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WELCOMETO BLACKHAWK WATERWAYS Ready to make a ripple? In the Blackhawk Waterways of Northwest Illinois you’ll discover 125 miles of watery trails, including rivers, canals and streams that lead to nesting eagles, spotted fawns, canopied forests and your own private paradise. Need a canoe, kayak or even a guide? We’ve got you covered with rentals and outfitters. Find out more online at visitnorthwestillinois.com. Then beat it to the backwaters!
Diane Bausman, In the rolling hills and old-growth forests of beautiful northwest Illinois, Executive Director Blackhawk Waterways is a world away from your regular day. This region Blackhawk Waterways CVB encompasses the four counties of Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside – 2,700 Promoting tourism in the counties of square miles of genuine smiles, outdoor adventure and charming villages Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside. that dot a landscape watered by the Rock River and the mighty Mississippi. Scenic byways, rich history and outstanding special events make Blackhawk Waterways a preferred destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. So, whether you’re searching for a family outing, a great escape or a Call 815-946-2108 romantic getaway, you’ll discover hidden treasures and unique pleasures in Toll free 800-678-2108 this special place in the pines. [email protected]
Visitor information: For additional copies of this Visitors Guide and advertising inquiries, call Blackhawk Waterways Convention & Visitors Bureau (BWCVB) at 800- 678-2108. Every attempt has been made to verify the accuracy of the information provided and contained in this publication. As such, BWCVB assumes no liability for incorrect information contained herein. Further, the information contained in the publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by BWCVB. ©Copyright 2017, Blackhawk Waterways Convention & Visitors Bureau 201 N. Franklin Ave., Polo, IL 61064. Printed in the USA 2/2017. 30,000 copies. Photography by Debbie Cram, Danny Higgins, Bill Kleiman, Dee Hudson & A. Steinmann.
4 2017 Blackhawk Waterways Visitor Guide A LITTLE ABOUT What is #NWIllinoisIRL? BLACKHAWK WATERWAYS Picturesque sunsets, meandering rivers, rolling hills, amazing wildlife and old- Do EVERYTHING or nothing at all... fashioned charm, many of these treasures The Blackhawk Waterways region is filled with History lovers find a new home in the Blackhawk often taken for granted and lost in the opportunities for wildlife viewing, hiking and biking, Waterways, where a treasure trove of museums, unconscious routine of what we call life. boating and fishing, shopping and antiquing, and monuments and historical sites capture the imagination. You see, it’s easy to settle and wish away exploring our nation’s rich history, or just sitting in an Experience the birthplace and boyhood home of the days, expecting tomorrow to be no old-growth forest and reading a book. Blackhawk President Ronald Reagan, travel stretches of the original different than today. Waterways is packed with history and mystery – 2,700 Lincoln Highway and the Great River Road National But, if we stop and remind ourselves just square miles of woodlands and wonderful attractions, Scenic Byway, tour the John Deere Historic Site, and how powerful life’s little treasures can be, charming small towns and villages, unobstructed views learn more about the bloody battles of the Black Hawk how they can enrich our lives, how they can and pastoral settings that will have you returning to visit. War of 1832 that pitted half of all federal troops of the recharge our souls, wouldn’t we take pause If nature’s your thing, you’ll discover a region rich in U.S. Army (as well as 9,000 volunteers from the Illinois from our daily routines and seek out those outdoor opportunities, from 10 state parks and a 2,200- Militia, including future President Abraham Lincoln) very treasures? Travel to destinations that acre state forest to exceptional golf courses and 125 against Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sauk, Fox and inspire us? Perhaps stop living vicariously miles of beautiful boating and great fishing courtesy of Kickapoo nations, and his British band of warriors. through our family and friends who boast the Rock and Mississippi Rivers. From catfish, muskie Whether you’re seeking a day trip or a week-long endlessly about their last great escape all and trout, local streams, rivers and lakes provide adventure, discover excellent restaurants and diverse over social media? Become the envied anglers with the perfect settings in which to research lodging choices that range from primitive campsites rather than the envious? their next big fish story. and rustic cabins to pampering B&Bs, comfortable Retail therapy enthusiasts applaud the shopping country inns and award-winning hotels – all just 90 It’s with this idea in mind that we crafted opportunities that abound in the Blackhawk Waterways minutes from Chicagoland. For some, the real beauty of a new push for our visitors to Northwest region, offering everything from eclectic hand-crafted Blackhawk Waterways is found in its natural wonders, Illinois called Illinois InRealLife. We gifts and quaint art galleries to antique treasures and which give pause from a workaday life. For them, the encourage our travelers to capture their coveted collectibles. And you’ll always be greeted by simplicity of a falling autumn leaf, a browsing deer or memories and post to social media using friendly shopkeepers who still understand the art of a crackling fire are the magnets that draw them to this the hashtag #NWIllinoisIRL. authentic hospitality. special place – a getaway like it used to be! The InRealLife campaign is a testament to the idea of not waiting for tomorrow to travel, not solely experiencing life through social media, not being shackled by our present urban environment, not being consumed by our devices and truly escaping to the adventures that wait just out TABLE OF CONTENTS our front doors. It’s about being a participant, not a 6 FOUR COUNTY MAP 16 CARROLL COUNTY 36 WHITESIDE COUNTY spectator. It’s also about the stark contrast between relaxing rural and stress-filled 8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 18 MT. CARROLL 42 ROCK FALLS urban. We want the young, and the young at heart; Those active individuals who CELEBRATES CELEBRATES seek out adventure and enjoy the contrast 10 ACCOMMODATIONS between living and active, social life and 150 YEARS 150 YEARS online social interaction. 14 GOLF Let Northwest Illinois be a beacon for those 22 LEE COUNTY individuals yearning to not let life escape 15 OUTDOORS them and experience adventure InRealLife. 28 OGLE COUNTY
#NWIllinoisIRL · www.VisitNorthwestIllinois.com 5 6 2017 Blackhawk Waterways Visitor Guide #NWIllinoisIRL · www.VisitNorthwestIllinois.com 7 LEE COUNTY MARCH Dixon Venetian Night Dixon St. Patrick’s Day Aug. 12 Parade & Party Gardenstock Art & Music Festival March 11 in Dixon Sublette Toy and Antique Tractor Show Aug. 19 March 18-19 Dixon Carp Tournament APRIL Aug. 26-27 Small Museum Conference Amboy Depot Days & Car Show at Loveland House, Dixon Aug 24-27 April 29 SEPTEMBER MAY Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival in Dixon Dixon Cinco de Mayo Celebration September 2 May 6-7 Paw Paw Hometown Homecoming & Sublette Cruise N Show Car Show May 13 Labor Day weekend OF EVENTS Lincoln Hwy Car Show in Autumn on the Prairie at Nachusa CALENDAR Franklin Grove Grasslands May 13 Sept. 16 JUNE Dixon Scarecrow Festival CARROLL COUNTY Dixon Rockin on the Rock Sept. 24 MARCH SEPTEMBER June 2 OCTOBER NW ILL Model Railroad Club Shannon Homecoming Celebration Cabela’s King Kat Tournament in Dixon Dixon West End Fest Open House in Chadwick Labor Day Weekend June 3 Oct. 14 March 18-19 Mt. Carroll Cruise Night Bloomin on the Rock Garden Walk Franklin Grove Zombie Ride MAY Sept. 16 in Dixon Oct. 27-28 June 17 Mt. Carroll Mayfest NOVEMBER Memorial Day Weekend OCTOBER Mt. Carroll Pumpkin Fest Ashton Fest Amboy Christmas Walk JUNE Oct. 28 June 9-11 Sunday after Thanksgiving Mt. Carroll Cruise Night JULY Small Business Saturday June 17 Savanna Museum Veterans Tribute Dance Dixon Petunia Festival Nov. 25 June 29-July 4 Lanark Old Settler’s Days Oct. 28 DECEMBER June 24-25 Dixon Nuts About Art Show Dixon Christmas Walk NOVEMBER July 1 JULY Shannon Hometown Christmas Dec. 1 Mt. Carroll Cruise Night 3rd Weekend Dixon Reagan Run Sublette Christmas in the Village July 15 July 1 Dec. 1 NW ILL Model Railroad Club AUGUST Open House in Chadwick Lee County 4-H Fair Ashton Christmas Celebration Carroll County Fair Nov. 18-19 July 27-30 Dec. 9 Aug. 8-12 Savanna Christmas Walk AUGUST Franklin Grove Christmas in the Grove Mt. Carroll Cruise Night Friday after Thanksgiving Franklin Grove Dec. 8 Aug. 19 Summer Harvest Festival DECEMBER Aug.5-6 Mt. Carroll Brick Street Saturday Mt. Carroll Christmas Walk Aug. 26 Dec. 2 LHAEA Antique Tractor Show Aug. 5-6
8 2017 Blackhawk Waterways Visitor Guide OGLE COUNTY WHITESIDE COUNTY MARCH Summer Country Jam in Rochelle FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER Aug 5 Polo Farm Toy Show Reagan Birthday celebration Sterling / Rock Falls Bridge the March 4 Polo Car, Truck & Bike Show at Tampico Birthplace Community 5K/10K Run Aug. 12 Feb. 6 Sept. 16 Rochelle St Pat's Parade & Irish Hooley March 11 Illinois Renewable Energy Fair Percussion Palooza in Rock Falls Sterling/Rock Falls Fiesta Aug. 19-20 Feb. 26 Event & Parade Byron Forst Preserve Maple Syrup Sept. 16 Festival Rochelle Lincoln Hwy Heritage Festival MAY Aug. 19-20 March 18 Fulton Dutch Days Morrison “Paint the Town” Art Festival Annual Oregon Antique Show Cypress House Outdoor Market May 6-7 Sept. 16 Aug. 26 March 25-26 Sterling Main Street Car Show Morrison Harvest Hammer Run MAY SEPTEMBER May 7 Sept. 16 Grand Detour Arts Festival Rochelle Cinco de Mayo Celebration Fulton Venus Festival Prophetstown Art on the Square Sept. 9 May 6 May 20 Sept. 30 Creston Booster Days JUNE Fulton Fall Festival JUNE Sept. 16-17 Last weekend Leaf River Summer Daze Fulton Blessing of the Bikes Rochelle Wine on Lincoln June 4 June 3-4 Sept. 23 OCTOBER Hennepin Hundred Ultra Marathon Rochelle Railfan Appreciation Days Stillman Valley Fall Festival Lyndon Annual Car Show June 4 Oct. 7-8 June 3-4 Sept. 23-24 Ale on Lincoln in Rochelle Prophetstown Monsters on the Rock Hops on the Rock in Sterling Cypress House Outdoor Market Oct. 14 June 10 in Rochelle Cat Fish Tournament June 10-11 Rockin' River Rest in Oregon Last Saturday Fulton Beggars Walk June 17 Fulton Bluegrass Festival at Heritage Canyon Oregon Lions Club Car Show OCTOBER June 17 Oct. 21 June 18 Autumn on Parade in Oregon Prophetstown Farm Toy Show Oct. 7-8 Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest Polo Town & Country Days in Rock Falls Oct. 22 June 17-18 Olde English Faire at Stronghold Castle June 24-25 Oct. 7-8 NOVEMBER Cypress House Outdoor Market Rock Falls Summer Splash Rock Falls Hometown Holidays June 24 World Power Wheel Standing June 24-25 Nov. 17-20 Championships at Byron Dragway Spring Extravaganza at John Deere Hist. Oct. 7-8 Rock Falls River Chase Boat Races Sterling Sights & Sounds of Christmas Site June 24-25 Nov. 17 June 25 Fall Fest at John Deere Historic Site Oct. 14 JULY Twin Cities Holiday Parade JULY Rochelle Hay Day Whiteside County Historic Barn Tour Nov. 18 July 8-9 Mt. Morris Let Freedom Ring Festival Oct. 14 Prophetstown Lighted July 1-4 Byron Forst Preserve Halloween on Sterling Main St. Music Fest Christmas Parade Byronfest the Prairie July 22 Nov. 25 July 8-9 Oct. 22 Morrison Summer Extravaganza DECEMBER Rochelle Family Railroad Day Cypress House Outdoor Market July 29 Fulton Christmas Walk July 8 Last Saturday Dec. 2-3 Rock Falls Sesquicentennial Byron Dragway Meltdown Drags NOVEMBER Celebration Dillon Home Museum Victorian July 14-16 July 29 - Aug 6 Christmas Walk Oregon Candlelight Christmas Walk Cypress House Outdoor Market Dec. 2-3 Saturday after Thanksgiving AUGUST July 29 Prophetstown Pow Wow Morrison Christmas Walk DECEMBER Aug. 5-6 Dec. 2 AUGUST Rochelle Christmas Walk Ogle County Fair Dec. 1 Lincoln Highway National Yard Sale Tampico Christmas in the Country Aug 2-6 Aug. 12-13 Dec. 2 Byron Miracle on 2nd St. Celebration Green Iron Days at John Deere Hist. Site Dec. 1 Whiteside County Fair Aug. 4-6 Aug. 15-19
#NWIllinoisIRL · www.VisitNorthwestIllinois.com 9 ACCOMMODATIONSWhether you're seeking a day-trip or a week-long adventure, discover excellent restraurants and diverse lodging choices that range from primitive campsites and rustic cabins to pampering B&Bs, comfortable country inns and award-winning hotels - all just 90 minutes from Chicagoland. The Inn at Molly’s Prairie Path Guest House Two Wheel Inn CARROLL Our historic, restored 1865 We offer three guest rooms where Located above the Iron Horse Social building features two 600 sq. ft. you are surrounded by antiques and Club, a Vintage Motorcycle Museum BED & BREAKFASTS suites, combining rural charm with sleep under handmade quilts. Wake & Bar and offers a unique overnight contemporary amenities and style. up to the smell of coffee and fresh destination. We’re on Main Street in /COUNTRY INNS Guests are treated to a delicious baked cinnamon rolls and enjoy our downtown Savanna along the bluffs of The Blue Bedroom Inn continental breakfast featuring baked hearty country breakfast including the beautiful Mississippi River. Come Four boutique style rooms with private goods from Molly’s Kitchen & Bar. Swedish pancakes, sausage or bacon enjoy the camaraderie – awesome baths. Full kitchen & living space with Spend the day exploring the historic & our own jams & jellies. Relax while museum, great people, great music views of Mississippi River. Located in buildings and architecture of Mount sitting on the wicker porch swing on and ice cold beer. downtown Savanna & near Mississippi Carroll, then come home to cocktails the upstairs veranda and enjoy our ironhorsesocialclub.com Palisades State Park. Free WiFi. Pet and a delicious meal downstairs at peaceful countryside. Make time to bird Savanna • 314 Main St. friendly. Molly’s. Note: our suites in this historic watch, shop in our quilt & gift shop or (815) 273-2600 bluebedroominn.com building are located on the second explore the historic community we call Savanna • 321 Main St. floor, accessible by stairs only. home. No pets. Free Wi-Fi. Check us CABINS/COTTAGES 815-273-0336 mollysmountcarroll.com out on Facebook! Hickory Hideaway Country Palmer House Mt. Carroll • 110 W. Market St. bbonline.com/il/prairiepath Escape to our wooded property 815-684-5411 Mt. Carroll • 1002 N. Lowden Rd. in either a cozy cabin or cottage Two guest rooms with private baths, 815-244-3462 WiFi, full country breakfast included. equipped with all the comforts of home Fireplace in TV room. Hilltop views. Standish House Bed & Breakfast including whirlpool tubs, fireplaces Outside hot tub. Antique canopy beds, breakfast and bonfire pits. We are located a CountryPalmerHouse.com by candlelight. short distance from state parks and Mt. Carroll • 17035 Elizabeth Rd. [email protected] Mississippi River. 815-244-2343 Lanark • 540 W. Carroll St. hickoryhideaway.com 815-493-2307 Shannon • 24366 Payne Rd. 815-864-2099
10 2017 Blackhawk Waterways Visitor Guide Nest at Palisades Cabins, The Timber Lake Resort Savanna Inn & Suites GG’s Guest House 1 bdrm., private cabins, wooded New facilities, 100+ campsites, RV sites Indoor pool, hot tub, continental Spacious 3 BR home perfect for acreage above the Mississippi. Jacuzzi, with water, sewer, electric hookups. Log breakfast, electrical outlets for boats family or group getaway or vacation. gas/wood stove, satellite TV, VCR/CD/ cabin rentals, lakeside rustic camping. & travel trailers. New fitness room! Equipped with a 40 in TV, microwave, DVD. Complimentary bicycles. 800 sq. ft. pool, group pavilion rental, Conference room for 15. Jacuzzi/ coffeemaker, dishes for 6, refrigerator/ thenestatpalisades.com recreation center, general store, fireplace/celebration/business suites; freezer, all the comforts of home. WiFi Savanna • Scenic Ridge Rd. lakeside deck, two spring-fed lakes & microwaves, refrigerators, coffee. access throughout. For information visit 815-273-7824 Timber Lake Playhouse. Free WiFi. Pets ok. website & click on guest house. Visa/ timberlakeresort.com savannainnandsuites.com MC accepted. Seven Eagles Cabins Mt. Carroll • 8216 Black Oak Rd. Savanna • 101 Valley View Dr. grannyoneils.com 3 log cabins, A/C, TV, microwave, 815-244-1600 815-273-2288 Savanna • 629 Chicago Ave. refrigerator, private baths. Linen, towels 815-273-4726 and firewood included. Free WiFi. U.S.A.C.E. Thomson Causeway Seven Eagles RV Resort & goseveneagles.com Recreation Area Campground Mississippi River Lodge Savanna • 9734 IL Rt. 84 131 sites located on 64 acres on a Microwave, refrigerator, coffee, patio, Located on the banks of the Mississippi 815-273-7301 backwater island of the Mississippi grill, laundry, heated outdoor pool, River between Savanna and Thomson River. RV, tenting, shower houses, new theater room. Free WiFi. Illinois with awe-inspiring views from Timber Lake Resort dump station, fishing, hiking & biking every angle. 4 BR, 3 baths, LR with New 1 & 2-bdrm. cabins sleep 6, full goseveneagles.com paths & boat launch area. Open Apr. fireplace & big screen TV, deck with bath, kitchenette, AC, TV, porches, Savanna • 9734 IL Rt. 74 – Oct. 815-273-7301 grill, a fully stocked kitchen and more. view. Go to our website for a full listing of all timberlakeresort.com Thomson • Lewis Ave. 815-259-2353 Trailside Inn the amenities, printable maps, pictures Mt. Carroll • 8216 Black Oak Rd. 12 rooms, TV, A/C, refrigerator, and more. 800-485-0145 HOTELS/MOTEL microwave, hair dryers, jacuzzi/fireplace mississippiriverlodge.com rooms. General Store, Gift Loft, mini Thomson • 5642 Riverview Circle Dr. CAMPGROUNDS Blackhawk Motel golf. Panoramic views. 815-273-1003 Heart of NW Illinois & close to the Free WiFi. Fin & Feather Campground Mississippi River, sportsman’s dream 7 acres riverfront camping, hunting, trailsideinc.com The River House lodging location: hunting, boating, fishing on backwaters of Mississippi Lake Carroll • 2178 Lake Carroll Blvd. Beautiful home on the Mississippi River fishing/bird watching. Handicap River. Boat, motor, canoe rental & 815-493-8484 ready to welcome you for a family accessible, queen & double beds, vacation or getaway weekend. Fully access. Bait shop & concessions. direct TV. 4 miles N. of Mississippi furnished – all you add is food and time Thomson • 6284 Riverview Rd. VACATION RENTAL Palisades State Park. to relax! Full kitchen, LR with fireplace, 815-273-3302 HOMES [email protected] 2 BR, 2 bathrooms, washer & dryer, Mississippi Palisades State Park Savanna • 19856 IL Rt. 84 Betty's Bell-House deck overlooking the river and more! 241 camp sites, 110 sites with 815-273-0138 We’re located one block from the vrbo.com/430448 electricity. Water, 2 dump stations, Great River Bike Trail in the heart of Thomson • 4008 Grandview Pl. showers/toilets in 3 buildings open May Executive Inn Downtown Savanna. This upstairs 815-823-5925 1 – Oct. 31. Convenience store open 40 rooms, microwave, refrigerator, vacation rental offers a full kitchen, laundry. Whirlpool suite available. New during summer. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and can Roberts’ Roost Country Guest House restaurant/bar. Free WiFi. Pets OK. Savanna • 16327A IL Rt. 84, accommodate up to 10-12 people 900 plus sq. ft., one bathroom bungalow that features 2 BR’s. 815-273-2731 thomsonexecutiveinn.com (depending on sleeping arrangements) Thomson • 800 One Mile Rd. because we offer 2 queens, 2 full, 1 Panoramic country views from every Seven Eagles RV Resort & 815-259-7378 twin, a futon and a pull-out couch. We angle and located just minutes away Campground also offer washer & dryer in a laundry/ from the Mississippi River, Great River Hotel Glenview Bike Trail and Palisades State Park. Open year round. Located next to 1886 historic hotel/boutique. Shopping, mud room. Book direct from our Great River Bike Path and Spring Lake Facebook page. It’s also 35 minutes from Galena restaurants, nightcaps in walking and the perfect place to spend the Wildlife Refuge. Camping, RV sites, distance. Furnished apts., 2 rooms, 2 facebook.com/csavannaillinois Log Cabins & Motel. In-Ground Pool, weekend with nature. Please visit us on suites. Cycling info. Pets OK. Savanna • 30 3rd St. 6 in 1 sports court, playground, club Facebook. hotelglenview.com 815-905-1227 house, Free Wi-Fi, private fishing, miles RobertsRoostCountryGuestHouse.com Mt. Carroll • 116 E. Market St. of hiking trails around wildlife refuge. Savanna • 12143B Roberts Rd. 815-244-4058 Close to Mississippi River and Boat Grandpa's Cabin 815-565-0024 or 815-656-1542 Come spend the night in peaceful Ramps. L & M Motel seclusion at Grandpa’s Cabin offering goseveneagles.com Two miles from Mississippi River. tranquil & unique lodging in a restored LEE Savanna • 9734 IL Rt. 84 Remodeled, 32 themed rooms, 1837 Log Cabin situated in the rolling 815-273-7301 microwaves, refrigerators, coffee, AC. hills minutes from the Mississippi River. Biker-friendly. Free WiFi. BED & BREAKFASTS Spring Lake Resort Call for details and rental information. l-mmotel.com Savanna • 10423 Zion Road Electric & water hook-ups, boat rental, Savanna • 2000 N. Oakton Rd. Crawford House Inn gas, bait & tackle, ice, supplies. Closed 815-273-2803 3 bdrms, shared bath, 1 new with 815-273-7728 during duck hunting season. Ice fishing private bath. Italianate-style mansion, after duck hunting season. Sandburr Run Golf Resort year-round, king-sized feather beds, Savanna • 8048 Rt. 84 S. 44 rooms including King suites with reasonable rates. Full breakfast, 815-273-4595 kitchenettes. We also offer a 9 hole golf corporate discounts, AC, Jacuzzi, course and The Sand Trap Bar & Grill. fireplace, TV, VCR. No pets. sandburrrun.com crawfordhouseinn.com Thomson • 5020 IL Rt. 84 Dixon • 204 E. 3rd St. 815-902-6063 815-288-3351
