Why, why, why...

[ksmith]

I may be able to get away with handwaving for the proposal, but in order to do this dark fantasy properly, I'm going to have to research the history of Illinois from Marquette & Joliet's explorations to, I don't know, mid-1800s?

On December 20, 1836, there supposedly occurred "The Winter of the Sudden Freeze", when a fast-moving cold front moved through and froze puddles within minutes.

I will be writing about why that happened.