Real Woodstock premieres the Self Guided Groundhog Days Walking Tour video

By Real Woodstock on Jan. 25, 2021

Real Woodstock, the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Woodstock Groundhog Day Committee announce the launch of the Woodstock Groundhog Day Self Guided Walking Tour Video, narrated by location manager Bob Hudgins. For many years, longtime members of the Woodstock Groundhog Day…

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Beyond The Backlot Groundhog Day Episode hits the web

By Real Woodstock on Jan. 14, 2021

YouTube Channel BEYOND THE BACKLOT, a show that travels to iconic filming locations, retraced the steps of Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Woodstock, Ill. for GROUNDHOG DAY (1993). Host Curtis Templeton and a crew of five visited the movie's memorable spots -- including Woodstock Square (Gobbler's…

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Real Woodstock announces the debut of “Woodstock, Next Stop”

By Real Woodstock on Dec. 01, 2020

Real Woodstock announces the debut of “Woodstock, Next Stop,” a jingle commissioned specifically for the City of Woodstock by Real Woodstock and created by Woodstock residents Scott and Bethany Fritz of Stranded on a Planet Productions. When the idea of a city jingle was raised to Real Woodstock…

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Brothers Bring Sandwiches and Coffee to the Woodstock Square

By Real Woodstock on Nov. 10, 2020

Who says all the Millennials are all moving downtown? Not only did brothers Brad and Brandon Cesaroni recently open Cesaroni's Deli in downtown Woodstock, the twenty-somethings live above the former McConnell & Hoy News Depot. "We love the Square. We can walk out our door and see the Woodstock…

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Ethereal Confections; Bean To Bar Chocolate Made In House

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

Mary Ervin and Sara Miller are aiming to put their chocolate, and Woodstock, on the map. The term “Real Woodstock” is more than a headline or a marketing theme. It represents a spirit of creativity, of independence, and an authentic sense of community. The owners of Ethereal Confections, Mary Ervin…

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Orson Welles: Woodstock's Favorite Son

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers, Orson Welles called Woodstock home. It was here that Welles spent his formative years at the Todd School, and here that he first performed on the stage of the Woodstock Opera House. By the time he left the town in 1934, he was ready to embark on a…

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The Legacy of Dick Tracy

By Real Woodstock on Oct. 29, 2020

On October 4, 1931, “Dick Tracy” first appeared in the Detroit Mirror, one of the Tribune owned papers, then in the New York Daily News, then the Chicago Tribune, and on and on, taking the country by storm. So popular was the strip that it appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News for 45…

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