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Lincoln Way Inn B&B Dixon Super 8 Motel Patchwork Inn Lowden State Park Located on the historic Lincoln Highway Award-winning motel. 41 renovated Casual elegance in a historic setting. Camping sites, limited electricity, in Franklin Grove, the Lincoln Way Inn rooms, themed hot tub suite. Free Nine immaculate guest rooms with shower building, dump station, summer features five locally themed rooms, continental breakfast, 24-hour coffee, private baths, individual climate control refreshment stand. each with a unique design and décor. hair dryers, irons & ironing boards. and flat screen LCD/DVR television. Oregon • 1411 N. River Rd. lincolnwayinn.com Free local calls, microfridges, cable Rates include a delicious homemade 815-732-6828 Franklin Grove/409 N. State St. TV, HBO, bus /truck parking, outlets. breakfast. No children or pets. 708-860-2311 Free WiFi. patchworkinn.com River Road Camping & Marina super8.com Oregon • 122 N. Third St. 30-acre campground, public heated pool, canoe rental, boat ramp & CABINS/COTTAGES Dixon • 1800 S. Galena Ave. 815-732-4113 launch, gas, general store, volleyball, 815-284-1800 Woodcote Pinehill Inn basketball, game room, playground, 1909 stone/timber cottage in historic Magnuson Hotel of Dixon, The An 1847 Italianate country mansion open Apr. – Nov. Lowell Park for corporate retreats, Free breakfast, wi-fi, cable, business located on 2 acres. 6 guest rooms, 7 gocampingamerica.com weddings, receptions, showers, events. center, in-room microwave, refrigerators fireplaces,free WIFI, modern amenities. Oregon • 3922 River Rd. dixonil.com/parks/woodcote & coffee makers. We also offer meeting Perfect for weddings, events and 815-234-5383 Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. space, outdoor swimming pool, jacuzzi parties. No pets. 815-284-3306 suites and adjoining rooms. Located pinehillbb.com Rock River Christian Camp & Retreat next to the Brandywine Banquet Facility Oregon • 400 Mix St. Center CAMPGROUNDS and close to both Dixon and the 815-732-2067 Open year round, planned programing for youth & adults, facility rentals, Green River Oaks Camping Resort Sterling / Rock Falls area. magnusonhotels.com Rochelle Railroad Diamond Lodge groups from 15 to 250, providing 225 sites, 11 trailer rentals, water, 3 suites, caboose, picnic tables, no pets. recreation & A/V equipment, housing, electric, some sewer hook-ups. Dixon • 443 IL Rt. 2 815-677-9950 railfanmotel.com meals. Swimming pools, fishing, basketball, Rochelle • 215 N. 9th St. rockrivercc.net tennis, mini golf, shuffleboard, VACATION RENTAL 815-561-7076 Polo • 16486 W IL Rt. 64 horseshoe pits, volleyball, softball, 815-493-6622 store, snack bar, LP gas sales. HOMES CABINS/COTTAGES Weekend rec programs Memorial Day- Franklin Creek Cabin White Pines State Park Labor Day. Reservations required. This spacious 3 bed 2 bath getaway White Pines Inn Cabins 103 Class B/S campsites w/car greenriveroaks.com sits adjacent to Franklin Creek State Huge log lodge, 25 small, one-room access, Class C camping, 2 youth Amboy • 1442 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Natural area. Literally out your backdoor cabins, TVs, phones, heat/AC, gas group areas, 6 wheelchair-accessible 815-857-2815 is access to hiking, trail running, fireplaces, open Mar. – Dec. Free WiFi. campsites. birding, fishing and equestrian activities. whitepinesinn.com Mt. Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. Mendota Hills Camping Resort The Franklin Creek Grist Mill is nearby Mt. Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. 815-946-3717 Large lakefront & wooded sites & Nachusa Grasslands is 2 miles. 815-946-3817 available. Secluded sites, sanitary airbnb.com/rooms/3164437 HOTELS/MOTELS station, modern restrooms, showers, CAMPGROUNDS Franklin Grove • 1484 Old Mill Rd. Blackhawk’s Trail Lodge store, firewood, laundry, boat rental, 815-440-5609 hiking, game room, family activities. Grand Detour Islands Retreat 6-room lodge, all-season porch with mendotahillscampground.com King Family Homestead 50 acres Rock River islands, 200+ fireplace, breakfast for groups, AC, TV, waterfront campsites, access to river. Amboy • 642 U.S. Rt. 52 This is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath cozy microwave, refrigerator, coffee, private 815-849-5930 brick bungalow that can sleep 8. It’s campingislands.com boat ramp, open year round, pets OK. nestled on 80 mostly wooded acres of Grand Detour • 8195 IL Rt. 2 S. blackhawkstraillodge.com O’Connell’s Yogi Bear Jellystone recreational land. 815-595-4255 Byron • 10723 IL Rt. 2 N. Park Camp Resort vrbo.com/419882 Hansen’s Hideaway Ranch & 815-234-5544 Tent camping, hookups, cabins, fully- Dixon • 1215 Institute Blvd. Campground Chateau Lodge equipped units. Fishing, 3 heated 608-233-9588 pools, spas, kiddie pools, beach, Tents, pop-ups, RVs, camping sites: 12-room lodge, renovated theme waterslide. Mini-golf, game room, arts/ water, electric, swimming, nature rooms. Free WiFi, pets welcome crafts, hay wagon rides, karaoke, trails, arcade, snack bar, playground, chateauLodge.com OGLE horseshoe pits, covered pavilion, dances. Oregon • 1326 IL Rt. 2 N. restrooms, showers, sanitary dumping jellystoneamboy.com 815-973-6195 BED & BREAKFASTS station, fire rings, firewood & ice Amboy • 970 Green Wing Rd. available. Open Apr. 15 – Nov. 1. Comfort Inn & Suites 815-857-3860 Barnacopia hansenshideawaycampground .com 2003 Silver Award Winner by Choice Barnacopia is a farm museum, events Hotels Int’l., 66 rooms, 27 suites, Pineview Campground venue and Bed & Breakfast featuring Oregon • 2936 S. Harmony Rd. Family-style camping, two lakes, 815-732-6489 or 815-973-2920 continental breakfast, business center, two fully appointed guest rooms with restaurant & lounge, indoor pool, full- swimming, fishing. Electric, water & full bathrooms and hot tubs all located sewer hook-ups, shower, flush toilets on Lake LaDonna Family Campground service health club. Free WiFi, pets ok. in a silo next to the barn and the top & Cabins hotelrochelle.com wooded sites. Open May 1 – Oct. floor of the silo is a library. pineviewcampgrounds.com Beach lake, waterfall, rope swing, Rochelle • 1133 N. 7th St. (Hwy. 251) barnacopia.com diving boards, slides, tire swing, 815-562-5551 Amboy • 1273 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Polo • 2570 N. Westbranch Rd. 815-857-3964 lifeguards, store, playground, sports 815-238-1474 courts, horseshoes, showers, water/ Hillcrest Motel electric hook-ups, dump station, 10 rooms w/ new electric, heat & AC, HOTELS/MOTELS Kable House Inn reasonable prices, TV. 9 wooded acres on Sunset Golf A/C cabins. Comfort Inn - Dixon lakeladonna.com Rochelle • IL Rt. 251 N. Course, 5 suites w/ private baths, 815-562-8411 Full hot breakfast, heated indoor pool, refrigerators, microwaves, cable TV, Oregon • 1302 Harmony Rd. waterslide, whirlpool, fitness center, free queen beds, central AC, 2 jacuzzi 815-732-6804 Holiday Inn Express WiFi, suites w/microwave, refrigerator suites. Voted BEST complimentary hot breakfast & sleeper sofa available. Meeting/ Lake Louise in town. Heated indoor pool and fitness kablehouse.com Sand beach, 13-acre spring-fed lake, party space for up to 200 for events & center, FREE WiFi, 80 rooms, meeting Mt. Morris • 3160 Sunset Hill Ln. 300 campsites, slides, raft, kiddie business functions. Customizable food/ space and more! Mention “Blackhawk 815-734-7297 beach, paddleboat, rowboat rentals, beverage menu for breakfast – dinner. Waterways” to receive a discounted rate pool & hot tub, beach house offers cidixon.com on your next stay. food, gifts open Apr. – Oct. Dixon • 136 Plaza Dr. hierochellehotel.com 815-284-0500 lakelouiseusa.com Byron • 8840 N. IL Rt. 2 Rochelle • 1240 S. Dement Rd. 815-234-8483 815-562-9994
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Mt. Morris Motel CAMPGROUNDS U.S.A.C.E. Lock & Dam 13 Pine Motel Our room rates are the most Primitive campsites, fishing, hunting, 9 rooms, 1 cottage, cable TV, kitche- reasonable (as low as $39/day for Crow Valley Campground marina, picnic shelter, grills, parking, nettes, microwaves, coffee makers, single occupancy plus tax). Free US/ Grassy shaded lots with gravel pad on restrooms, pets ok, open year round. refrigerators, courtesy coffee & tea, Canada phone calls, wireless, free Rock River. Electric & water or primitive Fulton • North of Fulton on Rt. 84 phones, AC, grill, picnic tables, electric small refrigerator and microwave sites, basketball court, playground, 815-259-3628 hook-ups for boats, daily & weekly upon request. fishing, pool, bath facilities. Open Apr. rates. Free WiFi. home.insightbb.com/ 15 – Oct. 15. HOTELS/MOTELS pinemotel-fulton.com ~mtmorrismotel crowvalleycampground.com Fulton • 19020 13th St. (Rt. 84) Mt. Morris • 3691 W. Rt. 64 Sterling • 23807 Moline Rd. All Seasons Motel 815-589-4847 815-626-5376 31 deluxe rooms, individual AC & 815-734-4114 heating units, some w/ jacuzzi’s, Riverside Motel Paddle Wheel Inn Crystal Lake Recreation Park refrigerators, microwaves. Free WiFi. Located on Rte. 78. Newly remodeled On the Rock River in Oregon, suites RV park & campground plus a man- Rock Falls • 1904 First Ave. 12 rooms, cable TV, AC, daily weekly with a balcony offer panoramic views made lake for swimming, a go-kart 815-625-3700 & senior citizens rates available. Free of the river and the famous Black track, aqua-golf range & more. Easy WiFi, pets allowed. Hawk statue. Restaurant next door, access from Exits 41 or 44 off I-88, AmericInn Hotel & Suites Fulton Cozy 51-room hotel, 1 mile from the Prophetstown • 201 Washington St. continental breakfast, spa, sauna, the park is located adjacent to the Mississippi River, spacious rooms & 815-537-1111 meeting and banquet facilities. Hennepin Canal Parkway and offers suites, complimentary hot breakfast, Microwave & refrigerator in each room. 70 miles of canoeing and kayaking in Rock Falls Super 8 heated indoor pool & whirlpool spa. paddlewheelinn.net a slow current, along with a paved bike 60-unit motel, 24-hour desk clerk, Free WiFi. continental breakfast, HBO, fax & copy Oregon • 1457 IL Rt. 2 path that runs adjacent to the canal americinn.com service, truck parking. Free WiFi. 815-732-0900 itself. We also offer canoe & kayak rental. Fulton • 1301 17th St. super8.com Red Roof Inn crystallake1.com 800-634-3444 Rock Falls • 2100 First Ave. 59 rooms, whirlpool suites, cable, Rock Falls • 600 E. 17th St. 815-626-8800 movie channels, coffee, fridge, Country Inn & Suites of Rock Falls 815-622-5974 Located off I-88 (Exit 41) & Rt 30. All continental breakfast, large indoor rooms include 37” LCD Flat screen TV, VACATION RENTAL pool, whirlpool, exercise room, patio Erie Campground Inc. microwave, refrigerator, complimentary HOMES area, meetings for up to 25. Free WiFi. 200 sites on Rock River & lake, breakfast, local phone, USA Today, Pets ok. open to the public, electric, water, Captain Young’s Cottage indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna, fitness center, redroofinnrochelle.com playground, restrooms, dump Captain Young’s Cottage has a station, pavilion. guest laundry and business center. Mississippi River view where you’re Rochelle • 567 E. Hwy. 38 Whirlpool suites available. Free WiFi. 855-873-6562 Erie • 9480 Erie Rd. away from it all, yet close to everything. 309-659-7160 countryinns.com/rockfallsil Located on the Historic Great River Super 8 Motel Rock Falls • 2106 First Ave. Road and adjacent to the Great River 63 rooms, cable TV, HBO, queen/king Leisure Lake Campground 815-625-3200 Bike Trail. 3 BR, 1½ baths, LR,DR and beds, AC, reasonable rates. Free WiFi. 68 full hook-up sites, 32 pull-thrus 20- 30 amp hook-up, 50-amp available, full Days Inn a fully equipped kitchen Rochelle • 601 E. Hwy. 38 117 guest rooms, indoor heated pool, captainyoungscottage.com 815-562-2468 laundry, next to 10-acre stocked lake. Open Apr. – Nov. All American bar & grill, free local calls, Albany • 402 S Main St. Village Inn Motel Rock Falls • 2304 French St. cable TV, banquet & meeting facilities 815-222-7126 12 rooms, reasonably priced, AC, cable 815-626-0005 for up to 400, kids eat free, exercise North House TV, HBO, phones, small pets ok. facility. Free WiFi, small pets allowed. Enjoy the privacy of this historic Polo • 1007 S. Division Ave. Maple Lane Camping hotelrockfalls.com RV parking, camping, water, electric, guest house featuring a large front 815-946-4066 Rock Falls • 2105 First Ave. porch, 4 bedrooms and a 3-season shower houses, dumping station. 815-626-5500 RESORTS/RETREAT 5 min. to Mississippi River, gambling, sleeping porch. North House easily fishing, boating. Holiday Inn Express & Suites accommodates large groups of Kilbuck Creek Resort Fulton • 18920 Frog Pond Rd. OPENING SPRING 2016! This new family and friends. Also, consider This secluded sanctuary is perfect for 815-589-3038 Holiday Inn Express & Suites offers 68 North House for meetings, reunions, your wedding, family reunion, church or rms, an exquisite indoor pool, a huge receptions or any special occasion! business retreat or romantic getaway. Moonlight Bay Marina & work-out room and a complimentary northhouseprophetstown.com Our facility offers fully appointed Restaurant hot breakfast and free WiFi. Located Prophetstown • 102 Lafayette Tennessee Log Cabin with sleeping Camping w/ electric & water. right off the banks of the Rock River 815-590-1060 space for up to 40 people; Gathering Sterling • Moonlight Bay Ln. and close to both downtown districts Hall; Poolside Den with Indoor pool and 815-625-1700 in Sterling and Rock Falls. We’re wrap around porch all on 200+ acres Morrison-Rockwood State Park moments away from the Sinnissippi of woodlands, complete with groomed 92 sites, electricity, grill, table, shower Dam Walkway and Hennepin Canal. walking paths and creek flowing building, flush toilets. May 1 – Oct. 31, ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/ throughout. trailer dump station. us/en/reservation kilbuckcreek.com dnr.state.il.gov Rock Falls • 301 E. 2nd St. Monroe Center • 6752 N. Kilbuck Rd. Morrison • 18750 Lake Rd. 815-622-4000 815-393-3247 815-772-4708 Napp Inn Prophetstown State Park AC, TV, refrigerators, microwaves WHITESIDE Tent & trailer camping, electricity, dump & laundry facilities. station, water hydrants, privy toilets, [email protected] shower building, flush toilets. Rock Falls • 510 W. Rock Falls Rd. BED & BREAKFASTS Prophetstown • Riverside Dr. 815-625-2324 M & M Bed and Breakfast 815-537-2926 Parkview Motel 2 bedroom B&B serving continental Ruffit Park Cable TV, AtC, kitchenette, refrigerator, breakfast. We also have a covered Seasonal camping drive-through sites, microwave, direct-dial phone, truck outdoor fire pit and covered parking electric, water, wooded sites, restrooms, parking, and low daily and weekly rates for motorcycles. Pets and children playground, basketball May 1 – Oct. 1. in a friendly environment. welcome (no crib available). Complete Sterling • 24832 Rock Falls Rd. Morrison • 630 E. Lincolnway country getaway. 815-626-0221 815-772-2163 [email protected] Morrison • 16477 Capp Rd. 815-441-6490
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378GOLF HOLES AWAIT
WHITESIDE OGLE CARROLL LEE CROSS CREEK GOLF FAIRWAYS GOLF COURSE LAKE CARROLL GOLF LOST NATION GOLF CLUB 18 holes COURSE 18 holes COURSE Rochelle / 533 S. 7th St. 18 holes 9 holes Dixon / 6931 S. Lost Nation Rd. 815-562-6666 Lake Carroll / 2911 Ironwood Blvd. 815-652-4212 Morrison / 15523 Henry Rd. 815-493-2808 815-772-7966 fairwaysgolf.com lostnationgolf.com golakecarroll.com crosscreekgolfandestates.com PRAIRIE VIEW GOLF CLUB SHADY OAKS GOLF DEER VALLEY GOLF CLUB 18 holes PALISADES GOLF COURSE Byron / 6734 German Church Rd. 18 holes 18 holes 815-234-4653 COURSE Deer Grove / 3298 Hoover Rd. 9 holes Amboy / 577 U.S. Rt. 52 815-438-GOLF prairieviewgolf.com Savanna / 18280 IL Rt. 84 815-849-5424 deervalleygolfclubil.com SILVER RIDGE GOLF CLUB 815-273-2141 shadyoakscc.com 18 holes palisadesgolfcourse.com EMERALD HILL GOLF Oregon / 3069 Hill Rd. TIMBER CREEK GOLF COURSE 815-734-4440 SANDBURR RUN GOLF COURSE 18 holes silverridgegolf.com 18 holes Sterling / 16802 Prairieville Rd. RESORT Dixon / 729 Timber Creek Rd. 9 holes 815-288-5110 815-622-6204 SKARE PARK DRIVING Thomson / 5020 IL Rt. 84 emeraldhillgolf.com RANGE 815-902-6063 timbercreekdixon.com Driving range sandburrrun.com LAKE ERIE GOLF COURSE Rochelle / Flagg Rd. 9 holes 815-562-7672 Erie / 900 Lakeside Dr. 309-659-2250 rochelleparkdistrict.org PROPHET HILLS SUNSET GOLF CLUB 18 holes COUNTRY CLUB Mt Morris / 216 Sunset Hill 9 holes (815) 734-4839 Prophetstown / 4319 Bishop Rd. sunsetgolfmm.com 815-537-5226 prophethills.com ROCK RIVER GOLF & POOL 18 holes Rock Falls/3901 Dixon Ave. When in Blackhawk Waterways, 815-625-2322 rrgap.com you'll want to grab your golf bag and drive the links, because 378 holes await you. Discover manicured courses, water hazards, sand traps to test your skill and even mini-golf to challenge the kids.
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Consider this: within our four-county region, there are state parks, preserves and wildlife areas, and a state forest — totaling over 14,000 acrea of state-protected natural splendor. For more information visit visitnorthwestillinois.com CARROLL NACHUSA LOWDEN STATE PARK HENNEPIN GRASSLANDS Oregon FEEDER CANAL PALISADES STATE PARK Franklin Grove Legend has it that Chief Black Hawk, Rock Falls Savanna Home to Illinois’ first conservation as he left the area after the Black The Hennepin Feeder Canal extends The Native American pathfinders bison herd kept as wild as possible Hawk War, talked of the beauty of from Rock Falls to Sheffield IL and along the rock palisades of the and virtually unmanaged by humans the area and admonished his captors opens the door to the parkway Mississippi River did as present-day except for one day a year when they to care for the land as he and his with miles of bike and hiking paths, hikers do in coursing the bluffs — they are examined by veterinarians. The people had. The 207-acre park was canoeing, fishing and historical sites took the paths of least resistance. balance of the 1,500 acres is open established not only to care for the along the way. At the mouth of the The trails at Mississippi Palisades, to the public for hiking, bird watching. land but to allow visitors to share in feeder is Rock Falls’ Hydroelectric especially the park’s southern routes, Includes dry gravel hill prairie, black the beauty as well. Plant completed in 1988 and is the put you in touch with the past. Walk oak and bur oak savanna, calcareous MORE INFO: 815-732-6828 first such constructed in Illinois since them and you’ll trace the footsteps fen and seeps and sedge meadows. 1927. Enjoy biking, hiking, fishing, of all those who came before you, Owned and managed by The Nature LOWDEN-MILLER boating & canoeing some of whom came this way nearly Conservancy. MORE INFO: 815-380-2300 a thousand years ago. Located near nature.org STATE FOREST the confluence of the Mississippi and MORE INFO: 815-456-2340 Oregon Apple rivers in northwestern Illinois, This 2,225-acre forest offers 22 miles PROPHETSTOWN the 2,500-acre Mississippi Palisades of maintained trails for hiking and STATE PARK State Park is rich in American Indian OGLE horseback riding. In the winter, snow Prophetstown history, as well as sheer natural transforms the trails into excellent On the northeast edge of the city beauty and tranquility. CASTLE ROCK STATE PARK cross-country skiing trails. 120-foot along the south bank of the Rock MORE INFO: 815.273.2731 bluffs along the Rock River highlight Oregon River is a scenic historic area offering this forested beauty. a variety of recreational facilities: Located three miles south of Oregon MORE INFO: 815-732-7329 on Hwy 2, the park is centrally located hiking, camping, fishing, picnicking, LEE in the Rock River Hills region. Its and more. On the site of an American rolling topography is drained by the WHITE PINES FOREST Indian village, the 53-acre park FRANKLIN CREEK Rock River. Rock formations, ravines, STATE PARK derives its name from and unique northern plants are found the Native American prophet STATE NATURAL AREA Mt. Morris Wa-bo-kie-shiek. here. A sandstone bluff, adjacent to Franklin Grove the river, gave the park its name. Located in the heart of the Rock MORE INFO: 815-537-2926 Beautiful Franklin Creek flows throughout River valley, this charming 385- the 664-acre park and includes several MORE INFO: 815.732.7329 acre park is the south boundary of large natural springs, hardwood forests, the old Chicago-Iowa Trail. History ROCKWOOD bedrock outcroppings. A large variety EDWARD F. VASSALLO tells us that this was for years the STATE PARK of flora and fauna comprise a pristine principal route east and west across ecosystem. Also here are horseback/ LAND & WATER RESERVE the northern part of the state. Today Morrison equestrian trails, hiking trails, hunting, Mt. Morris the park provides the perfect recipe A large sign in the shape of Illinois, fishing, and the Franklin Creek Grist Mill. The Edward F. Vassallo Land and for family getaways. There are plenty fashioned from angle iron by a MORE INFO: 815.456.2878 Water Reserve borders the White of outdoor recreation activities, blacksmith, greets visitors at the Pines State Park and was designated such as hiking, fishing, camping entrance of this picturesque 1,164 in 2014 as a state Land & Water and picnicking. Lots of serene, acre park. Once inside, choose from GREEN RIVER STATE Reserve by the Illinois Nature picturesque beauty, and modern a variety of recreational opportunities. Preserves Commission. It includes lodge facilities amidst a beautiful Beautiful Lake Carlton, a stream-fed WILDLIFE AREA 130 acres of native wildflowers, reservoir, features an abundance of Harmon forest. plants, grasses, creek bottom, habitat MORE INFO: 815-772-4708 ducks and geese, and is considered This 2,565-acre wildlife area is for native wildlife, birds and insects a prime location for fishing. Or plan popular among hunters, hikers, and forest areas. No motorized a family outing at the Lakeview picnic birders and other outdoor enthusiasts. vehicles allowed. Nature lovers area, or just do some bird watching The topography varies from flat welcome and walking paths can be WHITESIDE among the large variety of trees. to gently rolling. Swampy slough accessed by calling first. MORE INFO: 815-772-4708 areas dominate nearly a third of the MORE INFO: 312-343-7315 acreage, but the remaining portions BIG BEND STATE FISH & are prairie restorations, open fields, WILDLIFE AREA cultivated areas or timberlands. Many ELKHORN CREEK Prophetstown of these areas have been specially BIODIVERSITY PRESERVE Just 4 miles west of Prophetstown planted and managed to provide along the Rock River, the area sports more food and cover for a variety of Forreston 1,188 acres of remarkable woodlands wildlife species. Native prairie plants The Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity and native grasslands, as well as are found in the Green River Area. Preserve contains an impressive wetlands and marshes. Its convenient MORE INFO: 815.379.2324 variety of geologic and hydrologic location, wide open spaces and quiet features, wetlands, hillside forests make it the ideal destination prairies and their associated plant communities which draw many for sportsman. species of birds, butterflies & wildlife. MORE INFO: 815-537-2270 Great for bird & butterfly watching.
