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Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 6, 2023
Jon and Carla Womack
Campground owners, Pomona, Illinois
Retired teachers Carla and Jon Womack run a campground along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, in southern Illinois.
Credit: Carla and Jon Womack
For the Womacks, the road to succeeding at a business they love started with a disappointment.
They had purchased eight acres of forested land in the countryside near Pomona, where they had planned to build a home for their retirement. At the time, both were teaching near DeKalb, Ill.; Jon as a Spanish teacher, and Carla in special education.