Did you know that Griggsville, IL is the Purple Martin Capitol of the Nation?!We would never have known this had we not had the opportunity to build this site for Simmetry, a local carrier. Griggsville is a quaint little town. You don't have to look both ways before crossing the street due to population control.
Here, Mark Schaefer can be seen, cleaning martin feces off of the coax on the water tower.
Did you know that one purple martin can eat 2000 mosquitos a day?
On Griggsville's main street stands a small Roan tower covered with no less than 46 purple martin houses, including 4 high-rise type houses at the pinnacle.
Nearby, visitors can dine at the Purple Martin Inn, home of the tastiest "moquito pie" in the midwest.
Every address in town boasts at least one martin house in the front or back yard. Some riddled with BB holes.
None of us received a single mosquito bite the entire time we were there, but if you go 8 miles south to Pittsfield, you'll get bit plenty. For some reason, purple martins don't like Pittsfield much. Perhaps it's because Pittsfield is the "House Cat Capitol of the Nation".
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