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CARROLL COUNTY OVERVIEW
Towering over the Mississippi River with a commanding view of the valley and forests below, the 2,500-acre Palisades State Park in Carroll County is a scenic wonderland and a hiking haven.
wildlife and plants, with nearly 3,000 species of plants displays. And don’t forget about special eagle and Steep cliffs, dense woodlands, free-roaming wildlife and 600 species of vertebrates. In addition, dozens of wildlife viewing opportunities along or near our rivers, and nesting eagles, wild turkey and numerous species of species of birds pass through Illinois during yearly rituals lakes and streams – especially near the Mississippi shorebirds and waterfowl combine to create a paradise of spring and fall migration, while others spend only River on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway. for nature-lovers and a great getaway that attracts winter months within the state. Many of Illinois’ parks Looking for a reason to get in the car to enjoy a thousands of visitors each year. and conservation areas harbor more types of plants splendid fall day in the country? Look no further than Outdoor enthusiasts are just naturally engaged by and animals per square mile than national parks such Carroll County. With so much to see, experience and Carroll County, where they discover miles of scenic as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. The wildlife you’ll do, there’s no better reason, or season, to discover biking and hiking on the Great River Trail or boating and see will depend on where you are, and the season, but the hidden treasures and pleasures of the Blackhawk fishing on the mighty Mississippi and its backwaters. here is just a short list of the animals and creatures that Waterways region than autumn. When summer slips into Excellent dining, shopping and a professional summer are here, that you may see and encounter: waterfowl autumn, the 2,700 square miles that make up our region stock theater are just some of the things you’ll find along and shorebirds (dozens of species), striking pileated transform into some of Illinois’ most spectacular visual the brick-lined streets of Mount Carroll. woodpeckers, wild turkey, eagles, hawks, buzzards/ fall offerings. Other local villages, including historic Savanna, boast turkey vultures, deer, coyotes, gray and red fox, weasels, Travel the Great River Road National Scenic Byway. lodging and outstanding shops offering antiques and woodchucks, badgers, beavers, muskrats, amphibians This historic treasure of a road travels a total of 557 collectibles, and, in season, farmers markets featuring, and reptiles (lizards, snakes, salamanders, frogs, toads miles through six states, but some of its most incredible homegrown produce and vine-fresh melons. And, and turtles) and many species of fish. beauty exists right here where it meanders its way for visitors revel in a slate of special events throughout the The Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center, just south of 35 miles along the Mississippi River, from Albany to just year, ranging from Mount Carroll’s Mayfest and Thomson Savanna in Carroll County, is an ideal place to observe north of Savanna. Anytime is a good time to enjoy this Harvest Festival to Savanna’s Shadfly Festival and waterfowl, migratory birds and other wetland wildlife – journey, but autumn certainly offers up its own special Lanark’s Old Settler’s Days. plus there’s an educational learning center and wildlife style of scenic pleasures. From a state perspective, Illinois remains rich in native
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Savanna Marketplace Bike Rentals Portland Skate Park Mt. Carroll Bowling Center ATTRACTIONS Savanna • 321 Main St. Savanna • 1500 Portland Ave. Mt. Carroll • 206 Main St. 815-273-0336 (815) 273-2722 815-244-7467 ADVENTURE SPORTS bluebedroominn.com/bike-rental/ savannail.com [email protected] McMotoPark Bike rentals available April-Sept. at the Professional skate park. Open to all We offer a wide array of activities for the Mt. Carrol • 13137 IL Rt. 78 Savanna Marketplace located in the heart skaters, dawn to dusk daily. family, for teens, and for adults. We offer 815-238-1614 of downtown Savanna. Just minutes off Helmets are mandatory. bowling, dinning, video games, darts and mcmotopark.com the Great River Bike Trail. Shannon Village Park a full service bar for your enjoyment. We 1 mile north of Mount Carroll. 40 acres also have a party room complete with BOAT/CANOE RENTALS Shannon • Hickory & Bradshaw St. stage, bar, dining area, and dance floor. of fun, challenging track of natural terrain. 815-864-2111 Elevation changes, jumps, obstacles for Fin & Feather Lighted tennis & basketball courts, Raven’s Grin Inn Haunted House beginners to pros. Thomson • 6284 Riverview Rd. gazebo, picnic tables, shelter house, Mt. Carroll • 411 N. Carroll St. 815-273-3302 fireplace, historic Civil War cannon. 815-244-4746 THE ARTS Boat & canoe rental. hauntedravensgrin.com Timber Lake Playhouse FAMILY FUN/AMUSEMENT A real haunted house, built in 1870. Lazy River Marina About one hour tour. No chainsaws or Mt. Carroll • 8215 Black Oak Rd. Savanna • 4202 Rt. 84 N. Carroll County Farm Tours gore. Hide & Seek parties & special 815-244-2035 815-273-2955 815-244-3001 occasion tours available. timberlakeplayhouse.org Mississippi River boat & canoe access. See a hog or dairy farm in operation, or arrange a soil conservation farm tour. By Trailside Mini Golf BIKING/HIKING COMMUNITY PARKS reservation only. Lake Carroll • 2178 Lake Carroll Blvd. Arnold’s Bicycle Shop Marquette Park Carroll County Virtual Barn Tour 815-493-8484 Thomson • 831 Main St. Savanna • Wayne King Dr. visitcarrollcountyil.com/virtual-tours Set in a gentle slope, this 18-hole course is challenging & fun for all ages. 815-259-8289 815-273-4487 See a Virtual Tour of some of the existing arnoldsbikes.com 1-acre park on the Mississippi River, barns in rural Carroll County. Located near the Great River Bike Trail. restrooms, boat launches, fishing, canoe GOLF Specializing in recumbent bikes & trikes access, picnic tables & parking. Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center Lake Carroll Golf Course sales & service and offering bike rental Thomson • 7071 Riverview Rd. Lake Carroll • 2911 Ironwood Blvd. service. Old Mill Park 815-273-2732 815-493-2808 Savanna • Chicago Ave. stewardsumrr.org Great River Trail 815-273-4487 Open to public during midweek only. 18 Interesting, hands-on exhibits, gift shop, holes, clubhouse, proshop, cart/rentals, greatrivertrail.org 85 acres. Restrooms, parking, dramatic view of the Mississippi River. range, banquet facility. The Great River Trail recreational path concessions. Hours are 7:30a-4p Mon-Fri and Sat 9a- extends 62 miles from the Quad Cities 4p. Closed on federal holidays. Palisades Golf Course to Savanna, providing fantastic biking, Point Rock Park Savanna • 18280 IL Rt. 84 hiking, running & walking opportunities. Mt. Carroll • S. Mill St. 800-244-9594 815-273-2141 25 acres. Restrooms, parking, hiking, Nine-hole public golf course. Clubhouse, frisbee golf course. proshop, cart/equipment rental, driving range.
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MOUNT150 YEAR CELEBRATIONCARROLL The city of Mount Carroll, Illinois will celebrate its Sesquicentennial throughout the year 2017
Mount Carroll was officially incorporated on Today, Mount Carroll has a remarkable February 25, 1867. However, the city’s history goes concentration of historically significant architecture. back much further. In about 1841, a small village Much of the downtown area and nearby sprang up near a newly established flour mill. The neighborhoods are part of the Mount Carroll Historic county seat moved from Savanna to Mount Carroll District. The city is also home to the International in 1843. Preservation Studies Center, located on the historic former Shimer College campus. To celebrate this special year, the Sesquicentennial Committee invites everyone to attend the special events. A complete list of activities and events can be found on the Mount Carroll Facebook page as well as the City of Mount Carroll website (mtcarrollil.org). · Rotary Dinner/Dance/Auction/Civil War dance and demonstration: April 1 at Henry’s Double K in Mount Carroll. · Mount Carroll Art Tour: April 23 Art will be displayed in various locations throughout the city. · Mount Carroll Township Library Tea: May 7 Historic costumes will be worn for the tea at the Community House. · Mayfest: May 26-28. Sesquicentennial Booth will be at festival, horse-drawn tour of historic buildings in town, historic walking tour of Shimer College, Quilt raffle, etc. · June: Timber Lake Playhouse will hold a Mount Carroll Night at one of its shows of “Ahh, Wilderness." · July 4: Fourth of July Parade and Firemen’s Fireworks as well as other events. · Brick Street Saturday: August 26 “The Price is Right” game will be held where contestants will guess the prices of items from 1867. · Mt. Carroll Pumpkin Fest: Oct 28 A Historic Cemetery Tour will feature final resting place of many of the town founders. · The Christmas Tour of Homes: December 2 Homes on the tour are historic and were built in the 1850’s-1880’s.
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HISTORY & HERITAGE Savanna-Sabula Bridge Upper Mississippi River National Capn's Grab 'n' Go Savanna Wildlife & Fish Refuge/Ingersoll Savanna • 1 Main St. Campbell Center for Historic 815-273-2722 Wetlands Learning Center 815-273-2956 Preservation Studies Ranks among the greatest examples of Thomson • 7071 Riverview Rd. facebook.com/CapnsGrabnGo Mt. Carroll • 203 E. Seminary St. steel truss construction. 815-273-2732 815-244-1173 Heirloom Café Savanna Train Car Museum midwest.fws.gov Thomson • 2200 N. Rt 84 campbellcenter.org 55,000 acres: fishing, canoeing, hiking, 14-acre campus listed on National Savanna • 25 Main St. 815-259-4552 815-273-3292 biking, boat launches, wildlife observation theheirloommarket.com Register for Historic Places, 3-5 day area. courses, collections care & conservation. Home to railroad artifacts & memorabilia Tina’s Ice Cream Shoppe for generations to explore & gain an U.S.A.C.E. Big Slough Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail understanding of history. Mt. Carroll • 409 N. Main St Thomson • Riverview Rd. 815-906-0084 Carroll County 815-259-3628 815-565-0042 Shannon Water Tower Shannon • 1 E. Elizabeth St. Mississippi River boat launching, canoe ESPRESSO/COFFEE Barn quilts enhance the beauty of the access, fishing, restrooms & parking lot. countryside and are enjoyed by those 815-864-2735 Bald Guyz Coffee & Bistro who pass by. Carroll County is very Built after the disastrous fire of 1892, this MISCELLANEOUS Coffee Shop fortunate to have many “Barn Quilts” unique tower stands 82 feet high & holds 55,000 gallons of water. Mt. Carroll • 320 N. Main St. already in existence throughout its MC Motopark 815-244-0055 countryside. Our goal is to promote agri- Soldiers & Sailors Monument & Mt. Carroll • 13137 IL Rt. 78 tourism and attract visitors to our rural Annex 815-238-1614 Savanna Marketplace community. Visit our Facebook page mcmotopark.com Savanna • 321 Main St. Mt. Carroll • Courthouse Lawn 1 mile north of Mt. Carroll. 815-273-0336 BarnQuiltsofCarrollCounty for pictures & 815-244-0221 tour information. 40 acres of fun, challenging track of savannamarketplace.com Monument by Lorado Taft dedicated in natural terrain. Elevation changes, jumps, County Courthouse 1891 to commemorate the 1284 Carroll obstacles for beginners to pros. ETHNIC Mt. Carroll • 301 N. Main St. County men who lost their lives in the 815-244-0255 Civil War. RECREATION CENTERS New China Restaurant The northernmost & oldest section of the Savanna • 112 Chicago Ave. Thomson Depot Museum Answer Fitness & Tanning 815-273-1688 current courthouse built in 1843; on the Thomson • 907 Main St. National Register for Historic Places. Savanna • 319 Main St. 815-259-8292 815-273-3747 FAMILY RESTAURANTS Lanark’s Historic Business District Built in the late 1800s. Exhibits, old fitness-tanning.com Lanark • Downtown photographs, newspapers, land grants, Brothers Inn Family Restaurant 815-493-2307 railroad memorabilia, furniture & clothing. Iron Horse Fitness Club Lanark • Hwys. 73 & 52 Lanark’s Paint the Town Project colored Savanna • 510 Main St. 815-493-2555 the 1880s era buildings to their unique HORSE/EQUESTRIAN 815-821-9792 Brothers Inn Restaurant architecture & hues. Eagle Point Stable & Horseback ironhorsefitnessclub.com Savanna • 500 Main St. Monument Park Riding On The Move Community Fitness 815-273-0220 Savanna • Main St. Milledgeville • 5399 Maple Rd. Center The Crooked Roof 815-273-2722 815-225-7473 Lanark • 125 W. Locust St. Lanark • 109 E. Carroll St. This small area describing early Country riding for experienced rider. 815-493-8213 815-493-6838 settlement in Savanna hosts the Cardio equipment, strength machines facebook.com/thecrookedroof Scenic Bluff Ranch weights, group exercise classes, more. monument commemorating the Aaron Savanna/14267 Messmer Rd Kountry Kettle Pierce family, the first white settlers 815-244-6232 of Savanna. STATE PARKS/FORESTS Savanna • 1811 Chicago Ave. scenicbluff.com 815-273-2700 National Register Historic District We’re on 350 acres with access to Mississippi Palisades State Park Mt. Carroll • Downtown over 24 miles of trails. We cater to Savanna • 16327A IL Rt. 84 Mount Carroll Cafe 800-244-9594 all disciplines and breeds and we 815-273-2731 Mt. Carroll • 314 N. Main St. Visit Mt. Carroll’s Historic District. More have plenty to offer everyone from the 2500 acres. Beautiful scenery, restrooms, 815-244-1700 than 30 different historic sites. inexperienced to the seasoned rider. Full parking, dump station, boat launches, range of services offered. camping, canoe access, fishing, hiking, Poopy’s Pub & Grub Oakville Complex hunting, nature preserves, cross-country Savanna • 1030 Viaduct Rd., Rt. 84 S. Mt. Carroll • Between Rts. 78 & 30 GUIDES skiing. 815-273-4516 815-244-3474 poopys.com Consists of an 1888 schoolhouse, two Rack & Wing SWIMMING Lanark • 29232 Harvest Rd. Shannon Café/The Other Side Bar log cabins, a blacksmith shop and Shannon • 29 East Market St. granary. Open by appointment. 815-493-6443 Mount Carroll Community Swimming rackandwing.com Pool 815-309-2233 Owen P. Miles Museum Game bird preserve. NW Illinois hunts, Mt. Carroll • 505 E. Seminary St. Sievert’s Steaks ‘N’ Stuff Mt. Carroll • 107 W. Broadway St. whitetail, wild turkey & sporting clays. 815-244-3483 Mt. Carroll • 121 W. Market 815-244-3474 Outdoor pool open to the public. Lessons 815-244-7553 This 1873 Italianate home depicts MARINAS/BOAT RAMPS for all ages offered at 1800s life. various times. Sunrise Restaurant Savanna Marina Thomson • 800 One Mile Rd. Savanna Historical Museum Savanna • 1 Main St. Savanna Community Swimming Pool 815-259-4663 Savanna • 406 Main St. 815-273-2955 Savanna • 500 Cragmoor St. 815-273-0316 Four launches, campsites, dry dock 815-273-3887 FINE DINING savannamuseum.com spaces with unlimited launching On rainy or sunny days, visit the indoor Over 80 mannequins in authentic Civil privileges, wet slips & winter storage. swimming pool. Lake Carroll Clubhouse War uniforms, native son & famous big- Concessions, restrooms, showers, gas, Lake Carroll • 99 Lake Carroll Blvd. band musician Wayne King memorabilia, pump out, bait. 815-493-2810 lakecarrollassociation.com railroad artifacts. T.U.S.A.C.E. Thomson Causeway FOOD & DINING Savanna Public Library Recreation Area Molly’s Kitchen & Bar Savanna • 326 3rd St. Thomson • Lewis Ln. CAFES/DELIS Mt. Carroll • 110 W Market St. 815-273-3714 815-259-2353 Bald Guyz Coffee & Bistro 815-906-0052 100 years old, historic memorabilia & 64 acres. Restrooms, parking, boat Mt. Carroll • 320 N. Main St. mollysmountcarroll.com area’s best children’s libraries. launches. 815-244-0055 Café Crumbles Savanna • 411 Main St. 815-273-0210
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BICYCLE TRAILS Take a bike ride along the Mighty Mississip'.
For a leisurely bicycle adventure, the TrailLink website, operated by the Rails-to-Trails In Savanna there are a number of lodging and 60-mile Great River Trail is hard to beat. Beginning Conservancy. dining options. Other trail towns along the way in Savanna, the trail skirts the Mississippi River all The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife include Thomson, Fulton and Albany. You can also the way to the Quad Cities. Along the way, riders and Fish Refuge stretches from Minnesota to Rock find overnight accommodations at campgrounds, pass through portions of the Upper Mississippi River Island, and it’s an important part of the Mississippi parks and recreation areas along the trail. National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and through river Flyway for ducks, swans, geese and other towns still steeped in the history and culture of the migratory birds. Savanna trailhead: From State Route 84 (Great Mississippi River. There is plenty of nature along the trail, River Road), turn west on Broderick Drive, and the “We completed the trail over a two-day span but there’s no need to rough it. Riders stop trailhead is on the left. and really enjoyed the trip. The trail offers a little frequently to shop the antique stores, see the bit of everything: shade trees, backwater, open attractions, enjoy catfish dinners, photograph the Visit greatrivertrail.org for guides, maps and prairie, quiet residential streets, country roads, boats and barges plying the river, spend the night in other information about the Great River Trail. rural atmosphere, urban atmosphere, and views of quaint inns and meet the folks who have lived theirs the Mississippi River,” one reviewer wrote on the lives along the river.
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PIZZA/GRILLS/PUBS Photography by Connie Zink Sassy Stems MEETING/ Savanna • 1723 Portland Ave. Savanna • 700 Main St. Bella Pizza 815-565-0024 815-273-7668 Lanark • 119 N. Broad St. CONVENTION/ robertsroostcountryguesthouse.com facebook.com/sassystemsfloral 815-493-8003 RECEPTION SPACE By appointment only. Savanna Marketplace Charlie’s Bar & Grill Henry’s Double K Zenga’s Now & Zen Gallery Savanna • 321 Main St. Mt. Carroll • 123 W Market St. Mt. Carroll • 208 W. Market St 815-273-0336 815-244-0777 Mt. Carroll • 834 S. Jackson St. 815-244-0181 563-212-7155 savannamarketplace.com Dusty’s Pizza Plus facebook.com/HenrysDoubleK facebook.com/zengas The Special Touch Thomson • 817 Main St. Lanark • 504 W. IL Rt. 64 815-259-4511 Livengood’s Barn COUNTRY MARKETS Chadwick • 21647 Thomson Rd. 815-493-6366 Henry’s Double K 815-499-5934 Argo Acres specialtouchflowers.net Mt. Carroll • 834 S Jackson St. livengoodsbarn.com Thomson • 16295 Argo Fay Rt. 815-259-2132 Trailside General Store 815-244-0181 Lake Carroll • 2178 Lake Blvd. facebook.com/HenrysDoubleK Manny’s Savanna • 211 Main St. Fair Haven Fruit Farm 815-493-8484 Iron Horse Social Club 815-273-4259 Thomson • 966 Creamery Rd. Zenga’s Now & Zen Gallery Savanna • 314 Main St. 815-499-1856 Majestic Pines Event Center fairhavenfruitfarm.com Mt. Carroll /108 W Market St. 815-273-2600 563-212-7155 ironhorsesocialclub.com Thomson • 11503 Three Mile Rd 815-902-6076 Heirloom Market facebook.com/zengas JJ’s Come Back Inn facebook.com/ Thomson • 2200 N. Rt. 84 Milledgeville • 335 Main St. majesticpineseventcenter 815-259-4552 SPECIALTY SHOPPING theheirloommarket.com 815-225-7714 [email protected] All Out Country Manny’s Pizza Lanark Farmer’s Market Mt. Carroll • 902 S. Jackson St. Savanna • 211 Main St. SHOPPING Lanark • Lanark City Park 815-244-2242 815-273-4259 815-541-0557 Heirloom Market Mr Z’s Sports Bar & Restaurant ANTIQUES Mount Carroll Farmers Market Thomson • 2200 N. Rt. 84 Thomson/800 One Mile Rd. Mt. Carroll • Courthouse Square 815-259-4552 End of the Road Antiques 815-244-CALL theheirloommarket.com 815-259-4663 Lanark • 306 SE. Lanark Ave. mountcarrollil.org Poopy’s Pub & Grub 815-493-6487 it takes all kinds Savanna • 1030 Viaduct Rd. Rt. 84 S. GIFTS/COLLECTIBLES Mt. Carroll • 113 W. Market St. Frank Fritz Finds 815-244-0150 815-273-4516 Savanna • 324 Main St. poopys.com Blarney Stone Popcorn & Gifts 815-273-2661 Shannon • 2 W. Market St. Land of Oz Porcelain Dolls Ridge Runners Bar & Grill We showcase unique collectibles & 815-864-2100 Savanna • 1723 Portland Ave. Savanna • 800 Main St. antiques for sale by Frank Fritz, co-star of facebook.com/BlarneyStonePopcorn 815-565-0024 815-565-7137 the History Channel’s American Pickers. landofozdolls.com College Street Creations By appointment only My Go To Place Heritage Market Antiques, Etc. Savanna • 407 Main St. Thomson • 5403 Riverview Rd. Mt. Carroll • 107 W. Market St. 815-908-8451 Sassy Stems 815-273-0452 815-244-4054 Savanna • 700 Main St. Country Peddler Floral & Gifts 815-273-7668 Sievert’s Ideas N Designs Antiques Savanna • 353 Chicago Ave. facebook.com/sassystemsfloral Mt. Carroll • 121 W. Market St. Mt. Carroll • 116 W. Market St. 815-273-5020 815-244-7553 815-244-7875 Savanna Marketplace ideasndesigns.com Dollinger Christmas Tree Farm Savanna • 321 Main St. QUICK-SERVICE FOOD Shannon • 23882 Payne Rd. 815-273-0336 Plain Jane’s Vintage Cottage 815-864-2437 savannamarketplace.com Bear’s Drive Inn Mt. Carroll • 407 S. Clay St. Thomson • 1905 IL Rt. 84 815-244-0061 Flower Fan-A-See Twice-Sold Tales Bookstore 815-259-2586 facebook.com/ Mt. Carroll • 904 S. Clay St. Lanark • 504 W. IL Rt. 64 PlainJanesVintageCottage407Clay 877-645-0625 815-219-3367 DQ Grill & Chill flowerfanasee.com Mt. Carroll • 401 S. Clay St. Riverview Antique Mall 815-244-2760 Mt. Carroll • 409 N. Main St. Iron Horse Social Club Gift Shop & 815-409-0084 EXTreme Clothing Land of Oz Savanna • 314 Main St. Mt. Carroll • 855 South Mill St. ARTISAN WORKS 815-273-2600 815-244-3739 Bill Delp’s Studio & Gallery of Fine ironhorsesocialclub.com Rt 84 Diner Photography Land of Oz Thomson • 1865 IL Rt. 84 Savanna • 10423 Zion Rd. Mt. Carroll • 855 S. Mill St. 815-259-2705 815-273-2803 815-244-3739 Shivers Ice Cream Parlor billdelpphotography.com Plain Jane’s Vintage Cottage Savanna • 720 Main St. Charlotte Arvelle Glass Mt. Carroll • 407 S. Clay St. 815-273-2824 Mt. Carroll • 118 W. Market St. 815-244-0061 Subway 815-244-3554 facebook.com/ Savanna • 44 Main St. charlottearvelle.com PlainJanesVintageCottage407Clay 815-273-7821 By appointment only. Poopy’s Inc. it takes all kinds Savanna • 1030 Viaduct Rd. WINERIES/WINE BARS/ Mt. Carroll • 113 W. Market St. 815-273-2363 TASTING ROOMS 815-244-0150 poopys.com Silver Moon Winery River Valley Designs Lanark • 21305 Zier Rd. The Imaginarium Center for the Arts Savanna • 218 Main St. 815-493-6888 Mt. Carroll • 208 W. Market St. 815-273-2325 silvermoonwineryinc.com 563-212-7155 facebook.com/zengas
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LEE COUNTY OVERVIEW
When the world was deciding the locations for historic sites, Lee County may have been first in line.
The Rock River makes Lee County an bronze statue pays tribute to Dixon’s most Other Lee County highlights: outdoor lover’s paradise. It also helps to have celebrated resident. The Next Picture Show is a community 5 campgrounds, the Amboy Marsh Wildlife The Northwest Territory Historic Center fine arts center with a flair for featuring Sanctuary, Green River State Wildlife Area, Nachusa at 205 W. Fifth St., the building where Reagan outstanding work by local artisans. It’s in a Grasslands and Franklin Creek State Natural Area, attended grade school, is home to more Reagan beautiful 1854 brick building at 113 W. First St. making it a destination for those who want to get memorabilia, a small theater, and a library and in Dixon. back to nature. research center. The National Headquarters of the Lincoln But Lee County is also rich in history. A young At Dixon Heritage Crossing, a pedestrian- Highway Association, in Franklin Grove, tells the Abraham Lincoln served at Fort Dixon during the friendly outdoor plaza in downtown Dixon, you’ll find story of America’s first coast-to-coast highway. Black Hawk War of 1832. And Dixon is the boyhood “Begins the Trial,” a life-size bronze sculpture of a The Franklin Creek Grist Mill & home of President Ronald Reagan. There are young Ronald Reagan. Heritage Crossing also has Interpretive Center, in Franklin Grove, is a several places where you can trace the roots of our a pavilion, performance spaces, places to sit, places reconstructed timber-frame water-powered mill 40th president. to walk and places to enjoy the view of the Rock that grinds corn much the way it was done in At the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, 816 River. From there, a short walk up Hennepin Avenue the 1800s. S. Hennepin Ave. in Dixon, you can see where will lead you to many of the buildings and institutions The Amboy Depot Museum in Amboy is the 40th president grew up. The site tells the that shaped his life in Dixon. the restored division headquarters of the Illinois story of his boyhood experiences and remarkable Central Railroad. It has artifacts and exhibits accomplishments. Out in the yard, a life-sized from railroading’s heyday.
