Editing Decatur, Illinois (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Lake in Nelson Park.jpg|thumb|Nelson Park]]
Local Macon County park resources include [[Lake Decatur]], [[Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial]], [[Rock Springs Conservation Area]], [[Fort Daniel Conservation Area]], [[Sand Creek Recreation Area]], [[Griswold Conservation Area]], [[Friends Creek Regional Park]], and [[Spitler Woods State Natural Area]]. The Decatur Park District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decatur-parks.org/|title=Decatur Park District – Decatur Park District|work=decatur-parks.org|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> resources include {{convert|2000|acre}} of park land, an indoor sports center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decatur-parks.org/decatur-indoor-sports-center-disc/|title=Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC) – Decatur Park District|work=decatur-parks.org|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> [[Decatur Airport]], three golf courses, softball, soccer and tennis complexes, athletic fields, a community aquatic center, an [[Scovill Zoo|AZA-accredited zoo]], and a banquet, food and beverage business. Decatur was once dubbed "Park City USA" because it had more parks per person than any other city in the country,{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} as well as "Playtown USA" because of Decatur's position as an early national leader in providing recreational space for its citizens. A motion picture short by that name was made in 1944 that featured the city's recreational efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/6029_Playtown_USA_01_15_30_00|title=Playtown USA|access-date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>