Pheasant Run Millennium Dinner Plate

 

Pheasant Run Resort opened in Kane County/St. Charles, Illinois in 1963. For over fifty years, it boasted a hotel, golf course, and convention center, and was popular enough to get dinner plates like this custom-made for a New Year's Eve party.

Unfortunately, the resort complex struggled in the late 2010s and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The management company couldn't find a new buyer, and it foundered. Two fires in 2022 and 2023 served as its funeral pyre.

(The Kane County area is well-known to my family. Ever since 1992 or so, we would make an annual trip to the Kane County Fairgrounds for their triannual toy show. Mom bought dolls, and I grew my Ghostbusters and later Doctor Who collections. The last time we went as a family was 2004; the last time Dad and I attended was 2021. The first thing I remember asking for was an ERTL Batmobile, which I still have.)

https://wildcatchronicle.org/25164/features/with-pheasant-run-demolished-st-charles-looks-for-new-development/