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Meadows Park Green River State Wildlife Area HISTORY & HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS Dixon • Lowell Parkway Harmon • 375 Game Rd. 815-284-3306 815-379-2324 Amboy Depot Museum FAMILY FUN/COMMUNITY dixonparkdistrict.org The Green River State Wildlife Area is Amboy • E. Main St. PARKS/RECREATION Biking/hiking trails; wooden playland a 2,563 acre wildlife restoration area 815-857-4700 area; soccer fields; mini golf complex; popular among hunters, hikers, birders amboydepotmuseum.org CENTERS picnic areas; Rock River shoreline fishing and other outdoor enthusiasts and A former depot built in 1876 served as Amboy Pharmacy access; snowmobile & equestrian trails. offers rest rooms, parking, dump station, division headquarters of the IL. Central Amboy • 202 E. Main St. camping, hiking trails, horse trails and Railroad in Amboy. Architecturally unique, Mendota Hills Windfarm hunting in season. the two-story building is built of brick. 815-857-2323 Paw Paw • Chicago Rd. & Bingham Rd. Old-fashioned pharmacy, soda fountain. The largest commercial windfarm in Rock River Trail Ashton Lincoln Highway Homemade chocolate, old-fashioned Illinois with 63 towering windmills. rockrivertrail.com Interpretive Mural sodas, shakes & malts, flavored cokes, The Rock River Trail is a 320-mile trail Ashton • 810 Main St. phosphates, old-time atmosphere, old O’Connell’s Yogi Bear Jellystone through 11 counties in Wisconsin & 866-455-4249 cabinets, penny candy & more. Closed Park Illinois and travels through Ogle, Lee & drivelincolnhighway.com major holidays. Amboy • 970 Green Wing Rd. Whiteside counties. Go to website for Begins the Trail’ Reagan Statue 815-857-3860 routes with GPS maps and cue sheets so Ballou Park jellystoneamboy.com Dixon • River St. Dixon • 600 E. 7th St. you can follow the beautiful Rock River 815-284-DIXON 3 heated pools, 3 kiddie pools, Trail corridor. The Rock River Trail is a 815-284-3306 5 bathhouses, double flume discoverdixon.com dixonparkdistrict.org National Water Trail for you to drive, hike, Local artist Don Reed’s bronze statue of waterslide, paddle boats, kayaks, bike or paddle! Playground, picnic shelters & tables, mini-golf & more. Ronald Reagan on his palomino horse softball diamonds, basketball courts. BOAT/CANOE RENTALS is the centerpiece of the open-air plaza Dixon Family YMCA Page Park Heritage Crossing, on River St, downtown Dixon • 251 Custer Ave. Dave’s Outdoor World Dixon. Dixon • 110 N. Galena Ave. 815-284-3306 815-288-9622 Sterling dixonparkdistrict.org 815-716-3366 Burma Shave-Like Signs dixonymca.org 45-acres next to Rock River, boat ramp, Sublette • Hwy 52 S. Indoor pool, gymnasium, wellness center, davesoutdoorworld.com 815-849-5582 ADA dock, bank fishing, hiking, picnic Kayak rentals. Price includes paddles, fitness center, programs for all ages & shelters, ball diamonds, tennis courts. subletteweb.com lifestyles. life jackets and kayaking instruction Sublette was awarded the Burma Shave- Dixon Welcome Center Plum Hollow Family Center and training if needed. Guide service like signs by Reminisce Magazine, the Dixon • 1933 IL Rt. 26 available at additional cost. Kayak only such site in IL. Dixon • 87 S. Hennepin Ave 815-288-7102 delivery and pickup service on Rock 815-284-3496 bowldixon.com River & Hennepin Canal. Chaplin Creek Historic Village discoverdixon.org/tourism Bowling, laser tag, indoor rock climbing Franklin Grove • 1715 Whitney Rd. Area tourist information, brochures & more. Perfect for parties! FARM TOURS/ 815-990-5090 and maps. Dixon gifts and souvenirs, AGRI TOURISM chaplincreek.com Ronald Reagan history and gift items, Vaile Park An evolving, full-scale historical and the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition Dixon • 251 Custer Ave. West Wind Alpacas restoration project depicting a prairie interpretive exhibit. 815-284-3306 Amboy • 341 Rockyford Rd. settlement typical of the middle 19th EC Smith Park dixonparkdistrict.org 815-719-1557 century. Several historically significant Picnic shelter, volleyball courts, alpacasonly.com buildings & artifacts have been relocated Dixon • 455 W. 7th St. playground, horseshoe courts 815-284-3306 Tours of facility; see unique members of from the surrounding area. Open May – dixonparkdistrict.org the camel family. Sept., Sat. & Sun. BIKING/HIKING 12pm-4pm, or by appointment. Tennis courts, playground equipment, FISHING GUIDES picnic area and a sledding hill. Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Dixon Lincoln Highway Interpretive Amboy • US Rt. 52 & Mormon Rd. Rock River Professional Guide Gazebo Grace Johnston Park 217-544-2473 Dixon • S. Highland Ave. Service Dixon • S. Galena & River St. illinoisaudubon.org Dixon • 1521 S. College Ave. 866-455-4249 815-284-3306 272 acres of wetlands offering a rare dixonparkdistrict.org 815-288-6855 drivelincolnhighway.com and fragile ecosystem which is open to Denny Halgren’s guided fishing parties Basketball courts, picnic area, softball the public 7 days a week for walking Dixon Lincoln Highway Interpretive diamonds, playground. for trophy flathead catfish, walleye & and bird-watching. No dogs are allowed. channel cat. 6 hour trips from Oregon to Mural John Dixon Park Located 3 miles south of Amboy near Erie on the Rock River. Dixon • 83 Peoria Ave. Dixon • 515 N. Galena Ave. the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and 866-455-4249 815-284-3306 Mormon Road. GOLF drivelincolnhighway.com dixonparkdistrict.org Franklin Creek State Natural Area Dixon’s Railroad Street Arches Dixon’s oldest; playground, shelter. Lost Nation Golf Club Franklin Grove • 1872 Twist Rd. Dixon • 6931 S. Lost Nation Rd. Dixon • First, Second & Third Sts. Lowell Park 815-456-2878 815-652-4212 815-284-1134 Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. illinoisaudubon.org 18-hole public golf course with leecountyhistory.com 815-284-3306 664-acre nature preserve and park offers clubhouse, proshop, cart/ On National Register of Historic Places, dixonparkdistrict.org a variety of recreational opportunities: equipment rental. three limestone arches built in 1855 to 240 acres, Nature Center, restrooms, hiking, equestrian, snowmobile and support IL Central Railroad trains as they parking, boat launches & Rock River cross-country skiing trails, fishing, Shady Oaks Golf Course passed through Dixon. access, fishing, hiking, nature preserve, hunting, picnic shelters, areas and the Amboy • 577 U.S. Rt. 52 Franklin Creek Grist Mill. 815-849-5424 Dixon Telegraph Museum cross country skiing, shelters, grills, Dixon • 113 S. Peoria Ave. playground & more. shadyoakscc.com Green River Cyclery 18 holes, clubhouse, proshop, club/ 815-284-2224 Lowell Park Nature Center Dixon • 205 E. 1st St. equipment rental, banquet facilities. Museum showcases the newspaper & its Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. 815-622-8180 role in Dixon’s history. Displays include 815-288-5209 greenrivercyclery.com Timber Creek Golf Course an old fashioned 1850’s printing press, dixonparkdistrict.org Bike service & repairs plus pick up and Dixon • 729 Timber Creek Rd. historic newspapers & four walls of Nature Center has a variety of displays drop off service in the Sterling, Rock 815-288-5110 photographs showcasing the Telegraph & that bring awareness of the park Falls & Dixon area. timbercreekdixon.com Dixon’s past. surroundings. Also live animals to 18 holes educate young & old in the intricacies of nature. Great exploration for all ages. Admission is free.
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First Carson Pirie Scott Store Plaque Loveland Museum Veteran’s Memorial Arch Rock River Professional Guide Amboy • 55 SE. Ave. Dixon • 513 W. Second St. Dixon • S. Galena Ave. Service In 1854, Samuel Carson left Ireland, 815-284-2741 Lighted historic memorial arch has Dixon • 1521 S. College Ave. found his way to Amboy, & opened a lovelandcommunityhouse.org honored veterans of war since 1919. 815-288-6855 dry goods store called Carson Pirie & Photos of Ronald Reagan, fossils, Civil Denny Halgren, with 30 years of Company, it became the foundation of War weapons, pioneer tools & interactive Veteran’s Memorial Park experience, guided fishing parties for Dixon • IL Rt. 2 W. the retail department store chain. exhibits. trophy flathead catfish, walleye & channel honorourvets.org cat. 6 hour trips Oregon to Erie on the Dedicated to all veterans of military Franklin Creek Grist Mill & Lowell Park Nature Center Rock River. Interpretive Center Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. service. Fountain, flags, Lest We Forget Franklin Grove • 1893 Twist Rd. 815-288-5209 arbor, & artifacts from war such as a Rogers Hunting Club, Inc. 815-456-2718 Natural resource education & exhibits of 155 Howitzer, a Cobra AH-1F helicopter, Ohio • 727 Maytown Rd. Watch the four-ton waterwheel power the native plants & wildlife; USFWS/IDNR- & M-60 tank. 815-379-2427 millstone to grind corn like in the 1800s licensed live educational birds of prey. rogershuntclub.com at this reconstructed, timber frame, four- Reagan Peace Park Dixon • Galena Ave. & 2nd St. Public hunting & memberships for story 1847 grist mill. Mills & Petrie Memorial Building pheasant, quail, chuckar partridge, Ashton • IL Rt. 38 Donated by a Bulgarian immigrant, the Hungarian partridge, wild turkey, doves & Named after a pair of Civil War veterans sculpture includes a full-size replica of a Franklin Grove Lincoln Highway deer in season. Mural that “adopted” the town, the building section of the Berlin Wall, & recognizes Franklin Grove /119 N. Elm St. houses city offices, the public library & President Reagan’s efforts to attain LAKES/RIVERS 866-455-4249 meeting space. peace & freedom. drivelincolnhighway.com Lowell Park Mormon Cemetery Wood Carvings at Amboy City Park E. Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. Heritage Crossing Amboy • Rocky Ford Rd. Amboy • E. Main St. 815-284-3306 Dixon • River St. 815-857-3814 815-857-3814 dixonparkdistrict.org 815-288-2308 Contains the grave of one of Brigham More than 30 tree trunk wood 240 acre Nature Center, restrooms, boat Dixon’s Riverfront Renewal project which Young’s wives. carvings depict the lives of Reagan, launches to Rock River, fishing, hiking, turned two blocks of riverfront parking Mormon Plaque Lincoln & Grant. nature preserve, cross country skiing, into a downtown open-air gathering Amboy • 59 SE. Ave. THEATRE/NIGHTLIFE shelters, grills, playground & more. place. Features walking & biking trails, 815-288-3814 Young Reagan saved 77 lives here as a performance space, restrooms, & life- One of the first Mormon Church Dixon Stage Left lifeguard. sized statue of Ronald Reagan. Tent settlements, includes a memorial plaque Dixon • 306 W. 1st St. rentals for weddings, receptions, parties on the early history of the Church of 312-420-8715 Meadows Park Dixon • Lowell Parkway & events. Latter Day Saints. dixonstageleft.com 815-284-3306 H.I. Lincoln Building Northwest Territory Historic Center Historic Dixon Theatre dixonparkdistrict.org Franklin Grove • 136 N. Elm St. Dixon • 205 W. 5th St. Dixon • 114 S. Galena Ave. Biking/hiking trails; wooden playland 815-456-3030 815-288-5508 dixontheatre.com area; soccer fields; mini golf complex; franklingroveil.org nthc.org picnic areas; Rock River shoreline fishing Originally built in 1860 by Abe Foolery Improv access; snowmobile & equestrian trails. A History Research & Learning Center Dixon • 107 S. Peoria Ave. Lincoln’s cousin as a dry goods store, housed in President Ronald Reagan’s fooleryImprov.com headquarters of the Lincoln Hwy boyhood South Central School; in his MARINAS/BOAT RAMPS Association, a museum & gift shop. hometown of Dixon. Rosbrook Studio Custer Avenue Boat Dock Historic Dixon Theater Dixon • 107 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon • 2000 W. First St. Old Settlers Log Cabin facebook.com/RosbrookStudio Dixon • 114 S. Galena Ave. Dixon • Lincoln Statue Dr. 815-284-3306 815-284-2715 815-284-1134 Sauk Valley Community College dixonparkdistrict.org dixontheatre.com Built in 1894, the log cabin was relocated Jerry Mathis Theatre Parking lot, boat launches, canoe One of the most beautiful theaters to the former site of Fort Dixon as a Dixon • 173 IL Rt. 2 access, fishing. from Chicago to Des Moines, it lasting tribute to the area’s early settlers. 815-288-5511 Dixon Boat Ramp recently underwent major restoration svcc.edu & again hosts concerts & acclaimed Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home & Dixon • 1485 Fellows Ave. performances. Visitors Center HORSE/EQUESTRIAN 815-288-1485 Dixon • 816 Hennepin Ave. dixonparkdistrict.org Historic Lee County Courthouse 815-288-5176 Franklin Creek State Natural Area Boat launches, canoe access, fishing. Dixon • 112 E. Second St. reaganhome.org Franklin Grove/1872 Twist Rd. 815-288-5676 Lowell Park Boat Ramp Boyhood home restored to 1920s era, 815-456-2878 Dixon • 2114 Lowell Park Rd. Completed in 1901 & built on land rrha.tripod.com/rrtha when Ronald Reagan & family lived dixonparkdistrict.org donated by the founder of Dixon, there. Guided tours; gift shop. 12 miles of trails, shelter house, drinking “Father” John Dixon. A stone marker water, rest rooms & outdoor show area. Page Park Boat Ramp commemorates Abraham Lincoln’s Ronald Reagan Trail Go to website for events. Dixon • Page Park address to an assembly on the ronaldreagantrail.net 815-284-3306 courthouse lawn. 13 Communities in NW Illinois Meadows Park dixonparkdistrict.org Lee County Historical & Genealogical celebrating the legacy of President Dixon • Washington Ave. Parking lot, boat launches, canoe Ronald Reagan. Many historic landmarks, 815-284-3306 access, fishing. Society museums, & events honoring this great dixonparkdistrict.org Dixon • 113 S. Hennepin Ave. man. 567 acres, restrooms, fishing, bike & STATE PARKS/FORESTS 815-284-1134 horse trails, hunting. leecountyhgs.org Steward Depot Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Historical & genealogical information Steward • 206 Tyler Ave. HUNTING/PRESERVES/ Amboy • US 52 & Mormon Rd. including complete burial records, census stewardil.com GUIDES illinoisaudubon.org records, and over 1.2 million indexed Built in 1896, it was deeded to the village 272 acre of wetlands offering a rare microfilm records from 1851-present in 1976 by the Burlington Northern Green River State Wildlife Area and fragile ecosystem, which includes from Lee County newspapers. See Railroad. Harmon • 375 Game Rd. endangered turtles, many birds and website for days and hours of operation. Sugar Grove Church & School 815-379-2324 unique plant life. It is located near the Lincoln Statue Dixon • 352 Timbercreek Rd. 2563 acres, parking, dump station, intersection of U.S. Rt 52 and Mormon Dixon • Lincoln Statue Dr. 815-284-9881 camping, hiking, horse trails, hunting. Road 3 miles south of Amboy. Open to 815-288-1840 Over 100 years old, it’s been restored & the public 7 days a week for walking and A statue of 23-year-old Lincoln as he used for social gatherings. bird-watching. No dogs allowed due to served as a volunteer soldier in the Black sensitive plant and wildlife. Hawk Indian War of 1832.
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REINTRODUCTION OF THE AMERICAN BISON Majestic American bison herd reintroduced to Nachusa Grasslands In October 2014, the Nachusa Grasslands If you tried to build an animal ideally suited to weigh more than 1,000 pounds. Despite their bulk, were reintroduced to an old friend -- the American thrive on the vast prairie of Illinois, you'd be hard the animals are amazingly agile. They can run as bison. The Nature Conservancy, which operates the pressed to design a better beast than the American fast as a horse, and turn quickly. Grasslands, brought 30 bison to the preserve. bison. The Nachusa Grasslands, a mix of tallgrass In 2016, just two years later, the Nachusa Tough, resilient and nearly weatherproof, the prairie, savanna and woodlands, covers 4,000 Grasslands herd numbered 89 bison -- 53 cows American bison once numbered in the millions acres, so there’s plenty of room for hiking, birding and 36 bulls. across North America. But habitat encroachment and other outdoor activities. The bison herd lives The reintroduction of the American bison to the and wholesale hunting reduced the population to behind fences on 1,500 acres, so you don’t need to Illinois countryside has been a success. Today, the about 1,000 animals by the turn of the last century. worry about too-close bison encounters. animals happily wander their 1,500-acre preserve. They typically stand 6 feet at the shoulder and
Franklin Creek State Natural Area Fiesta Cancun Railside Bar & Grill Amboy Family Restaurant & Pizza Franklin Grove • 1872 Twist Rd. Dixon • 200 Keul Rd. Nelson • 207 S. Butler St. Junction 815-456-2878 815-284-0881 815-251-4633 Amboy • 211 Main St. 664-acre nature preserve park. Hiking, 815-857-3985 equestrian area, snowmobiling, cross- La Fiesta Red Apple Family Restaurant country skiing, fishing, hunting, picnic Sublette • 107 W. Main St. Dixon • 1130 Franklin Grove Rd. Angelo’s III areas. Franklin Creek Grist Mill. 815-849-9224 815-284-4549 Dixon • 800 N. Galena Ave. 815-285-0055 Nachusa Grasslands Mr. Tequila Bar & Grill River’s Edge Inn angelospizzeria.net Franklin Grove • 8772 S Lowden Rd. Dixon • 844 N Galena Ave. Dixon • 2303 W. 1st St. 815-456-2340 815-677-9280 815-288-7396 Bogeys Bar & Grill nachusalands.org Salamandra’s Mexican Sunset Inn Restaurant Dixon • 729 Timber Creek Rd. Hiking, bird watching. 1500 acres Dixon • 105 W. First St. Amboy • 1578 US Rt. 30 815-288-5110 includes dry gravel hill prairie, black oak 815-285-0874 815-857-3482 The Centennial Bar & Grill & bur oak savanna, calcareous fern & Paw Paw • 347 Chicago Rd. seeps & sedge meadows. Touch of Thai Town & Country Restaurant Dixon • 221 W. First St. Dixon • 1135 N. Galena Ave. 815-627-3212 815-284-8499 815-288-1016 The Corner Spot FOOD & DINING Dixon • 510 Chicago Ave. ESPRESSO/COFFEE BARS FINE DINING 815-677-9095 BAKERY Baker Street - Dixon Basil Tree Ristorante The Depot Baker Street Dixon • 111 W. First St. Dixon • 123 E. First St. Amboy • 49 SE. Ave. Dixon • 111 W. First St. 815-285-2253 815-288-7555 815-857-3555 basiltree2008.com 815-285-2253 FAMILY RESTAURANTS Don’s Alley Galena Steak House Lee • 101 S. Viking Vie CAFÉS/DELIS Amboy Family Restaurant & Pizza Dixon • 1101 N. Galena Ave. 815-824-8405 Junction 815-285-1625 Duwayne’s Diner First Street Pub Dixon • 609 Depot Ave. Amboy • 211 E. Main St. 815-857-3985 Long Branch Saloon Dixon • 222 W. 1st St. 815-288-1421 Amboy • 55 SE. Ave. 815-288-2395 Gingko Tree Café Arthur’s Garden Deli 815-857-3486 The Gathering Place Dixon • 216 W. First St. Dixon • 1133 N. Galena Ave. 815-288-1110 Orom Restaurant Paw Paw • Chicago Rd. 815-677-9144 Dixon • 308 W. First St. 815-627-3421 The World’s Sausage Café & More Bogeys Bar & Grill 815-677-9341 Huddle Cafe & Pizza Dixon • 506 Depot Ave. Dixon • 729 Timber Creek Rd. oromrestaurant.net 815-288-5110 Ashton • 802 Main St. 815-440-9774 PIZZA/GRILLS/PUBS 815-453-2677 theworldssausagecafeandmore.com Flynnie’s Diner huddlecafe.com Dixon • 607 Depot Ave. Abi’s Hideaway Gaming Parlor ETHNIC 815-973-8129 Dixon /1933 State Rt. 26 Joe’s Pizzeria Bangkok Gardens 815-271-4101 Dixon • 119 S. Peoria Ave. Huddle Cafe & Pizza bowldixon.com 815-288-3371 Dixon • 504 S. Galena Ave. Ashton • 802 Main St. 815-667-9038 815-453-2677 Al & Leda Pizzeria Jones Tap bangkokgardens.net63.net huddlecafe.com Dixon • 325 W. Everett St. Paw Paw • Chicago Rd. 815-627-8971 Basil Tree Ristorante Lincolnway Cafe 815-284-3932 Dixon • 123 E. First St. Franklin Grove • 137 Elm St. Alley Loop Saloon Last Alarm Firehouse Pub, The 815-288-7555 815-456-2235 Dixon • 80 S. Hennepin Ave. Amboy • 43 S. East Ave. 815-285-2253 815-857-3483
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Mama Cimino’s www.millspetrielibrary.weebly.com Scheffler Art & Gallery The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe Dixon • 114 N. Peoria Ave. Franklin Grove • 107 Elm St. Dixon • 219 W. First St. 815-288-4448 Post House Ballroom Jerryschefflerarts.com 815-285-3496 Dixon • 100 W. 2nd St. thecrystalcork.com MaMa Maria Pizzaria 815-288-0892 T M Ceramics Amboy • 203 E. Short St. posthouseballroom.com Sublette • 251 Wolf Rd. dezine99 815-857-4477 815-849-9011 Dixon • 711 N. Brinton Ave Sauk Valley Community College 815-284-2084 Maria’s Pizza Dixon • 173 IL Rt. 2 COUNTRY MARKETS dezine.net Dixon • 420 W. 3rd St. 815-288-5511 815-288-6969 svcc.edu Dixon Farmer’s Market Downtown Sports Dixon • Hay Market Square Dixon • 1202 S. Galena Ave. Mr. Tequila Bar & Grill Timber Creek Amber Room 815-288-5043 815-284-2255 Dixon • 844 N. Galena Ave. Dixon • 729 Timber Creek Rd. downtownsportsonline.com 815-677-9280 815-288-5110 Paw Paw Farmer’s Market timbercreekdixon.com Paw Paw • Community Center Palmyra Greenhouse Railside Bar & Grill 815-627-9404 Dixon • 489 Palmyra Rd. Nelson • 207 S. Butler St. 815-285-2800 815-251-4633 Sublette’s Farmers Market SHOPPING Sublette • Sublette Centennial Park 3rd palmyragreenhouse.com Ralphie and Lu Lu’s & W. St. Petals to Parties Ashton • 812 Main St. ANTIQUES 815-849-5425 Dixon • 123 W. 1st St. 815-453-2103 Amboy Arts & Antiques subletteweb.com 815-288-7496 Road House Pizzeria & Pub Amboy • 231 Main St. Sublette • Rt. 52 815-780-4880 GIFTS/COLLECTIBLES Poppin’ on the Rock Gourmet 815-849-9999 Popcorn Shop Atrium Antiques Amboy Pharmacy Dixon • 78 S. Hennepin Ave. Sow Belly’s Dixon • 404 N. Galena Ave. Amboy • 202 E. Main St. 815-288-1325 Dixon • 92 S. Peoria Ave. 815-440-5280 815-857-2323 815-288-1234 Weeds Floral & Gifts Attic Treasures Distinctive Gardens Dixon • 732 N. Galena Ave. The Stables Dixon • 639 Palmyra Rd. Dixon • 2020 Lowell Park Rd. 815-288-3041 Dixon • 87 S. Galena Ave. 815-973-9062 815-285-0014 weedsdesigns.com 815-288-9329 Bavaria Haus Antiques distinctivegardensinc.com That Place on Palmyra Dixon • 404 N. Lincoln Ave. Frame Works, The Dixon • 628 Palmyra Rd. 815-288-3133 Dixon • 210 W. First St. 815-288-6300 Happy Trails Antique Shop 815-288-2400 thatplaceonpalmyra.com Dixon • 221 S. Peoria Ave. From: Me To: You Gift Shop QUICK-SERVICE FOOD 815-284-0400 Franklin Grove • 217 E. Lincoln Hwy. Mr. & Mrs. P’s Antiques 815-456-3600 BBY Carry-Out Chicken Dixon • 710 S. Galena Ave. Nichols Greenhouse Dixon • 216 W. River Rd. Dixon • 1228 W. 4th St. 815-288-4991 815-288-1178 Reubin’s Relics 815-284-3805 Beef Hut, The Palmyra Greenhouse Amboy • 305 E. Bluff St. Dixon • 1112 S. Galena Ave. 815-994-0709 Dixon • 489 Palmyra Rd. Rose’s Chicken Shack 815-285-2800 Sublette • 1922 Tower Rd. Yesterday’s Furniture & Antiques palmyragreenhouse.com In Ronald Reagan’s beautifully restored 815-849-5456 Dixon • 316 S. Lincoln Ave. boyhood South Central School building. 815-284-4616 Pam’s Hallmark Sow Belly’s Dixon • 1331 N. Galena Ave. Dixon • 92 S Peoria Ave. ARTISAN WORKS 815-288-6600 815-288-1234 Busy Bee Crafts Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home & Sublette Fast Stop Sublette • 1869 Tower Rd. Visitors Center Sublette • 508 N. Pennsylvania Ave. 815-440-2131 Dixon • 816 Hennepin Ave. 815-849-9013 815-288-5176 Crystal Cork Art Quarterly reaganhome.org WINERIES/WINE BARS/ Dixon • 219 W. First St. 815-285-3496 Unique Embroidery TASTING ROOMS distinctivegardensinc.com Franklin Grove • 123 Rt. 38 Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, The This visual arts venue offers quarterly 815-456-3023 Dixon • 219 W. 1st St. exhibitions of local to internationally- acclaimed artists. Waterfront Gifts 815-285-3496 Dixon • 212 W. 1st St. thecrystalcork.com dezine99 815-288-4500 Dixon • 711 N. Brinton Ave. 815-284-2084 SPECIALTY SHOPPING MEETING/ dezine.net Asterisk Boutique memorable CONVENTION/ H.I. Lincoln Store Dixon • 203 West First St visit includes: Franklin Grove • 136 N. Elm St. 815-973-0103 RECEPTION SPACE 815-456-3030 theasteriskboutique.com “Dutch” Reagan’s Restored Classroom franklingroveil.org Dioramas & History Rooms Brandywine, The Aubrey’s Walk-In Closet Poster Exhibits • Restored Gymnasium Dixon • 441 IL Rt. 2 Next Picture Show, The Dixon • 221 S. Peoria Ave. Museum Store & Art Gallery 815-284-8484 Dixon • 113 W. First St. 815-973-7230 Historical Paintings on Every Floor 815-285-4924 Loveland Community House thenextpictureshow.org Books on First Dixon • 513 W. 2nd St. Dixon • 202 W. First St. Please contact the Center for seasonal hours 815-284-2741 Roxie's 815-285-2665 lovelandcommunityhouse.org Dixon • 315 W. 1st St. 205 W 5th St • Dixon, IL 815-288-1886 Roxie's 815-288-5508 • [email protected] Mills & Petrie Memorial Building roxiesdowntown.com Dixon • 315 W. 1st St. Ashton • 704 N 1st St. 815-288-1886 www.nthc.org 815-973-8397 roxiesdowntown.com
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OGLE COUNTY OVERVIEW
Sandstone bluffs, old growth forests, sedate state parks, rippling waters, railroad history and the iconic Black Hawk Statue signal your arrival in Ogle County, where the wonders of the natural world blend beautifully with magnificent man-made attractions and special events.
