210. "Guess Where Wednesday" & Last Week’s Winner

Two ghosts were recently spotted in Barrington, they were caught on camera and they’re our mystery photo of the week!  This one might require a little deductive reasoning, but I’m confident that the ghost busters and sweet tooths among us will be able to put two and two together.  If you can guess where in Barrington this mystery photo was taken, there’s a great prize for the winner this week.

We’ll get to this week’s prize in a minute. But first, let’s talk about last week’s winner. Just moments ago my babysitter drew the winning name and it is…

Thanks for your guess and congratulations, Tracy. I’ll be emailing you this afternoon with details about how to receive your two free tickets to tomorrow night’s Barrington Taste Fest and EXPO at Millrose Restaurant.  It’s going to be a great event with dozens of dishes to sample from restaurants all over Barrington.

Click HERE to view last week’s mystery photo post and to see all our great guesses.

It is, indeed, a picture of the cupola and copper weathervane on top of Barrington’s Metra station.  The Blue Heron design is a nod to the official bird of the Village of Barrington and it was designed by a local artist named Don “The Copper Guy” Murphy.  He designs weathervanes for buildings across the country and you can learn more about him on his website at CopperGuy.com.

Here’s another, more revealing look at the spot where we took that picture.  Oh how I miss taking the train down to work in the city!

This Week’s Prize

So if you think you know where in Barrington today’s ghost photo was taken, please guess away.  We have a great new prize for our upcoming winner.  Katie, the owner of Barrington’s Angelina boutique at Cook and Station Streets is offering a $25 gift card to the correct guesser whose name we draw next week.  Her shop is filled with great jewelry, handbags, home accents, gifts and stationery and she even has a trick-or-treat special going on this week.  Drop by the shop and draw a card to receive Halloween discounts on shop items of up to 31%.  You’ll find Angelina’s website at ShopAngelina.com and you’ll find the shop on Facebook by clicking HERE.  Thanks, Katie, for offering this week’s prize!

Your Two Clues

1. Ganache your average ghouls
2. Two ghosts walk into a chocolate lounge…

Here’s how it works:

• You can submit your guesses about where today’s mystery photo was taken in the comments area for this post.
• You have until midnight on Friday to submit your guess.
• The following Wednesday, we’ll draw a name, reveal the winner at 365Barrington.com and contact the winner with instructions about receiving the prize of the week.
• Only one guess per person is allowed.
• Only guesses posted here on this website, not on Facebook or Twitter, will be entered into the weekly drawing.
• Your email address must be valid, so we can contact you if you win.

There you go! All you have to do is SUBMIT YOUR GUESS IN THE “COMMENTS” BOX BELOW. If you’ve guessed in our previous contests, please feel free to participate again this week! We’d love to see as many guesses as possible. We’re also working on finding more great prizes for future “Guess Where Wednesdays”. If you would like to offer one of our upcoming “Guess Where Wednesday” prizes, please drop me a note at Liz@TheLubyGroup.com. Good luck with your guessing and here’s one more look at this week’s Mystery Photo.