one of Dave Dardis' sculptures Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A metal dinosaur perches on a ledge while water flows from the mouth of a concrete Bacchus fountain mounted to the wall behind it Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A metal dinosaur perches on a ledge while water flows from the mouth of a concrete Bacchus fountain mounted to the wall behind it Friday, March 10, 2017, in the garden behind Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Coffee mugs and jars of loose tea line the shelves Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Coffee mugs and jars of loose tea line the shelves Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Some of Dave Dardis' metal hair sticks are displayed for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Some of Dave Dardis' metal hair sticks are displayed for sale Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A view of a pond, the garden wall and the church beyond it Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A view of a pond, the garden wall and the church beyond it Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Handmade metal hair sticks are displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Handmade metal hair sticks are displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A handmade metal barrette featuring a pair of penguins is displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A handmade metal barrette featuring a pair of penguins is displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com An assortment of handmade metal barrettes are displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com An assortment of handmade metal barrettes are displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Rainmaker Studio in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A glass-and-metal sculpture catches the light Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A glass-and-metal sculpture catches the light Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A variety of handmade caps and scarves is displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A variety of handmade caps and scarves is displayed Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A wooden art piece hangs on the wall Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A wooden art piece hangs on the wall Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Makanda Country Store offers whole-bean coffee for sale. Customers have the option of grinding it on site. The store provides separate grinders Ń seen here Friday, March 10, 2017 Ń for regular and flavored coffees.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Makanda Country Store offers whole-bean coffee for sale. Customers have the option of grinding it on site. The store provides separate grinders Ń seen here Friday, March 10, 2017 Ń for regular and flavored coffees.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Owner Nina Kovar poses for a photo Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois. The gallery features jewelry and other artwork by Southern Illinois artists.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Owner Nina Kovar poses for a photo Friday, March 10, 2017, at Visions Art Gallery in Makanda, Illinois. The gallery features jewelry and other artwork by Southern Illinois artists.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois, offers a wide assortment of hot sauces and spicy seasoning mixes, seen here Friday, March 10, 2017.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com Makanda Country Store in Makanda, Illinois, offers a wide assortment of hot sauces and spicy seasoning mixes, seen here Friday, March 10, 2017.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A rainbow of small Buddha statues adorns a tabletop Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A rainbow of small Buddha statues adorns a tabletop Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Co. in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A metal frog meditates in lotus position Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A metal frog meditates in lotus position Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A parliament of wooden owls perches on a shelf Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
Emily Priddy ~ epriddy@semissourian.com A parliament of wooden owls perches on a shelf Friday, March 10, 2017, at Makanda Trading Company in Makanda, Illinois.
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