Ogle County is home to the region’s most historic sites. One of the most popular is the John “diamond”. Tune your radio to 106.9 FM to listen to recognizable landmark – sculptor Lorado Taft’s Deere Historic Site in nearby Grand Detour, where radio transmissions from dispatchers to locomotive famous 50-foot tribute to Native Americans, the famous inventor built his family home in 1836 engineers. The gift shop sells merchandise from commonly called the Black Hawk Statue. This and revolutionized farming. Railroad Relics which includes items such as 536,770-pound work of art, which originated from railroad timetables, dining car china, engineer an 8-inch sketch, gazes across the Rock River "One of the more important artifacts data books, logoed items, books, commemorative from its eastern bank, perched 125 feet above the is the 1915 Partin-Palmer automobile spikes, railroad employee clothing, model train waterway. At its dedication on July 1, 1911, Taft built in Rochelle, which is the only items, and many more railroad related items. Also noted that the statue, which he called The Eternal available for sale are “Atlas” O, N & HO gauge Indian, had essentially grown from the ground. And known one in existence." trains. They also have an active ATCS display which what a ground it is! Ogle County is home to many shows locations of trains in the area so you can be of the region’s quintessential attractions, including Throughout its small towns and villages, Ogle ready for their arrival. Snacks, drinks and souvenirs White Pines Forest State Park, where virgin stands County celebrates its heritage with frequent family- are also available along with plenty of train displays of pine, log cabins, lodge dining, live theater and friendly events ranging from Rochelle’s Railroad and memorabilia. Open year round 10am - 5pm natural beauty abound. Just 90 miles west of Days and Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival to everyday except Tuesday. Chicago, the scent of towering pines permeates this Oregon’s Autumn on Parade and Candlelight Flagg Rochelle Historical Society Museum holds place, where guests find solace on moss-covered Christmas Walk. a large collection of antiques and genealogical hiking trails, in cozy one-room cabins, and around Rochelle Railroad Park is a “must see” for information. One of the more important artifacts is crackling campfires at night. railroading fans young and old. With over 80 trains the 1915 Partin-Palmer automobile built in Rochelle, Just minutes from White Pines, visitors discover per day, it’s an ideal spot for train watching. A which is the only known one in existence. Group nature preserves, parks, go-cart rides, golf and mini- raised platform allows viewers to experience and tours available for a nominal fee. Call for hours and golf, canoeing and kayaking, specialty shops and photograph two Class One rail lines crossing at the special events.
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Da Worm Wagon Bait & Tackle Polo Area Community Theatre Four Sisters Bike Path ATTRACTIONS Byron • Rock River Boat Dock Polo • 117 N. Franklin Ave. Rochelle • 735 N. 2nd St. ADVENTURE SPORTS 815-871-2150 polotheatre.org 815-562-7813 Live bait. Open seasonally. Vince Carney Community Theater rochellechamber.org/parkdist Byron Dragway 4-mile bike path along beautiful KI Tracks Rochelle • Hickory Grove Civic Center Kyte River. Byron • 7287 River Rd. Oregon • 5067 W. Pines Rd. 1127 N. 7th St. O: 815-391-0000 815-732-3073 815-764-ACTS Jarrett Prairie Preserve Biking Weekends: 815-234-8405 kitracksmx.com vcctrochelle.org Trails ByronDragway.com 35 acres family fun! Cross country trails, Byron • 7993 North River Rd. A family friendly, ¼ mile NHRA dragstrip a large mud pit, MX track, 800-foot grass White Pines Inn Dinner Theatre Mt Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. 815-234-8535 that hosts a wide variety of drag racing drag strip, & kids only pee-wee track. Dirt byronforestpreserve.com events every weekend, April-November. bikes & ATVs. 815-946-3817 whitepinesinn.com Dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve with Special events include the Meltdown over 450 acres of dolomite prairie and Drags, World Power Wheel Standing Rock River Riders M/C savanna remnants and restorations with Polo • 6719 W. Pines Rd. BIKING/HIKING Championships, and Summer Thunder. several miles of hiking and cross-country 815-732-4649 Carnation Park skiing trails. Byron Motosports Park rrrmc.tripod.com Oregon • 1 Webster St. Byron • 2525 Ash Rd. AMA-sanctioned motocross hill climbs 815-732-3101 Rock River Trail (semi-pro), dirt drags & trial race. motobyron.com oregonpark.org rockrivertrail.com Byron Motosports Park is Northern Carnation Park consists of approximately The Rock River Trail is a 320-mile trail TJ’s Canoe Rentals through 11 counties in Wisconsin & Illinois’ premiere motocross facility. Oregon • 305 First St. 5.5 acres along the scenic Rock Illinois and travels through Ogle, Lee & The park draws riders in from all over 815-732-4516 River. Amenities: Parking; Portable Whiteside counties. Go to website for the country with its world renowned tjscanoerental.com seasonal restrooms; Bike trail; Fishing; routes with GPS maps and cue sheets so NUCLEAR SERIES. As one of the oldest Five or 12-mi. trip; camp on the river. Observation deck motocross tracks in the country, the park you can follow the beautiful Rock River has hosted many of today’s top pros. THE ARTS Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve Trail corridor. The Rock River Trail is a The park prides itself on making your Forreston • Corner of W. Grove & National Water Trail for you to Drive, Hike, experience as safe, fun, and challenging Byron Civic Theatre Freeport Rd. Bike or Paddle! as possible. Follow us on FB. Byron • 850 N. Colfax St. nwilaudubon.org/elkhorn-creek.asp 815-312-3000 The Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve BOAT/CANOE RENTALS Chicagoland Skydiving Center bctmagic.com contains an impressive variety of Rochelle • Koritz Field, 1207 Gurler Rd. geologic and hydrologic features, Byron Forest Preserve Canoe Rental 815-797-9272 Oregon Sculpture Trail, The wetlands, hillside prairies and their Byron • 7993 North River Rd. skydivecsc.com Oregon associated plant communities which 815-234-8535 The best skydiving school in the US. 815-732-1338 draw many species of birds, butterflies byronforestpreserve.com Now located at Koritz Field in Rochelle. discoveroregonillinois.com/ & wildlife More first-time skydivers than any other discoveroregon/art-legacy skydiving center in Chicago & the Beginning in 1911 with Lorado Taft’s Midwest. Brand new skydive aircraft & we sculpture, the trail’s legacy of art has maintain our safety record & reputation expanded to numerous pieces. as the best.
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Dave’s Outdoor World Oregon Park West Chicagoland Skydiving Center Weiskopf Observatory 815-716-3366 Oregon • Oregon Trail Rd. Rochelle • 1207 Gurler Rd. Byron • 7993 N. River Rd. davesoutdoorworld.com 815-732-3101 815-797-9272 815-234-8535 Kayak rentals. Price includes paddles, oregonpark.org skydivecsc.com byronforestpreserve.com life jackets and kayaking instruction Tennis courts, lighted basketball courts, The best skydiving school in the US. Located on the third highest point in Ogle and training if needed. Guide service baseball diamonds, soccer fields, Now located at Koritz Field in Rochelle. County, view the skies through an 11" available at additional cost. Kayak sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, More first-time skydivers than any other Celestron reflecting telescope. Portable delivery and pickup service on Rock playgrounds, cooking grills & picnic skydiving center in Chicago & the telescopes are also available for use. River & Hennepin Canal. tables. Circling bike trail. Midwest. Brand new skydive aircraft & we Open all year-round with free public maintain our safety record & reputation viewing every Saturday night, weather White Pelican Canoe Rental Ripplinger/Gouker/Etnyre Preserve as the best. permitting. Oregon • 201 N. 3rd St. Byron • 1753 E. Townline Rd. 815-263-4088 815-234-8535 New Town & Country Lanes White Pines Roller Rink whitepelican.biz byronforestpreserve.com Mt. Morris • 4031 W. Mudcreek Rd. Mt. Morris • 6929 W. Pines Rd. 815-734-7787 815-946-9988 Willow Creek Realty, Ltd. Skare Park Bowling, food, pool, darts, air hockey, skatingfun.com Grand Detour • 8195 S. Rt. 2 Rochelle • Flagg & Brooklyn Rd. arcade games for all ages, party & N IL’ largest roller rink. Top 40 music, live 815-652-8791 815-562-7813 banquet areas available. DJ, snack bar, & arcade. Rental of pontoon boats, kayaks rochellechamber.org/parkdist & canoes. 320-acre park includes horse On Any Sunday Motorcycle Museum GOLF trails, hiking/biking trails, ball fields, Polo • 208 W. Mason St. COMMUNITY PARKS grilling/picnic areas, horseshoe pits, 815-622-6870 Oregon Golf Club playgrounds, shelters, & more. Includes 90 motorcycles on display featuring Oregon • 250 S. Daysville Rd. Byron Park District Historic Skare Homestead Museum. European bikes from 1928 - 1978. 815-732-1232 Byron • 696 N. Colfax St. Open by appointment only. 9 holes 815-234-8435 Weld Memorial Park byronparkdistrict.com Stillman Valley • 5935 Weld Park Rd. Pride of Oregon Paddle Wheel Boat PrairieView Golf Club Administers programs for children & 10-acre county park with hiking, Oregon • 1469 IL Rt. 2 Byron • 7993 N. River Rd. adults and includes 3 parks, indoor recreation areas, parking, restrooms. 815-732-6761 815-234-4653 swimming pool & PE center, tennis maxsons.net prairieviewgolf.com courts, fitness rooms & skate park FAMILY FUN/AMUSEMENT Authentic102-foot paddle-wheel boat. 18-hole This 150-passenger vessel is docked at Flagg-Rochelle Community Park Barnacopia Maxson’s Riverside Restaurant and offers Silver Ridge Golf Club Polo • 2570 N. Westbranch Rd. Oregon • 3069 Hill Rd. District luncheon & dinner cruises on the Rock 815-946-2500 815-734-4440 Rochelle • 735 N. 2nd St. River. Wheelchair accessible. Open April barnacopia.com 18-hole 815-562-7813 1st – Nov 15th. rochellechamber.org/parkdist Blackhawk Model Railroad Club Skare Park Driving Range Manages several parks & rec facilities Oregon • Conover Square Mall Rochelle Railroad Park & Visitor Rochelle • Flagg Rd. Jacks Landing 201 N. 3rd St. Center 815-562-7672 Oregon • 2nd & Lafayette St. 815-918-4468 Rochelle • 124 N. 9th St. rochellechamber.org/parkdist.asp oregonpark.org/jacks-landing blackhawkmodelrailroad.com 815-562-7031 Golf driving range. 10 acre site with hiking trails and Large HO scale layout. Free open to the rochellerailroadpark.org riverfront access for fishing and public Sat. 10a-4p/Sun 1-4p/Wed. noon- Over 80 trains daily. Ideal spot to train HISTORY/HERITAGE canoeing. A handicapped-accessible 3p. Groups by appt. watch from raised platform. Exhibits of railroading history plus gift shop & visitor 1870 Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln fishing pier features two benches as well Polo • Galena Trail Rd. as a large area to fish or enjoy the peace Byron Dragway information area. Authentic Whitcomb Byron • 7287 River Rd. 815-946-4142 and quiet of the river. Locomotive is on site. 815-234-8405 polohistoricalsociety.org MC Park byrondragway.com Summer Fun Recreation This lime kiln produced mortar, an Monroe Center • 400 West St. The playground of power! ¼ mile IHRA Oregon • 6030 W. Pines Rd. indispensable building ingredient for early monroecenter61052.com dragstrip 815-732-7004 pioneers. Completely restored & placed Baseball & softball diamonds, Go-karting, miniature golf, a shooting on the National Register of Historic playground, picnic area with grills Byron Forest Preserve & Jarrett gallery & summer breeze concessions: Places in 2002. Prairie Center Museum ice cream, food & drinks. Mix Park Byron • 7993 N. River Rd. 1878 Henry School Oregon • IL Rt. 2 S. 815-234-8535 Tabernacle of David Gardens, The Polo • Rt. 26 815-732-3101 byronforestpreserve.com Monroe Center • 5389 Kilbuck Rd. 815-946-4142 oregonpark.org Newly renovated natural history museum 936-649-5062 Was a school until 1957. Restored in Park District facility, hosts annual with interactive, hands-on exhibits hamishkandavid.org 2001, displays of the 1832 Black Hawk Fields Project Art Festival & showcases featuring a large bull bison, life-size Ha Mishkan David (the Tabernacle of War, Trail Tales & a Hemp Mill. David) Gardens is 8 acres of beautiful sculpture. dioramas, an immersive theater, and 1918 Standard Oil Filling Station more! You can design your own farm in landscaping & gardens open for Oregon Park District, The weddings and special ceremonies. Go to Rochelle • 500 Lincoln Ave. our Prairie and the Plow computerized 815-562-7031 Oregon • 304 S. Fifth St. exhibit. Jewel, our resident corn snake, website for a full listing of services 815-732-3101 rochelletourism.com and Gigi and Pebbles, our box turtles T-Byrd Lanes First gasoline filling station in Rochelle oregonpark.org are ready to say "hello" up close and 140 plus acres at 10 different parks, Rochelle • 1172 Lincoln Hwy. & first one built along the Lincoln Hwy in personal if you like! Our honey bee 815-562-4822 IL. Restored to original design, baseball/softball diamonds, playgrounds, observation hives are always busy basketball courts, tennis courts, walking Bowling, restaurant & bar. now Rochelle Tourism & Visitor whether you're looking or not! Enjoy a Association office. trails, sand volleyball courts, a concert panoramic view of over 450 acres of Uptown Lanes/Back Alley Bar and area, 2 horseshoe courts & more. prairie and woodlands from the third Grill Atwood Park Veterans Memorials Oregon Park East highest point in Ogle County. Byron • 106 W 2nd St Rochelle • 20th St. & 10th Ave. Oregon • River Rd. 618-599-3251 815-562-7813 815-732-3101 uptownlanesbyron.com rochellechamber.org/parkdist.asp oregonpark.org Built by local Boy Scouts to honor local 23-acre site access above & below war veterans, these are unique as the Oregon dam: fishing & canoeing. only war memorials in the United States Observation deck east side of the built by youth. Oregon Dam overlooking Rock River Barnacopia Farm Museum Valley & Downtown Oregon. Polo • 2570 N. Westbranch Rd. 815-946-2500 barnacopia.com
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Battleground Memorial Park Byron Museum of History & Lucius Forreston Veteran’s Memorial Leaf River Historical Museum Stillman Valley • 218 W. Main St. Read House Forreston • Walnut St. & Cherry St. Leaf River • 203 E. 3rd St. Rt. 72 815-645-2603 Byron • 110 Union St. Honoring area residents who served & In a former church built in 1895, exhibits Veterans of the Black Hawk War (1832) 815-234-5031 died in wars from the Civil War include a dog treadmill from the 1800s, were buried here after the only war in byronmuseum.org to present. military artifacts, farm & agriculture Illinois. Featuring local history & Lucius Read equipment, country school & railroad house (circa 1843), exhibits include “Into Historic Skare Homestead Museum memorabilia. Rochelle • Flagg & Brooklyn Rds. Billy Barnhart Museum the Outhouse”, “Clamming on the Rock”, Oregon • Conover Square Mall 815-562-7813 information about local professional Nash Home • Ogle County 201 N. 3rd Historic homestead of Norman Skare. baseball player A.G. Spalding, the Historical Museum 815-732-3950 Underground Railroad & more. Oregon • 111 N. 6th St. Features rooms of vintage toys, Heritage Farm Museum Byron • 8059 N. River Rd. 815-732-7545 collectibles, sleighs, farm equipment Chana School oglecountyhistoricalsociety.com & relics. 815-234-8535 Oregon • River Rd. byronforestpreserve.com Step back & enjoy memorabilia from the N Illinois area. From Lorado Taft’s Eagles 815-732-3101 Step back in time to discover life Black Hawk Statue Nest to “Patriotic” room depicting Ogle Oregon • Lowden State Park Two-room schoolhouse, built in 1883, experienced by early settlers of Ogle was recently restored. Living history County’s history. 815-732-6828 County. Watch history come alive in the programs, school artifacts & more. Created by artist Lorado Taft & dedicated restored house and farm buildings owned Official Illinois Freedom Bell as a study in the character of the Civil War Cannons by the same family for 5 generations. Mt. Morris • Wesley Ave. American Indian, the lighted figure stands Oregon • Ogle County Courthouse 815-734-6425 50 ft above the Rock River. Jarrett Prairie Center Museum 815-732-1110 Byron • 7993 N. River Rd. Liberty Bell replica. The Mt. Morris Kable Band summer concerts. Two Civil War cannons grace the lawn of 815-234-8535 Burns House the courthouse. Polo • 201 N. Franklin Ave. byronforestpreserve.com Ogle County Courthouse 815-946-2108 Creston Lincoln Highway Newly renovated natural history Oregon • Corner 4th & Washington St. visitnorthwestillinois.com Interpretive Mural & Gazebo museum with interactive, hands-on 815-732-1110 The first brick house built in Polo is now Creston • 110 N. Main St. exhibits featuring a large bull bison, Built in 1892 & on the National Register a tourist information center and home of 866-455-4249 life-size dioramas, an immersive theater, of Historic Places. the Blackhawk Waterways Convention drivelincolnhighway.com computerized exhibits and more! and Visitors Bureau. Old City & Town Hall Museum Flagg Rochelle Historical John Deere Historic Site Rochelle • 4th Ave. & 6th St. Bryon Lincoln Highway Society Museum Grand Detour • 8334 S. Clinton St. 815-562-7873 Interpretive Mural Rochelle • 518 4th Ave. 815-652-4551 Founded in 1971 & enrolled on the Creston • 110 N. Main St. 815-562-3040 johndeereattractions.com National Register of Historic Sites in 866-455-4249 flaggtownshipmuseum.org John Deere’s restored pioneer home & 1992, collection includes artifacts from drivelincolnhighway.com Holds large collection of antiques & a special archaeological exhibit of the Rochelle’s history. genealogical information, including original blacksmith shop. the last existing 1915 Partin-Palmer automobile built in Rochelle.
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Oregon Depot Museum Rochelle Railroad Park & Visitor MARINAS/BOAT RAMPS Edward F. Vassallo Land & Water Oregon • 518 N. 4th St. Center Reserve oregondepot.org Rochelle • 124 N. 9th St. Byron Boat Ramp Mt. Morris • 7578 W. Pines Rd. The Oregon Depot was built in 1913 and 815-562-7031 Byron • IL Rt. 2 312-343-7315 was in use until 1971. Go to website for rochellerailroadpark.org 815-234-5500 The Edward F. Vassallo Land & Water a virtual tour of the depot and details Over 80 trains daily, ideal spot to train Restrooms, parking, boat launches, Reserve borders the White Pines State on Oregon railroad history and ongoing watch from a raised platform. Railroading canoe access. Park and was designated in 2014 as restoration of the depot. Open Sat. 9 – history includes an authentic Whitcomb Oregon Boat Launch a state Land & Water Reserve by the noon. locomotive. Oregon • 3922 River Rd. Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. It Oregon Lincoln Highway Gift shop & area visitor info. 815-234-5383 includes 130 acres of native wildflowers, Boat launches, canoe access, fishing. plants, grasses, creek bottom, habitat Interpretive Mural & Gazebo The Soldier’s Monument for native wildlife, birds and insects and Mural: 103 W. Washington St. Oregon • Ogle County MISCELLANEOUS forest areas. No motorized vehicles Gazebo: Rt. 2 & IL Rt. 64 courthouse Courthouse Lawn allowed. Nature lovers welcome and square 815-732-1110 Byron Dragway walking paths can be accessed by 866-455-4249 Sculpted by Lorado Taft, serves as a Byron • 1060 N. River Rd. calling first. drivelincolnhighway.com permanent record & reminder of the 815-234-8405 Oregon Sculpture Trail contribution of the men of Ogle County byrondragway.com Lowden State Park who served in the Civil War. NHRA championship drag racing. Oregon • 1411 N. River Rd. Oregon 815-732-6828 discoveroregonillinois.com/ HORSE/EQUESTRIAN RECREATION CENTERS 207-acre state park: restrooms, hiking discoveroregon/art-legacy trails, dump station, boat launches, Beginning in 1911 with Lorado Taft’s Diamond “G” Ranch & Western Store Byron Park District camping, fishing, nature preserves, & Rochelle • 4564 Knoll Rd. sculpture, the Trail’s legacy has grown Byron • 696 N. Colfax St. more; Lorado Taft Black Hawk Statue. to numerous sculptures located 815-562-4050 815-234-8435 throughout Oregon. Go to website for a Large western store stocked with byronparkdistrict.com Lowden-Miller State Forest downloadable brochure. everything for horse & rider. Indoor/ Aquatic programs & lap/open swim Oregon • Nashua Rd. Polo Historical Society/ outdoor arenas; boarding. times. Fitness & weight room, indoor 815-732-7329 jogging track & courts, golf/batting 2225-acre state forest with scenic Aplington House Plumcreek Stable marked trails: hiking, biking, horseback Rochelle • 7135 S. Locust Rd. cages, racquetball/wallyball courts. Polo • 123 N. Franklin Ave. riding, cross-county skiing & hunting. 815-946-4142 or 800-678-2108 815-384-5031 Nash Recreation Center Built in 1853, houses Polo artifacts, Training, sales, teaching for beginner to Oregon • 304 S. 5th St. White Pines Forest State Park exhibits & pictures, a collection of advanced & boarding facility. American 815-732-3101 Mt. Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. Civil War hats, & extensive genealogical saddle-bred horses, Morgans & Arabians. oregonpark.org 385-acre state park: scenic Pines collection. 25-meter indoor pool, whirlpool, locker Creek, fishing, towering White Pines, White Pines Ranch concessions, hiking, picnic areas, Oregon • 3581 Pines Rd. rooms, 2 racquetball courts, a double Polo History Museum shelters, & more. Polo • 113 N. Franklin Ave. 815-732-7923 gym, adult fitness center, indoor track, 815-946-4142 whitepinesranch.com snack bar, children’s center, multi- SWIMMING polohistoricalsociety.org A real dude ranch on 200+ acres! Offers purpose rooms. Vintage printing machines & military a variety of horse riding experiences, On The Move Fitness Center Oregon Public Outdoor Pool memorabilia, surveying tools used to youth summer camps & outdoor Polo • 317 N. Jefferson Ave. Oregon • 5th St. & Franklin St. plot the Galena Trail in 1833, historic education programs. Bunk houses, 815-946-2883 815-732-6321 agricultural tools & many other swimming pool, great food; open all year. Cardio equipment, strength machines, Rochelle Swim & Fitness vintage artifacts. Nardi Equine Prairie Preserve weights, group exercise classes, more. Rochelle • 1127 N 7th St, IL Rt 38 Polo Public Library Byron • 6651 N. River Rd. Rochelle Swim & Fitness 815-561-8504 Polo • 302 N. Mason St. 815-234-8535 Rochelle • 1127 N. 7th St., IL Rt. 38 rochelleswimfitness.com 815-946-2713 byronforestpreserve.com 815-561-8504 Olympic size pool and full range of This classic revival-style structure was Trails for horseback riding (bring your rochelleswimfitness.com strength training and workout equipment. funded by the Carnegie Foundation, own horses), walking, jogging, and Swimming pool and full range of strength Personal training, team fitness, group opened in1904 & has been on the nature exploration. training and workout equipment. Personal fitness, pool classes. National Register of Historic Places since LAKES/RIVERS training, team fitness, group fitness, pool Splash Canyon Spray Park 1995. classes. Oregon • Oregon Trail Rd. Rochelle Fire Department Museum He-Leo Two Rivers Preserve 815-732-3101 Rochelle • 401 5th Ave. Byron • IL Rt. 2 STATE PARKS/FORESTS oregonpark.org 815-562-2121 byronforestpreserve.com Byron Forest Preserve District Spring Lake Aquatic Park Contains beautifully restored 1924 The entrance is adjacent to the Rockvale Byron • 7993 North River Road Township Building on Ill Rt 2 south of Rochelle • Ave. B & 8th St. fire engine called “Old Gertie” & other 815-562-6659 antique fire department equipment. Byron and offers amenities for boating 815-234-8535 traffic. There are boat slips, restrooms, byronforestpreserve.com rochelleparkdistrict.org Rochelle Lincoln Highway a picnic shelter with grills, and sand Founded to protect 120 acres of Outdoor Olympic-size pool,150-foot Interpretive Mural & Gazebo volleyball for boaters to take a break in rare dolomite praire that contained water slide, two diving boards & large Mural: Downtown on Lincoln Hwy. the shade. Please note that this property endangered pasque flowers near the wading pool. Gazebo: 124 N. 9th St. Rochelle is not a boat launch area. current site of the Jarrett Prairie Center. Railroad Park Now includesover 2,000 acres of several 866-455-4249 Jacks Landing types of prairie, savanna, and woodlands FOOD & DINING drivelincolnhighway.com Oregon • 2nd & Lafayette St. located on either side of the Rock River. oregonpark.org/jacks-landing CAFES/DELIS Rochelle Public Library Building Trail systems, picnic shelters, museums, 10 acre site with hiking trails and a nature center, a golf course, a LEED 10th Street Café Rochelle • 619 4th Ave. riverfront access for fishing and Plantinum certified building. 815-562-3431 canoeing. A handicapped-accessible Oregon • 810 S. 10th St. Erected in 1912 by steel magnate fishing pier features two benches as well Castle Rock State Park 815-732-3252 Andrew Carnegie. Oak woodwork & large as a large area to fish or enjoy the peace Oregon • IL. Rt. 2 S. Chili Pepper Cafe bay windows. On the National Register of and quiet of the river. 815-732-7329 Oregon • 416 W. Washington St. Historic Places in 1973. 2,000-acre park rock w/ formations, 815-732-1583 Lyle Kunde Recreation Area/Lake Sule ravines, unique plant life & marked hiking Rochelle • 735 N. Second St. trails. Picnic amenities: tables, shelters, Chisums Café 90-acre recreation area: Lake Sule, boat grills, toilets, drinking water, playground Rochelle • 411 Cherry Ave. launches, fishing, parking & restrooms. equipment & a public boat ramp/parking 815-562-6568 facility.
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Conover Coffee & Chocolates Café ESPRESSO/ Spanky’s Byron Inn Cimino’s Pizza Oregon • Conover Square Mall Byron • 216 N. Union St. Rochelle • 126 May Mart Plaza 201 N. 3rd St. COFFEE BARS 815-234-2692 815-561-9777 815-732-7017 Coffee Cup, The conovercoffees.com Spring Valley Restaurant Father & Son Pizzeria of Oregon Rochelle • 408 4th Ave. Oregon • 300 E. Washington St. Oregon • 117 N. 4th St. McKendrie Street Café 815-562-2627 815-732-4877 815-732-9700 Mt. Morris • 500 Evergreen Ln. Conover Coffee & Chocolates Cafe Pinecrest Grove Community Center Sunrise Family Restaurant Fifth Alarm Firehouse Pub Oregon • Conover Square Mall Rochelle • 1181 N. 7th St. Byron • 120 N. Union St. Naple’s Delicatessen 201 N. 3rd St. 815-562-4877 815-234-7000 Rochelle • 703 Jones Rd. 815-732-7017 fifthalarm.com 815-562-8545 conovercoffees.com Sunrise Family Restaurant Byron • 101 W. 2nd St. Flight Deck Bar & Grill New York Bagel & Coffee Cypress House, The 815-234-4229 Rochelle • 1207 West Gurler Rd. Rochelle • 340 May Mart Dr. Rochelle • 718 10th Ave. 815-561-3664 815-562-2435 815-562-4159 Sunrise III Family Restaurant flightdeckbar.com cypresshouse.net Oregon • 116 N. 4th St. Off The Wall Café 815-732-2022 Franklin Street Pub Rochelle • 422 Lincoln Hwy. New York Bagel & Coffee Oregon • 306 Franklin St. 815-561-6093 Rochelle • 340 May Mart Dr. Sunrise IV Family Restaurant 815-732-1272 815-562-2435 Monroe Center • 5532 N. franklinstreetpub.com Rich’s Kitchen at The Polo Room Limestone Rd. Polo/ 712 N. Division St. FAMILY RESTAURANTS 815-393-3800 Hub City Express 815-946-2886 Rochelle • 900 Petro Rd. Butterfly Restaurant Swedish Pancake House 815-561-9595 Robin’z Nest Rochelle • 1165 Lincoln Hwy. Byron • 127 W. 2nd St. Oregon • 117 N. 4th St. 815-562-5530 815-234-7600 Jeff’s Refs 815-973-0728 Polo • 113 W. Mason St. Charlie's on Washington White Pines Resort 815-946-2860 Royal Blue Cafe Oregon • 317 Washington Street Mt Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd Stillman Valley • 130 N. Walnut St. 815-732-2700 815-946-3817 KS’s East End Bar & Grill 815-645-1188 whitepinesinn.com Stillman Valley • 9042 Illinois 72 Country Leaf Cafe 815-645-8820 Sandwich Shop, The Leaf River • 110 N. Main St. FINE DINING facebook.com/kss.eastend Oregon • Conover Square Mall 815-738-6107 201 N. 3rd St. Blackhawk Steak Pit Maggie’s Idle Hour 815-723-2349 Dad’s Bar & Pinecricker Cafe Oregon • 1429 N. IL Rt. 2 Mt. Morris • 115 S. Wesley Ave. Polo • 124 E. Mason St. 815-732-2500 815-734-4110 ETHNIC 815-946-3321 blackhawksteakpit.com maggiesonline.com Alfano’s Pizzeria Depot, The LaVigna Restaurant Rochelle • 1115 Turkington Terrace Forreston • 314 W. Main St. Oregon • 2190 S. Daysville Rd. 815-562-3312 815-938-2025 815-732-4413 China Wok Dogwood Inn Restaurant Maxson’s Riverside Restaurant Rochelle • 233 May Mart Dr. Polo • 2452 N. IL 26 Oregon • 1469 IL Rt. 2 815-562-8879 815-946-2499 815-732-6761 Costa’s Italian Ristorante Fiesta Palace maxsons.net Byron • 133 E. Blackhawk, Rt. 2 Mt. Morris • 4449 W. #64 White Pines Resort 815-234-4707 815-734-6105 Mt. Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. El Sol Fritz Wooden Nickel 815-946-3817 Rochelle • 509 4th Ave. Stillman Valley • 208 N. Walnut St. whitepinesinn.com 815-562-1851 815-645-9828 PIZZA/GRILLS/PUBS El Tapatio Grubsteakers Restaurant Rochelle • 1310 N. 7th St Rochelle • 14698 E. State Rt. 64 Abraham’s Bar & Grille 815-562-3430 Rochelle • 1127 N. 7th St. 815-561-6590 803-226-7838 Hector's Cocina Iron Skillet Restaurant abesbarandgrille.com Oregon • Conover Square Rochelle • 900 Petro Rd. 201 N 3rd St 815-562-5840 Aldo’s Pizza Rochelle • 418 Lincoln Hwy. 815-881-8338 Mason’s Restaurant 815-562-3456 facebook.com/hectorscocina Polo • 118 W. Mason St. 815-946-3703 Alfano’s Pizzeria Leombruni’s Italian Village Rochelle • 1115 Turkington Terrace Byron • 110 W. 2nd St. Pepper Mill, The 815-562-3312 815-234-2696 Mt. Morris • 10 E. Hitt St. leombrunis-italian-village.com 815-734-4141 Alfano’s Restaurant Oregon • 810 S. 4th St. New China Buffet Peters Family Restaurant 815-732-4110 Rochelle • 444 W. IL Rt. 38 Leaf River • 118 Main St. 815-562-8012 815-738-2781 Breaker’s Saloon & Eatery Oregon • 100 S. 2nd St. Restaurant Tecalitlan Riverside Family Restaurant 815-732-3319 Rochelle • 1071 N. Caron Rd. Oregon • 116 N. Third St. 815-561-7576 815-732-4343 Cave Inn Bar & Grill Byron • 111 W. 2nd St. Taco Stan’s Roadhouse, The 815-234-4301 Oregon • 408 E. Washington St. Oregon • 807 S. 7th St. 815-732-4500 (Pines Rd. & Rt. 2) Chisums Grille tacostans.com 815-732-2300 Rochelle • 411 Cherry Ave. Yoshinos Japanese Restaurant rhouse.org 815-562-6568 Rochelle • 1001 N. 7th St. Smoking Harry’s Fine Foods Cimino’s Pizza 815-561-6087 Creston • Rt 38 E. & Woodlawn Rd. Polo • 107 E. Mason St. 815-384-6702 815-946-9123
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Mimmo’s Pizza and Lounge Flight Deck Bar & Grill at CSC Priscilla’s Parlor Market on the Lawn at The Cypress Forreston • 111 Main St. Rochelle • 1207 W. Gurler Rd. Creston • 124 E. Hwy 38 House 815-938-2406 815-561-3664 815-562-6165 Rochelle • 718 10th Ave. mimmoslounge.com flightdeckbar.com priscillasparlor.angelfire.com cypresshouse.net Prairie Grass Pub Hickory Grove Banquet & Conference Priscilla's Parlor Oregon Farmer’s Market Byron • 6734 German Church Rd. Center Rochelle • 407 Lincoln Hwy. Oregon • Nash Rec Center 815-234-4653 (GOLF) Rochelle • 1127 N. 7th St. 815-564-7295 304 S. 5th St. prairieviewgolf.com 815-562-5668 priscillasparlor.com 815-732-3101 Rock-N-Country Sports Pub & Grill Jarrett Prairie Center Ray’s Merchandise oregonpark.org Rochelle • 640 S. 7th St. Byron • 7993 North River Rd. Rochelle • 316 N. 6th St. GIFTS/COLLECTIBLES 815-562-7200 815-234-8535 815-562-2855 byronforestpreserve.com Bea’s Basketcase Salamone's Pizza Roadhouse Antiques Stillman Valley • 202 N. Walnut St. Polo • 122 W. Mason St. Kilbuck Creek Creston • 124 E. Rt. 30 815-645-8270 815-946-3344 Monroe Center • 6752 N. Kilbuck Rd. 815-384-3222 beasbasketcase.com 815-393-3247 The Rack Bar & Grill kilbuckcreek.com Roger’s Through The Years Cat & The Fiddle Too, The Rochelle • 406 Cherry Ave. Oregon • Conover Square Rochelle • 501 5th Ave. 201 N 3rd St 815-561-6254 Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center 815-562-4591 Union Bar & Grill Oregon • 1834 S. IL Rt. 2 815-751-7060 catfid2.com Byron • 109 2nd St. 815-732-2220 Sweet Revival Antiques 815-234-3000 lomc.org Kings • 12554 E. Rt. 64 Cleaver Owlz Oak Lane of Oregon Wedding & 815-761-5643 Oregon • Conover Square Mall – 201 Uptown Lanes/Back Alley Bar and Event Venue Trotter Restorations & Antiques N 3rd Grill Polo • 115-117 W. Mason St. Colonial Flowers and Gifts Byron • 106 W 2nd St Oregon • 3261 S. Daysville Rd. 815-871-0948 815-946-2592 Rochelle • 408 Lincoln Hwy. 815-599-3251 trotterantiques.com 800-239-0974 uptownlanesbyron.com oaklaneoforegon.com Oregon Golf Club floristrochelleil.com Vince’s Pizza ARTISAN WORKS Conover Coffees & Chocolates Cafe Rochelle • 1071 N. 7th St./Hwy. 251 N. Oregon • 250 S. Daysville Rd. 815-732-1232 Art Casting of Illinois/Adagio Fine Art Oregon • Conover Square Mall 815-562-7300 Oregon • 5 Madison St. 201 N. 3rd St. Polo Room, The 815-732-7475 815-732-7017 QUICK-SERVICE FOOD Polo • 712 N. Division St. harryspell.com conovercoffees.com 815-946-2886 Country School Beryl’s Country Ceramics Country Floral & Freight Room Rochelle • Hwy. 251 N. Stronghold Castle Conference Center Stillman Valley • 5618 N. Armour Rd. 815-562-6039 Framing Oregon • 1922 IL Rt. 2 N. 815-645-2590 Polo • 101 N. Division St. Dog Hub 815-732-6111 815-946-3952 strongholdcenter.org Cat & the Fiddle Too, The Rochelle • 134 May Mart Dr. Rochelle • 501 6th Ave. Country Heart Creations 815-561-0001 White Pines Resort 815-562-4591 dog-hub.com Oregon • 3920 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Mt. Morris • 6712 W. Pines Rd. catfid2.com 815-734-7761 Jay’s Drive Inn 815-946-3817 whitepinesinn.com Flamingo Palace, The Cypress House, The Oregon • 107 W. Washington St. Oregon • 109 S. 3rd St. 815-732-2396 Rochelle • 718 10th Ave. 815-751-6609 815-562-4159 Polo Sub Stop SHOPPING Jeff Adams’ “Images in Bronze” cypresshouse.net Polo • 104 W. Mason St. Mt. Morris • 309 W. Wesley Ave. 815-946-3223 Eagle’s Nest Gifts & Gallery, The ANTIQUES 815-734-7578 Oregon • Hwy. 101 S. 1st St Sam’s Drive Inn Artifacts inbronze.com 815-732-2523 Byron • 705 W. Blackhawk Dr. Grand Detour • 8331 Clinton St. Mystical Mountain Jewelry & More theeaglesnestgifts.com 815-234-8281 Bill’s Trading Post Oregon • Conover Square Mall 815-732-3950 Frameworks II, The Sammy's Dog Stand Rochelle • 408 4th Ave. Oregon • 807 Pines Rd. Oregon • Conover Square - 201 N 815-562-2627 3rd St Slip & Slurry Pottery 815-732-3413 Earth Reclaimer’s Oregon • Conover Square Mall 815-217-1780 815-732-3367 Houston’s Hen House Oregon • Conover Square Mall Oregon • Conover Square 201 3rd St. WINE BARS/TASTING 201 N. 3rd St. COUNTRY MARKETS 815-732-3250 ROOMS 815-713-5063 houstonshenhouse.com Flamingo Palace, The Barnhardt’s Stone Corner Organic deVine Wine Bar Farm Market John Deere Historic Site Gift Shop Oregon • 109 S. 3rd St. Grand Detour • 8334 S. Clinton St. Rochelle • 1127 N. 7th St. 815-751-6609 Oregon • 2169 E. Honey Creek Rd. 815-562-5668 815-732-7815 815-652-4551 Just Antiques & Collectibles barnhardtsstonecornerorganic johndeereattractions.com MEETING/ Rochelle • 525 Lincoln Hwy. farmmarket.com Merlin’s Greenhouse & Flowers/The Momz Treasurez Belly Fire Farm Other Side CONVENTION/ Oregon • Conover Square Mall Mt. Morris • 7450 W. Pines Rd. Oregon • 300 Mix St. 201 N. 3rd St. 815-916-9866 815-732-2969 RECEPTION SPACE 815-881-8260 bellyfirefarm.com merlinsgreenhouseandflowers.com Barnacopia Neighbor’s Antiques & Collectibles Byron Farmer’s Market Mount Morris Country Crafts Polo • 2570 N. Westbranch Rd. Oregon • Conover Square Mall Byron • Sunshine Park - Rt. 2 Mt. Morris • 1 E. Center St. 815-946-2500 201 N. 3rd St. 815-234-5500 815-734-7858 815-543-4230 barnacopia.com Granny’s U-Pick Berries Petro Travel Plaza Barn on the Hill, The Our House Antiques Rochelle • 3405 S. White Rock Rd. Rochelle • I-39 & Rt. 38 Leaf River • 7 E. Rt 72 Polo • 510 E. King St. 815-562-4462 815-562-5922 815-703-0628 815-441-4533 facebook.com/GrannysBerries thebarnonthehill.net
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Split Decisions Headon’s Old Fashion Meat Market Oregon • Conover Square Mall Creston • 103 S. Main St. 201 N. 3rd St. 815-384-3620 815-732-4477 headons.com Stitches In Time Quilt Shop Hidden Timber Gardens Oregon • 304 W. Washington St. Chana • 462 S. Chana Rd. 815-732-4599 815-751-4162 Vanaseys hiddentimbergardens.com Oregon • Conover Square Mall In the Beginning Naturals 815-732-7877 Rochelle • 405 Lincoln Hwy. vanaseys.com 815-561-6466 Vintage Chicks & Feed Joann’s Doll Shop Leaf River • 700 E. State Rt. 72 Byron • 7 28 W. Blackhawk Dr. 815-973-2432 815-234-8332 Where the Dragon Fly Joyeria Ruby Jewelry Oregon • Conover Square Mall Rochelle • 406 Lincoln Hwy. 201 N. 3rd St. 815-561-9093 815-234-5629 wherethedragonfly.com Leaf River Quilt Co. Leaf River • 6679 W. IL Rt. 72 White Pines Inn Gift Shop 815-738-2855 Mt. Morris • 6712 Wt. Pines Rd. leafriverquiltco.com 815-946-3817 whitepinesinn.com Lifeline Resale Shop Oregon • Conover Square MALLS 201 N 3rd St 815-732-7891 Conover Square Mall Oregon • 201 N. 3rd St. Monica’s Never Know What I Got 815-732-3950 What Not Shop conoversquare.com Oregon • 307 W. Washington St. 815-508-7337 Mount Morris Country Craft Mall Mt. Morris • 1 E. Center St. Needles 815-734-7858 Rochelle • 120 May Mart Dr. 815-384-2107 SPECIALTY SHOPPING needlesrochelle.com Arbor on Market Flower Shop Niki Hunt Photography Byron • 105 Market St. Oregon • 302 W. Washington St. 815-234-4682 815-494-9523 nikihunt.com Barniture Oregon • Conover Square Mall Oregon Soap Shoppe 201 N. 3rd St. Oregon • 91 S. Daysville Rd. 815-234-2724 866-411-6614 oregonsoapshoppe.com Chatty Lady Creations Leaf River • 605 Main St. Poe’s Needful Things 815-738-2938 Oregon • Conover Square Colonial Flowers & Gifts 201 N 3rd St Rochelle • 408 Lincoln Hwy. Split Decisions Sports Apparel 815-562-8101 Oregon • Conover Square Mall floristrochelleil.com 201 N. 3rd St. Creative Designs 815-732-4477 Oregon • 306 W. Washington St. The Eagles Nest Gifts & Gallery 815-535-3432 Oregon • 101 S. 1st St Cypress House, The 815-732-2523 Rochelle • 718 10th Ave. theeaglesnestgifts.com 815-562-4159 Ukulele Station America cypresshouse.net Oregon • 1000 Washington St. Diamond “G” Ranch & Western Store 815-994-1246 Rochelle • 4564 Knoll Rd. ukulelestationamerica.com 815-562-4050 Vintage Cupboard, The Flower Patch, The Oregon • Conover Square Mall Oregon • 120 N 4th St 201 N. 3rd St. 815-732-7031 815-732-7100 flowerpatchoregonil.com thevintagecupboard.com Gypsy Sister Retail Oregon • 215 Washington St. 815-973-0211 Happy Babies Boutique Rochelle • 507 4th Ave happybabiesboutique.com
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WHITESIDE COUNTY OVERVIEW
Whether you're getting lost in a corn maze, visiting a restored village from yesteryear or marveling at a massive barge maneuvering it's way through a Mississippi River lock, when in Whiteside County you'll never be at a loss for things to do and see.
History buffs explore the community of Summer Splash, Fulton Fall Festival, and Dillon tons of freight moved down her calm waters. Tampico, where tours tell the tale of President Home Museum Victorian Christmas Walk. From that point on she saw a steady decline in Ronald Reagan’s 1911 birth in a flat above the use, as railroads and trucking companies took town bakery at 111 S. Main Street Other travelers "There are many other creeks and over the freight industry. This, however, was a are attracted to the early-American village of small rivers running through the blessing for the Illinois sportsman. The canal Heritage Canyon in Fulton, where special events Blackhawk Waterways region, just is home to 78 miles of canoeing and kayaking and historical re-enactors hearken back to life in opportunities and is snaked by parks and a the 1800s. waiting to be explored." beautiful walking path. This waterway is perfect At Albany Indian Mounds State Historic Site, for beginners as the waters are very calm, there visitors are fascinated by one of the largest The Hennepin Canal is one of northwestern are no obstructions and wildlife is abundant. prehistoric Hopewell Mound groupings in Illinois, Illinois’ most historic waterways. The canal, There is a boat landing south of Rock Falls off where interpretive exhibits explore an Indian originally known as the Illinois and Mississippi Route 40, providing access and many take-out culture that existed more than 2,000 years ago. Canal, was a project that would reduce the places along the way. With hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails, as distance from Chicago to Rock Island by 419 There are many other creeks and small rivers well as picnic tables and free admission, this is a miles and was conceived in 1834. Construction running through the Blackhawk Waterways favored place. finally began in 1892 and the first boat went Region, just waiting to be explored. Speak to Whiteside County’s Lake Carlton is pegged through in 1907. It was mainly used by small your outfitter about other canoeing or kayaking as the state’s premiere spot for muskie fishing. barges hauling coal and grain. An account opportunities and examine local maps to find the And, throughout the year, this region is home to made by the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical trip that’s perfect for you, your family and your skill an endless array of entertaining special events, Society said that the peak of the canal's level. Now, throw on that life jacket, grab those including the Prophetstown Pow Wow, Rock Falls success was made in 1927 when 30,000 paddles and go!
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WHITESIDE COUNTY OVERVIEW
Oppold Marina Harbor House Martins Landing/Sinnissippi Dam Prophetstown State Recreation Area ATTRACTIONS Sterling • 532 Stouffer Rd. Walkway Prophetstown • Park Ave. & River Dr. 815-622-6203 Sterling • 10 Broadway (behind Dillion Near Rt. 172 & 78 ADVENTURE SPORTS sterlingparks.org Home Museum) 815-537-2926 Air Play Sports Free boat launch facilities, boat slip 815-622-6200 53-acre state park: boat launches, Sterling • 115 E. 3rd St. rentals, picnic shelters, restrooms, sterlingparks.org fishing, camping, electrical service, 815-564-2787 fishing, playground equipment. The Sinnissippi Dam Walkway provides restrooms/showers, playground, small airplaysports.com a link between the ever expanding trail picnic shelters, horseshoe pits, dump Alternative sporting goods. Northern BIKING/HIKING system in Sterling and the Hennepin station & hiking. Between Rock River &. Illinois’ largest selection disc golf Great River Trail Feeder Canal in Rock Falls. The Feeder Coon Creek a nature trail. supplies, stunt kites, boomerangs & Fulton • 815-589-3925 Canal ties into the main Hennepin Canal and becomes part of the Grand Illinois Rock River Trail more. Open Mon-Sat. 7am – 6pm. Live greatrivertrail.org rockrivertrail.com Trail. The Sinnissippi Dam Walkway inventory on our website. Facebook & 20-plus miles of dedicated & shared-use The Rock River Trail is a 320-mile trail offers bicyclists, runners, walkers and Twitter. biking or hiking trail, with six-mile loop through 11 counties in Wisconsin & other recreational users a safe and around & through the City of Fulton, Illinois and travels through Ogle, Lee & Bike Barn, The scenic route across the Rock River. Morrison • 13524 Black Rd. with Mississippi River & Fulton’s Dutch Whiteside counties. Go to website for 815-778-3641 Windmill overviews. Mead’s Bike Shop routes with GPS maps and cue sheets so unitedoffroadracing.com Sterling • 414 Locust St. you can follow the beautiful Rock River Green River Cyclery Trail corridor. The Rock River Trail is a Motocross & 4 wheel tracks Sterling • 201 13th Ave. 815-626-4601 National Water Trail for you to Drive, Hike, 815-622-8180 meadsbikeshop.com Bike or Paddle! BAIT & TACKLE greenrivercyclery.com We offer a wide selection of bicycles plus Located adjacent to Sterling’s Multi- repair service, bike rentals and have a K’s Corner Trading Post large selection of bike accessories and Storybook Trail purpose and Recreational Trail and is Rock Falls • 812 Ave D Sterling • 13030 Galt Rd apparel. 815-626-2988 easily accessible from the Trail or street. At the corner of 13th Avenue and Morrison Rockwood State Park & BOAT/CANOE RENTALS Morrison Rockwood Marina 2nd Street. Marina Centennial Park Morrison • 18301 Lake Rd. Morrison • 18750 Lake Rd. 815-772-3613 Hennepin Canal Parkway Rock Falls • E. 11th St. & Ave. D Rock Falls • 209 Emmons Ave. 815-772-4708 815-625-0272 815-380-2300 50-acre park with canoe rentals, fishing, visitrockfalls.com hiking & more. From Rock Falls to Sheffield. Miles of bike & hiking paths, canoeing, fishing & historical sites along the way.
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EXHIBIT TO EXPAND Windmill Cultural Center exhibit to expand. Henk Hielema, whose lifetime of world travel The Windmill Cultural Center is near the Center Director for Fulton. “I can’t even imagine how helped foster his passion for windmills, passed well-known De Immigrant Windmill, built in the many hours they devoted to building these.” away in September 2016, five days before his 96th Netherlands and assembled by Dutch craftsmen interpretive exhibits tell the story of the windmill, birthday. He left a lasting legacy in Fulton, a city in Fulton. It’s an authentic working windmill, its blue its design, its uses and its impact on European where Dutch heritage runs deep and a full-sized basalt millstones capable of grinding a bushel of culture. The center also has gift shop where visitors working windmill rises from the prairie. grain into flour in about 10 minutes. can buy pottery, souvenirs and stone-ground Before his death, Hielema donated the rest of his The Hielemas’ models were based on working buckwheat, corn, rye, and wheat flour milled at De windmill model collection to the Windmill Cultural windmills they saw and photographed throughout Immigrant windmill. Center in Fulton. Each was painstakingly hand Europe. Henk grew up in the Netherlands, escaped built by Henk and his wife, June. The new models from a Nazi work camp as a youth and served in join the 21 windmill models he had donated to the the Dutch Marines as World War II came to an end. center in 2010. Some of the windmills are as tall as “These windmills are priceless, one of a kind,” 6 feet. said Regina Lehman, Tourism and Community
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Crystal Lake Recreation Park Hoover Park Optimist Park Blue Goose Run Rock Falls • 600 E. 17th St. Sterling • 3603 Woodlawn Rd. Rock Falls • N. 14th Ave. & Prophet Rd. Sterling • 14609 Blue Goose Rd. 815-622-5974 sterlingparks.org 815-625-0272 815-772-7200 crystallake1.com Cross-country skiing, picnic area, colomatownshipparkdistrict.com bluegooserun.com Located adjacent to the Hennepin playground equipment, open play areas Restrooms, playground, picnic tables & Illinois Corn Maze (Aug. thru Oct.) 3-acre Canal Parkway which offers 70 miles of & S.M.A.R.T. Trail System (paved walking ball diamonds. formal garden with pond & windmill, canoeing and kayaking in a slow current course). giant outdoor chess/checkers set, and we offer canoe & kayak rental. Propheter Park volleyball, croquet & badminton available. Other amenities include a man-made Joshua Park Sterling • 506 E. 6th St. Horse-drawn/tractor-drawn hayrack rides, lake for swimming, a go-kart track, aqua- Rock Falls • Riverdale Rd. & A St. sterlingparks.org picnics 7 bonfires available. golf range, an RV park and campground. 815-625-0272 Basketball courts, playground, open play Easy access from Exits 41 or 44 off I-88. colomatownshipparkdistrict.com areas & Lincoln statue. Cage, The 18 hole disc golf course, family picnic Morrison • 222 W. Main St. Dave’s Outdoor World shelter, modern restrooms, basketball Redfield Park 815-441-8566 815-716-3366 court, playground area, baseball Sterling • 14th Ave. & 2nd St. Indoor Batting , Pitching Mounds, davesoutdoorworld.com diamond. Handicapped accessible sterlingparks.org Golf Tees Kayak rentals. Price includes paddles, parking lot. Playground equipment, open play areas, life jackets and kayaking instruction trail, biking/walking path. Crystal Lake Recreation and training if needed. Guide service Kelly Park Robert A. Millikan Park Rock Falls • 511 E. Rt. 30 available at additional cost. Kayak Morrison • E. High St. 815-622-5974 3.4 acre park: professionally designed Morrison • W. Main St. crystallake1.com delivery and pickup service on Rock Icons of Morrison’s past: hitching post, River & Hennepin Canal. 9-hole Frisbee golf course, tennis courts, Go-karts (800-foot track), sun bathing, picnic area, new playground & walking railroad crossing signal, horse trough, & trampoline, big floating raft, food & more. Morrison Rockwood Marina path. historic brick pathways. Morrison • 18301 Lake Rd. Scheid Park Deitricks’ Alpaca Ranch 815-772-3613 Kilgour Park Prophetstown • 1120 Lomax Rd Sterling • 400 W. 15th St. Sterling • 1102 Woodburn Ave. 815-373-5281 sterlingparks.org COMMUNITY PARKS sterlingparks.org deitricksalpacaranch.com Outdoor basketball courts, historical Outdoor basketball courts, playground, Alpaca ranch open by appt only. 10th Ave School Park site, picnic area, playground equipment, open play areas, shelters & soccer fields. Fulton • 10th Ave. Imagination Station, open play areas, Dillon Home Museum Seward Riverside Park Sterling • 1005 E. 3rd St. Grills, pavilion, restrooms, parking, outdoor tennis courts & walking course. Rock Falls • E. 2nd St. & Ave. C playground & basketball courts. 815-622-6202 Kiwanis Park 815-625-0272 sterlingparks.org Bowman Park Fulton • 4th St. & 16th Ave. colomatownshipparkdistrict.com Tours, Weddings & Formal Events Rock Falls • 200 W 1st St. Baseball fields & playground. Boat launch area, picnic area, playground colomaparkdistrict.com & ducks to feed. Duis Recreation Center Kiwanis Park Sterling • 211 E. St. Mary’s Rd. Cattail Park Morrison • N. Genesee St. Sieglinger Memorial Park 815-622-6200 Fulton • 100 19th St. Rolle Bolle court, playground & Rock Falls • 9th Ave. & W. 22nd St. sterlingparks.org Community bldg., pavilion, picnic area, picnic area. 815-625-0272 Indoor swimming pool, outdoor outdoor grills, playground. colomatownshipparkdistrict.com skatepark, diving well, gymnastics & Lawrence Park Pavilion, picnic tables, playground, tumbling; full fitness facility available. Centennial Park Sterling • 13650 Ave. G ball diamonds, horseshoe courts, Rock Falls • 11th St. & Ave. D 815-622-6205 concessions. Fun Jump 815-625-0272 sterlingparks.org Sterling • 505 W Lynn Blvd. colomatownshippparkdistrict.com Boat launches, fishing & recreational Sinnissippi Park 815-535-1520 50 acre park: canoe rentals, fishing, areas. Sterling • Sinnissippi Rd. funjump.us biking, picnic area, playgrounds & more. 815-622-6200 We offer 8,140 sq ft of fun! We are a Logan Memorial Park sterlingparks.org children’s activity center with 6 inflatable Den Besten Park Rock Falls • E. Rt. 30 150-acre park: playground equipment, structures that are a combination of Fulton • 1st St. 815-625-0272 picnic shelters, fishing, hiking, restrooms, bounce houses, obstacle courses and Picnic tables, restroom, interpretive kiosk. colomatownshipparkdistrict.com recreational areas, disc golf. slides. We host birthday parties, events Ball diamonds, family picnic shelter, and school groups. Check website for Douglas Park playground equipment, restrooms. Thomas Park Sterling • 2100 Chestnut Ave. Sterling • 2301 12th Ave. details. sterlingparks.org Lower Dam Park sterlingparks.org basketball courts, playground equipment, Happy Trails Rock Falls • Downtown riverfront Outdoor basketball courts & ice skating, Sterling • 2300 W. LeFevre open play areas. picnic area, playground & open play 815-625-0272 815-626-3115 areas. Drives Athletic Park colomatownshipparkdistrict.com 5-acres: walking paths, water gardens, Fulton • 1300 Park Dr. 1- acre park: exciting view of the Rock greenhouse, 5-hole mini golf, swings & River, excellent fishing, boat ramp just Wallingford Park Baseball & soccer fields, picnic pavilion, gardens. All designed & maintained by below the Lower Dam. Rock Falls • E. 8th St. & Ave. C playground. 815-625-0272 the developmentally disabled. Eberley Park Morrison Sports Complex colomatownshipparkdistrict.com Hilltop Lanes Sterling • 2699 W. LeFevre Rd. Morrison • E. Rt. 30 & Bishop Rd. 3 baseball diamonds, restrooms, Morrison • 629 E. Lincolnway concession stand, a family picnic shelter, sterlingparks.org 815-772-6139 815-772-2217 outdoor basketball court & playground Walking/running course morrisonil.org Open & league bowling. 35 acre: baseball/softball & football French Creek Park fields, sledding hill, nature trail & walking WaterWorks Park Midway Drive-In Theater Morrison • Portland Ave. S. IL Rt. 78 path. Morrison • W. Winfield St. Sterling • 91 Palmyra Rd 16-acre park, walking path, playground & 12.4 acres baseball diamond, sand 815-647-3124 volleyball courts, tennis courts, picnic area. Nims Park www.themidwaydrivein.net playground, picnic area, new playground, Rock Falls • E. 3rd St. & Ave. E Pack up the kids and enjoy the nostalgia, walking path & new shelter. Gartner Park 815-625-0272 comfort and fun of attending a drive-in Sterling • 2121 W. LeFevre Rd. Picnic shelter, restrooms, playground, theater! One of only 20 remaining drive-in sterlingparks.org basketball court, a Frisbee golf course, FAMILY FUN/AMUSEMENT theaters in Illinois. Go to our website for Lighted & unlighted ball diamonds baseball diamond, offers fishing & canoeing. Andresen Nature Center a full listing of upcoming movies & events Harry Kidd Field Neighborhood Community Park Fulton • 409 N. 4th St. and friend us on Facebook! Sterling • 1219 W. 7th St. Fulton • 6th St. & 22nd Ave. 815-499-5869 Displays of local wildlife, insects, and Millview Disc Golf Course sterlingparks.org Shelter house, picnic tables, grills, Fulton • S. 4th St. Football field playground. flora found along the local watershed of the upper Mississippi River. 815-589-3925 A nine-hole disc golf course on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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NASCAR-Themed Event Planning Spring Valley Farm Civil War Monument Heritage Canyon Sterling • 866-416-0083 Fulton • 21919 Hillside Rd. Prophetstown • 400 E. 3rd St. Fulton • 515 N. 4th St. chapman-motorsports.com 815-772-3175 815-537-5139 815-589-3925 Everything you need for NASCAR-themed springvalleyfarm.4mg.com prophetstown.net cityoffulton.us events for special occasions. Dairy farm offering tours by appt. Statue of Civil War soldier. A restored mid-1800s settlement including home sites, church, one-room Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes GOLF Covered Bridge school house, doctor’s office, covered Sterling • 2325 E. Lincolnway Morrison • Crosby Rd. bridge, swinging bridge & more. 815-625-0771 Cross Creek Golf Course 815-772-3757 blackhawklanes.com Morrison • 15523 Henry Rd. On the road to Morrison-Rockwood State Historic Lyndon Bridge 20-lane bowling, pro shop, lounge 815-772-7966 Park, at 148 feet, the two-span covered Lyndon • 126 6th Ave. W. crosscreekgolfandestates.com bridge is much larger than those you will The Lyndon Bridge, located on the Rainbow Falls Adventure Golf 9-hole public course, clubhouse, find elsewhere. Rock River Trail, is a metal Parker Pratt Rock Falls • 1109 W. Rt. 30 proshop, cart/equip. rental, through-truss bridge built in the late 815-535-6556 banquet facilities. Dillon Home Museum 1890s and restored by the village of Mini golf fun for the whole family. Sterling • 1005 E. 3rd St. Lyndon in 2003 to be used as a walking Deer Valley Golf Club 815-622-6202 bridge. Rock Falls Billiards Club Deer Grove • 3298 Hoover Rd. sterlingparks.org Rock Falls • 211 First Ave. 815-438-GOLF Built in 1858, Italian Renaissance period, Lincoln Manahan Museum 815-718-0202 deervalleygolfclubil.com listed on the National Register of Historic Sterling • 607 E. 3rd St. We offer darts, video games, disc jockey, 18-hole public course: clubhouse, Places. Features: history of Dillon family, 815-622-6215 air hockey, pool and dart supplies and proshop, cart/equip. rental, driving range, NW steel, wire & fine antiques, belonging srfhs.com pool cue repair. We also sell pizza, candy, banquet facilities. to Dillon family. Abraham Lincoln, then 47, came to chips. Next door is The Other Side Teen Sterling to speak at a rally for presidential Club/Family Center. It offers pool, darts, Emerald Hill Golf Course de Immigrant Dutch Windmill candidate, John C. Fremont. On July air hockey, and a disc jockey every Friday Sterling • 16802 Prairieville Rd. Fulton • First St. & 10th Ave. 18, 1856, a twist of fate brought Mr. and Saturday. It’s a club for people 13 815-622-6204 815-589-3925 Lincoln to the home of Sheriff William and older. Children younger than 13 must emeraldhillgolf.com cityoffulton.us Manahan to spend the night. He slept on be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 18-hole public course: clubhouse, Authentic Dutch Windmill prefabricated a sofa with two chairs placed at its end Check us out on Facebook. proshop, cart/equip. rental, driving range, in The Netherlands & erected by Dutch to accommodate his long legs. In the banquet facilities. Selmi’s Farm Market craftsmen. Fully operational windmill on morning he left Sterling for a speaking the flood control dike overlooking the engagement in Chicago and the rest is Rock Falls • 1206 Dixon Ave. Lake Erie Golf Course Mississippi River. Fresh ground flour Erie • 900 Lakeside Dr. history! The home has been restored & 815-626-3830 available. Open May- Oct. selmi.com 309-659-2250 its interior, furnishings, & facade reflect Haunted house & wagon ride, corn maze, 9-hole course at the Lake Erie Country Eclipse Square Memorial Park the time when Lincoln visited in the late little spooks house, petting farm, outdoor Club facility: 3,069 yards of golf from the Prophetstown • 301 Washington St. 1850s. play area, & more fun! Pumpkins, gourds, longest tees for a par of 36, course rating 815-537-5598 home decorating, Pumpkin Masters, Pez 34.6 & slope of 108. Little Red Schoolhouse Museum Named after the Eclipse Lawnmower Rock Falls • 512 E. 11th St. Candy dispenser headquarters. which originated in Prophetstown, Replica of an early 19th-century Prophet Hills Country Club park was created to honor all those Prophetstown • 4319 Bishop Rd. American one-room schoolhouse. Triple Play Bowling Center who served such as veterans, law 815-537-5226 Fulton • 1601 9th Ave. enforcement, fire fighters, & EMTs. 815-589-3215 9-hole public course: clubhouse, Lyndon Area Historical Society Open & league bowling, banquet proshop, cart/equip. rental & Firehouse Ministries Fire Museum Museum facilities, pizza & snack bar. banquet facility. Rock Falls • 402 W. 2nd St. Lyndon • 405 W 4th St. Tues.- Sun. lunch & supper. 815-622-9490 815-499-4015 Rock River Golf & Pool lyndonareahistoricalsociety.org Rock Falls • 3901 Dixon Ave. firehouseofgodministries.com/ Westwood Fitness & Sports Center firemuseum.htm Located in a 130 yr old former church. 815-625-3287 The chapel has beautiful stained glass Sterling • 1900 Westwood Dr. The museum displays vintage firefighting rrgap.com windows and is an ideal setting for small 815-622-6201 equipment and offers family friendly tours 18-hole public golf course with intimate weddings and events. The sterlingparks.org and children’s educational activities. 6 lane 200 meter indoor track, indoor clubhouse, proshop, cart/equipment lower level showcases the area’s history 60 AstroTurf football/soccer field, indoor rental, driving range and Fulton Lincoln Highway Interpretive through both permanent and seasonal tennis courts, outdoor tennis courts, banquet facilities. Gazebo & Mural displays. Open by appt only. racquetball/wallyball courts, batting Fulton • 10th Ave. & 3rd St. cages, wrestling room, 12,000+ square HISTORY/HERITAGE Martin House Museum drivelincolnhighway.com Fulton • 707 10th Ave. foot fitness center, CrossFit, 8 indoor Albany Indian Mounds State Historic basketball/volleyball courts, special Fulton’s Ronald Reagan Trail Link 815-589-3925 events space. Site Fulton Catholic Cemetery cityoffulton.us Albany • Cherry St. & 12th Ave. 815-589-3925 The Fulton Historical Society is located FARM TOURS/AGRI 309-887-4335 ronaldreagantrail.net in this Civil War-era home which houses Free! One of the largest prehistoric Ronald Reagan’s ancestral lineage several antiques and Fulton memorabilia. TOURISM Hopewell Mound groups in Illinois. began in Fulton in the mid- Interpretive displays, bike trails, cross- 1800s. President Reagan’s parents were Morrison’s Heritage Museum Circle C Alpacas Morrison • 202 E. Lincolnway country ski trails, picnic tables. born & married in Fulton, IL. The former Fulton • 21919 Hillside Rd. 815-772-8889 President’s father, John Edward Reagan, 815-772-3175 Asa Crook Home Collections include: toys, Post Office, worked in a dry goods store in downtown Alpaca farm. Prophetstown • 680 E. 3rd St. antique farm tools, women’s finery, one- Fulton & his mother, Nellie Clyde Reagan, 815-537-5139 room school house, wooden trains & Deitricks’ Alpaca Ranch worked as a milliner in Fulton. Several of Prophetstown • 1120 Lomax Rd prophetstown.net local Morrison history. First frame house built in 1839 the former President’s relatives including 815-373-5281 grandparents, aunts & uncles, are buried Morrison Lincoln Highway deitricksalpacaranch.com by Whiteside County’s first settler. Restoration in progress. in the Fulton Catholic Cemetery. Interpretive Mural Alpaca ranch open by appt only. Henry C. Adams Memorial Library Morrison • 208 E. Main St. Muller’s Lane Farm Civil War Cannon drivelincolnhighway.com Prophetstown • 400 Block of Prophetstown • 209 W. 3rd St. Rock Falls • 9767 Hickory Hills Rd. 815-537-5462 Morrison Welcome Center 815-625-2607 Washington & Riverside Dr. 815-537-5139 Erected in memory of Henry Adams who Morrison • 221 W. Main St. mullerslanefarm.com was founder of Eclipse Lawn Mower, was 815-772-3757 A working homestead offering tours and prophetstownil.com WWI brass naval cannon on carriage. built in Prophetstown. morrisonchamber.com lessons in the homesteading lifestyle. Maps & visitor info available. Animal care, gardening, blacksmithing, soapmaking, spinning and more. By appointment only.
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Morrison Veteran’s Park Sterling Mural Society Free Rein Tack Shop Nishkawee Preserve Morrison • E. High St. Sterling • Downtown Prophetstown • 13760 Cooper Rd. Morrison • 21887 Pigeon Rd. Dedicated to area veterans’ flags, 815-626-8610 815-537-5100 815-772-3394 memorial tablets & Howitzer field artillery. sterlingmainstreet.org/the-mural- Tack shop, horse supplies, feed, Hunting Pheasants, Chuckars, Quail & society/ bedding, antiques, collectibles, crafts, Hungarian Partridges. Memberships & Muller’s Lane Farm The Sterling Mural Society, originally gifts. Western setting. daily hunting for nonmembers. Rock Falls • 9767 Hickory Hills Rd. established in 1995, includes 20 hand- 815-625-2607 painted, historical murals that adorn the Hollow Crest Farm LAKES/RIVERS mullerslanefarm.com walls of downtown Sterling. Go to website Morrison • 11417 Loron Rd. A working homestead offering tours and for pictures and a full listing of locations 815-590-1144 Lawrence Park Sterling • 13650 Ave. G lessons in the homesteading lifestyle. of all murals. hollowcrestfarm.com Animal care, gardening, blacksmithing, Full-service training facility. We welcome sterlingparks.org soapmaking, spinning and more. By Sterling Rock Falls Historical visitors to our farm to see beautiful Free boat launch facilities, fishing, appointment only. Museum Arabian horses, take lessons, or just horseshoe courts, picnic area, Sterling • 1005 E. 3rd St. visit. Call or go to our website for playground, open play areas, shelters. Murals of Prophetstown 815-622-6215 more information and check us out on Prophetstown • Downtown business Facebook. Oppold Marina district srfhs.com Sterling • 532 Stouffer Rd. 815-537-5139 Museum traces history from prehistoric 815-622-6203 days to the modern industrial era. Morrison Rockwood State Park prophetstownil.com Morrison • 18750 Lake Rd. sterlingparks.org Depicts the history of the community & Tampico Area Historical Museum 815-772-4708 Free boat launching facilities, boat slip received a state of Illinois 2005 “Arts- Tampico • 119 S. Main St. rentals, picnic shelters restrooms, fishing, Friendly Community” award. 815-590-2143 playground equipment and open play Rock Falls Lincoln Highway tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com HUNTING/ areas. Includes: family history library & Thomas Park Interpretive Mural research center, family & local histories, PRESERVES/ Rock Falls • 1412 W. Rock Falls Rd. Sterling • 2301 12th Ave. Ronald Reagan photos & documents, GUIDES sterlingparks.org Rt 30 memorabilia from the HY&T railroad & drivelincolnhighway.com Outdoor basketball & tennis courts& ice more. Big Bend State Fish & Wildlife Area skating, picnic area, playground, open Ronald Reagan Birthplace Windmill Cultural Center Prophetstown • Van Damme Rd. play areas. Tampico • 111 S. Main St. Fulton • 111 10th Ave. 815-537-2270 815-438-2130 815-589-3925 1188-acre state fish & wildlife area: MARINAS/BOAT RAMPS fishing, hunting & hiking. Apartment where Ronald Reagan was cityoffulton.us born, restored & decorated in early Albany Marina Collection of 21 European windmills 1900s. Gift shop & museum. Donations. Exner’s Sportsman’s Paradise Albany • First Ave. & Water St. in sizes between 3 ft. & 6 ft. tall from Open Apr. – Oct. or anytime by appt by Morrison • 101 W. Lincolnway 309-887-4064 10 European countries. Interpretive calling 815-622-8705 815-772-2405 Boat launching & marina services exhibits, children’s activities, gift shop, Ronald Reagan Trail fresh stone-ground flour, Delft pottery & Hilltop Meadows Hunt Club Bitler Marina ronaldreagantrail.net souvenirs of Fulton. Special exhibits will Fulton • 7737 Long Rd. Albany • 202 2nd Ave. N. 13 communities in NW Illinois celebrating be featured throughout the year. Open 815-535-1056 309-887-4804 the legacy of President Reagan. Historic May to mid Nov. – call for days & hours hilltopmeadowshuntclub.com fishingworld.com/vDealers/IL/ landmarks, museums, & events honoring of operation Hunt club with 350 acres grasslands, BitlerMarine/ this great man. 5-stand sporting clays, ponds & wooded HORSE/EQUESTRIAN areas. Cattail Park Sterling Lincoln Highway Fulton • 100 19th St. Fancy Boot Riding Ranch Morrison Pheasant Hunting Club 815-589-3902 Interpretive Mural Morrison • 21887 Pigeon Rd. Sterling • 424 Locust St. Prophetstown • 29366 E. 2400 St. Boat launches, fishing, hiking, restrooms. 815-537-2299 815-772-3394 866-455-4249 224 acres: hunting Sept. 1 – Apr. 15. Cattail Slough drivelincolnhighway.com Board your horses here or rent ours, Fulton • Diamond Rd. lessons & trail rides. Lessons for Sporting clay courses, dog training area, 815-259-3628 beginners, training, beautiful setting. camping & fishing nearby at Lake Carlton Mississippi River boat launching, parking, Enjoy the other animals: miniature in Morrison-Rockwood State Park. restrooms, fishing. donkeys, goats, cows, bull, calves, peacocks, pheasants, bunnies, kittens, deer, wild turkey.
Attractions Events Andresen Nature Center Dutch Days 1st Fri & Sat in May De Immigrant Windmill Blessing of the Bikes Downtown Shopping Dist. 1st Sun in June Fulton Marina Fulton Summer Nights Great River Road 2nd Thurs in June/Jul/Aug
Great River Trail Bluegrass Festival
Heritage Canyon 3rd Sat in June
Lincoln Highway Culinary Walk (Berries) 2nd Thurs in Sept Lock & Dam 13 Fall Festival Martin House Museum Last Sat in Sept
Mississippi River Beggar’s Walk
Ronald Reagan Trail 3rd Sat in Oct
Windmill Cultural Center For more information, visit www.cityoffulton.us or call 815-589-3925 Christmas Walk 1st Fri in Dec
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150 ROCK YEAR CELEBRATION FALLS This photo, taken in 1910 in downtown Rock Falls, shows a band performing for the city’s Corn Carnival. Rock Falls celebrates 150 years. It is doubtful that on May 8, 1932, when Blackhawk days. Among them were Jefferson Davis, Zachary and join us in the week long celebration and historical and his warriors followed paths that are now our paved Taylor, and Samuel Whiteside, along with a 23-year-old revival that is being planned. streets, he or anyone else could imagine where the Abraham Lincoln who traveled from New Salem to lead As we look back over our 150 years, we see that roads would someday lead. a company of volunteers. many changes have occurred. The rapids of the Rock The trail they followed goes from present-day In 1867, A.P. Smith bought 65 acres of land on River are still here, though covered by several feet of Prophetstown Road, to 11th Avenue, down 5th street, the south side of the Rock River. He hired John Arey water; our forefathers are still here; though buried in across 8th Avenue and north toward the Rock River to survey and lay out the town of Rock Falls, thus mother earth. The history, sacrifices, struggles and and 2nd Street, and finally to Dixon Avenue to the Dixon our journey begins. And now, 150 years later, we stories of our descendants must be told to keep the Ferry via Rock Island Road. are making plans and preparations to celebrate our memories alive. We hope that you will join us as we In the 1830s, nearly 1,900 U.S. troops camped in Sesquicentennial. Our celebration will take place July share 150 years of Rock Falls, Illinois. area while pursuing Chief Black Hawk back in those 29-August 5, 2017. We ask you to come to Rock Falls
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Fulton Marina Sterling-Rock Falls YMCA Sterling-Rock Falls YMCA Mom’s Diner Fulton • 1800 4th St. Sterling • 2505 YMCA Way Sterling • 2505 YMCA Way Sterling • 23 E. 3rd St. 815-589-2222 815-535-9622 815-535-9622 Boat launches, camping, fishing, srfymca.org srfymca.org Old Town Pub & Grub concessions, restrooms. Indoor pool, gymnasium, wellness & Indoor pool, gymnasium, fitness center Tampico • 124 S Main St fitness centers, programs for all. 815-438-3233 Glen Miller Marina THE ARTS Erie • Erie Rd. Triple Play Bowling Center Steam Anchor Coffee Co. 815-946-2108 Fulton • 1601 9th Ave. Woodlawn Arts Academy Fulton • 1310 17th St. Rock River boat launches, fishing & 815-589-3215 Sterling • 3807 Woodlawn Dr. 815-208-7074 parking. 815-626-4278 steamanchor.com Westwood Fitness & Sports Center woodlawnartsacademy.com Oppold Marina Sterling • 1900 Westwood Dr. Sunnyside Café Sterling • Stouffer Rd. 815-622-6201 THEATRE/NIGHTLIFE Rock Falls • 606 12th Ave. 815-622-6203 sterlingparks.org 815-535-0805 sterlingparks.org 6 lane 200 meter indoor track, indoor Starlight’s Theatre & Lounge 30-acre marina on the Rock River: boat 60 AstroTurf football/soccer field, indoor Sterling • 314 1st Ave. ESPRESSO/COFFEE BAR launches, fishing, restrooms, picnic tennis courts, outdoor tennis courts, 815-564-9430 Air Play Sports Espresso Bar shelters, playground equipment. racquetball/wallyball courts, batting starlightstheatre.com Sterling • 115 E. 3rd St. cages, wrestling room, 12,000+ square Premier venue ready to accommodate 815-564-2787 Jim Arduini Boat Launch Area foot fitness center, CrossFit, 8 indoor private or semi-private party & special airplaysports.com Rock Falls • E. 2nd St. at Upper Dam basketball/volleyball courts, special event. VIP lounge area & balcony 815-625-4500 events space. available for private use. Formerly the old Beans Coffeehouse & Music Café Boat launches, parking. “State Movie Theater” renovated into “big Sterling • 121 E. 3rd St. Woodlawn Arts Academy Dance city style” nightclub, feature a pre-event 815-590-2752 Lawrence Park beansbooksandbeliefs.org Sterling • 13650 Ave. G Studio lobby/reception area, full service cocktail sterlingparks.org Sterling • 3807 Woodlawn Rd. bar, 35ft stage & large dance floor. Blooms-a-Latte Free boat launching, fishing, horseshoes, 815.626.4278 Prophetstown • 319 Washington St. woodlawnartsacademy.com Sauk Valley Cinemas picnic areas, playground, open play Sterling • 4110 E Lincolnway 815-537-2000 areas, shelters. STATE PARKS/FORESTS 815-625-2344 facebook.com/blooms.a.latte Moonlight Bay Marina & Restaurant Hennepin Feeder Canal carmike.com Flip Side Coffee and Espresso Bar Sterling • Moonlight Bay Ln. Rock Falls Sterling Theatre Rock Falls • 116 W. Second St. 815-625-1700 815-625-4500 Sterling • 402 Locust St Steam Anchor Coffee Co. Boat launches, restrooms, parking, 5,400-acre recreation area boasts 815-632-3708 concessions. Fulton • 1310 17th St. boating, fishing, hiking/biking trails, horse sterlingtheatres.com 815-208-7074 Morrison/Rockwood Marina trails, nature preserves & more! steamanchor.com Morrison • 18301 Lake Rd. Morrison-Rockwood State Park FOOD & DINING 815-772-3613 Morrison • 18750 Lake Rd. ETHNIC Roadside Park Boat Ramp 815-772-4708 BAKERY Angelo’s I Como • W. Lincolnway 1152-acre state park: fishing, boating, Rock Falls • 608 12th Ave. Rock River boat launches. concessions, hiking, cross-country skiing Aurelio’s Bake Shop 815-625-5163 & more Sterling • 517 Locust St. Seward Riverside Park 815-626-2253 Angelo’s II Rock Falls • E. 2nd St & Ave. C Prophetstown State Recreation Area Sterling • 2525 E. Lincolnway 815-625-0272 Prophetstown • Park Ave. & River Dr. Baked by Liz 815-625-5451 colomatownshipparkdistrict.com Near Rt. 172 & 78 Morrison • 119 E. Main St. 815-537-2926 815-772-2253 Asian Buffet Boat launch area, picnic area, playground Sterling • 3106 E Lincolnway equipment 53-acre state park: boat launches, bakedbyliz.com fishing, camping, electrical service, 815-625-7838 U.S.A.C.E. Lock & Dam 13 Folsom’s Bakery asinabuffetmenu.com restrooms/showers, playground, small Rock Falls • 319 1st Ave. Fulton • 4999 Lock Rd. picnic shelter, horseshoe pits, dump 815-259-3628 815-622-7870 China House, The station, hiking. Between Rock River & folsomsbakery.com Morrison • 222 W. Main St. Summer, view the big barges traveling Coon Creek & nature trail. 815-772-8868 the Mississippi. Winter, watch eagles Krumpets Café & Bakery dive for fish. Fishing, hunting, primitive RKR & Associates Arboretum Fulton • 1016 4th St. Dynasty campsites, picnic shelter, grills, public Morrison • 9585 Henry Rd. 815-208-7143 Sterling • 110 W 3rd St parking, restrooms, boat launches, more 815-778-3664 815-622-5051 7-acre mini arboretum over 250 different CAFÉS & DELIS RECREATION CENTERS trees, shrubs & perennials, prairie grass El Jacalito & pine trees, natural habitat for animals. Arthur’s Garden Deli Sterling • 1225 W. 4th St. B-Fit Rock Falls • 1405 1st Ave. 815-625-3404 Morrison • 126 E. Lincolnway SWIMMING 815-625-5566 815-704-2049 El Tapatio Duis Recreation Center Arthur’s Garden Deli Rock Falls • 1100 1st Ave. Duis Recreation Center Sterling • 211 E. St. Mary’s Rd. Sterling • 2312 E. Lincolnway 815-564-0510 Sterling • 211 E. 23rd St. 815-622-6200 815-625-5566 Kelly’s 815-622-6200 sterlingparks.org sterlingparks.org Cobblestone Ice Cream & Deli Sterling • 218 Locust St. Indoor swimming pool, diving well, Sterling • 603 Freeport Rd. 815-625-7969 5 lane pool, fitness center, gymnastics & gymnastics & tumbling, outdoor 815-626-9999 tumbling, diving well, skate park. skatepark, fitness facility. La Familia Restaurant Prophetstown Pool & Recreation cobblestoneicecream.com Rock Falls • 201 W. Second St. Morrison Swimming Pool 815-626-0158 Center Morrison • 643 Genesee Ave. Elli’s Bistro Prophetstown • Park Ave. & River Dr. Prophetstown • 348 Washington St. lafamilia1.com 815-772-7570 815-537-9019 815-537-2093 Indoor pool located in the Morrison High Niccoli’s Indoor/outdoor pool, aerobic classes, School. Call for hours. Harbor Cafe & Pizzeria Prophetstown • 44 Grove St. open swims, volleyball, basketball Fulton • 1901 S. 4th St. 815-989-6016 court. Fully equipped weight & training Prophetstown Park District Pool 815-589-4747 paraphernalia. Prophetstown • 410 W. Riverside Dr. Original Taco 815-537-2093 Krumpets Café & Bakery Morrison • 123 E. Main St. Fulton • 1016 4th St. 815-772-8226 815-208-7143
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Perna’s Pizza Smoked on 3rd BBQ Bistro Factory Pub & Grub, The Dari-DeLite and Grill Rock Falls • 200 W. Rt. 30 Sterling • 14 East 3rd Street Sterling • 103 W. 3rd St. Prophetstown • 710 Swanson Dr. 815-625-8180 815-632-3773 815-548-9550 815-718-1650 Touch of Thai II smokedon3rd.com Fat Boy’s Bar & Grill Hardee’s Rock Falls • 102 W 2nd St Spot, The Morrison • 201 E. Main St. Morrison • 200 N. Base St. 815-716-8572 Sterling • 2900 E Lincolnway 815-772-3978 touchofthai2rockfalls.com 815-535-0031 Morrison DQ Grill & Chill Froggy’s Bar & Grill Morrison • 200 N. Sawyer Rd. Willy’s Restaurant Sunrise Family Restaurant Rock Falls • 215 W. 2nd St. 815-772-7070 Sterling • 3210 W. Lincolnway Fulton • 927 14th Ave. 815-625-4783 815-626-0401 815-589-4880 Subway - Morrison Happy Joe’s Pizza Morrison • 412 E. Lincolnway FAMILY RESTAURANTS The Dog House Rock Falls • 109 1st Ave. 815-772-7827 Sterling • 2325 E Lincolnway 815-626-5000 Albany Mississippi Cafe 815-622-9184 Subway - Prophetstown Albany • 306 S. Main (Rt. 84) Hero’s Tap Prophetstown • 323 Washington St. 309-887-9014 Wagon Wheel Restaurant & Lounge Morrison • 208 E. Main St. 815-537-5888 Sterling • 1711 W. 4th St. 815-772-8770 Arnie’s Happy Spot 815-625-6680 JW’s Third Base WINE BARS/TASTING Deer Grove • 1667 Hoover Rd. ROOMS 815-438-5282 FINE DINING Rock Falls • 207 W. 2nd St. 815-632-2074 Grapevine Wine & Martini Bar, The Blue Goose Run Blue Goose Run Rock Falls • 205 W. 2nd St. Sterling • 14609 Blue Goose Rd. Sterling • 14609 Blue Goose Rd. JP’s Landing Bar & Grill Albany • 102 N. Main St. 815-716-8649 815-772-7200 815-772-7200 thegrapevinewinebar.com bluegooserun.com bluegooserun.com 309-887-9850 jpslanding.com MEETING/CONVENTION/ Don’s Seafood & Chicken Candlelight Inn KJ’s Bar & Grill Sterling • 1501 W. 4th St. Rock Falls • 2200 First Ave. RECEPTION SPACE 815-622-0258 815-626-1897 Morrison • 115 W. Main St. 815-772-8788 Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Eggs in Paradise Candlelight Inn Long Shot’s Bar & Grill Reception Venue, The Sterling • 3506 E. Lincolnway Sterling • 2907 N. Locust St. Rock Falls • 2206 Prophet Rd. 815-654-0735 815-625-2600 Rock Falls • 3312 W. Rock Falls Rd. 815-625-7138 847-687-3348 Eureka Inn Forest Inn Restaurant & Lounge thebarnatallenacres.com Prophetstown • 110 E. 3rd St. Morrison • 20657 Lincoln Rd. Manny’s Pizza Sterling • 312 Locust St. Candlelight Inn 815-537-5571 815-772-4557 Rock Falls • 2105 1st Ave. Family Chef Martin’s Steaks & Spirits Manny’s Too 815-626-1397 Morrison • 701 W. Lincolnway Sterling • 14 E 3rd St. Fulton • 305 11th Ave. candlelightinnrestaurant.com 815-772-4785 815-632-0761 815-589-2520 Champs Banquet Venue Family Table Restaurant Toby’s Maria’s Pizza Sterling • 9 E 3rd St Rock Falls • 1204 W. Rt. 30 Deer Grove • 3298 Hoover Rd. Morrison • 111 W. Main St. 815-626-6003 815-622-0305 815-631-8080 815-772-7707 Days Inn Outpost, The Gazi’s Restaurant PIZZA/GRILLS/PUBS Rock Falls • 2200 1st Ave Rock Falls • 901 1st Ave. Fulton • 6042 Penrose Rd. 815-626-5500 815-626-4294 All American Bar & Grill 815-589-3883 hotelrockfalls.com Rock Falls • 2105 First Ave. Paddle Wheel Pizza & Pub Deer Valley Banquets Happy Joe’s 815-626-5501 Morrison • 109 W. Main St. Fulton • 1112 4th St. Deer Grove • 3298 Hoover Rd 815-772-7840 Angelo’s I 815-589-2001 815-438-4653 Rock Falls • 608 12th Ave. Par & Grill deervalleybanquets.com Isle of Rhodes 815-625-5163 Morrison • 111 W. Main St. Prophetstown • 4319 Bishop Rd. Dillon Home Museum 815-772-7431 Angelo’s II 815-537-5226 Sterling • 1005 E 3rd St Sterling • 2525 E. Lincolnway Precinct, The sterlingparks.org Manny’s Too 815-625-5451 Fulton • 305 11th St. Sterling • 113 E. Third St. Lake View Club House 815-589-2520 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar 815-622-4078 Sterling • 23319 Hazel Rd. Sterling • 3920 E. Lincolnway Stars Pizzeria 815-626-2886 Maple Pancake House 815-535-0528 Sterling • 405 5th Ave. Morrison • 633 E Lincolnway Robert Fulton Community Center 815-564-0542 Champ’s Sports Bar & Grill 815-772-8781 Fulton • 912 4th St. 815-589-3925 Morrison-Rockwood Restaurant & Sterling • 216 Locust St. Warner's MVP Lounge Marina 815-626-6003 Sterling • 3 E. Third St. Westwood Fitness & Sports Center Morrison • 18301 Lake Rd. Corner Tap 309-716-8408 Sterling • 1900 Westwood Dr. 815-772-3613 Rock Falls • 102 W 2nd St warnersmvp.com 815-622-6201 sterlingparks.org Parkway Village Family Restaurant 815-625-4463 Whiskey Barrel Saloon Sterling • 1804 E. 4th St. Co-Z Corner Pizza Rock Falls • 305 W. Second St. 815-625-7601 Morrison • 401 Tech Dr. 815-716-8061 SHOPPING 815-772-2343 facebook.com/ Prophet Family Restaurant whiskeybarrelsaloon305/info Prophetstown • 344 Washington St Da-Bar ANTIQUES 815-537-9959 Morrison • 109 E. Main St. QUICK-SERVICE FOOD Albany True Value Antiques Red Apple Restaurant 815-772-4415 Brenda’s Chicken Coop Albany • 305 S. Main St. Rock Falls • 2004 1st Ave. Dead Tree Tavern Rock Falls • 208 W. 10th St. 309-887-4850 815-625-6574 Rock Falls • 102 W 2nd 815-622-4999 Color of Country Antique Mall 309-716-8572 Rock Falls • 1118 1st Ave. Red Apple Restaurant facebook.com/Dead-Tree-Tavern Carey’s Place Sterling • 2511 N. Locust St. Prophetstown • 701 Swanson Dr. 815-625-5860 815-625-5160 Elli’s Bistro 779-200-5150 Prophetstown • 348 Washington St. 815-537-9019
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Derek’s Antiques GIFTS/COLLECTIBLES BB Children's Boutique Quilt Supplies For U Albany • 301 S. Main St. Sterling • 313 First Ave. Rock Falls • 620 E. Route 30 815-887-9275 Beautiful You Boutique 815-632-3171 815-622-9413 Sterling • 3512 E. Lincolnway uoionline.com/collections/bb-kids quiltsuppliesforu.com Flashbacks For You 815-622-0007 Prophetstown • 341 Washington St. Behrz Bloomz Rigler’s Sports Supply 563-212-5358 Blue Goose Run Sterling • 2503 N Locust St Sterling • 1111 First Ave. flashbacksforyou.com Sterling • 14609 Blue Goose Rd. 815-625-5116 815-625-3319 815-772-7200 behrzbloomz.com Great River Road Antiques bluegooserun.com Selmi’s Bridal & Special Events Fulton • 23080 Waller Rd. Blooms-a-Latte Rock Falls • 223 1st Ave. 815-589-3355 Bushel Basket Candle Company Prophetstown • 319 Washington St. 815-622-8040 Sterling • Northland Mall 815-537-2000 selmibridal.com Jim’s Barnyard Antiques 2900 E. Lincolnway facebook.com/blooms.a.latte Fulton • 6020 Fulton Rd. (Rt. 136) 815-622-5996 Simply Sweet, Inc 563.249.2624 bbcandle.com Country at Heart Quilt & Gift Shop Sterling • 2522 E. Lincolnway, Suite E. barnyardantiques.net Sterling • 1910 E. 4th St. 815-632-3577 Country at Heart 815-625-7484 candybouquet.com Old Hotel Antiques & Collectibles Sterling • 318 First Ave. Morrison • 130 E. Main St. 815-625-7484 Country Lane Market Spangler’s Landscape Design 815-772-4810 Tampico • 4515 Tampico Rd. Morrison • 12540 Lincoln Rd. Country Orchids 815-438-3022 815-772-4318 River Huis Traders Fulton • 1019 4th St. spanglerslandscapedesign.com Fulton • 1105 4th St. 815-589-4045 Country Orchids 815-589-3160 countryorchids.com Fulton • 1019 4th St. Susan’s Calico Creations 815-589-4045 Fulton • 1108 4th St. Showplace Antiques & Treasures Golden Key Gifts countryorchids.com 815-589-2221 Sterling • 307 1st Ave. Sterling • 702 W. 4th St. susancalicocreations.com 815-564-9376 815-622-3903 Dancer’s Hut Morrison • 123 W. Main St. Tegeler’s Amish Furniture Silver City Treasures Imprintable Memories, Inc. 815-772-4653 Morrison • 13459 Crosby Rd. Sterling • 117 E. Third St. Rock Falls • 106 E. 3rd St. 815-772-3533 630-209-8749 815-535-0931 Fitzgerald Pharmacy tegeleramishfurniture.com imprintablememories.com Morrison • 124 E. Main St. Victorian Grace Antiques & Accents 815-772-3415 The Gaming Goat Prophetstown • 215 E. 3rd St. Lacy’s Amazing Vase Too Rock Falls • 1023 First Ave. 815-537-2450 Morrison • 104 E. Main St. Free Rein Farm Tack Shop 815-213-7119 815-537-2731 Prophetstown • 13760 Cooper Rd. ARTISAN WORKS lacysamazingvase.net 815-537-5100 TLC Country Store and Timber Lane Added Touch Gallery Christmas Tree Farm Little Chocolatier, The Fulton Meat Market Fulton • 7250 Garden Plain Rd. Erie • 8549 Springhill Rd. Sterling • 317 First Ave. Fulton • 211 11th Ave. 309-659-2851 815-589-3213 309-887-4892 815-626-2752 timberlanetreefarm.com Between Friendz Lundstrom Florist Girlfriends Boutique Treasure Chest Morrison • 112 E Main St. Sterling • 1709 E. Third St. Prophetstown • 338 Washington St. 815-989-6019 Rock Falls • 221 1st Ave Country at Heart Quilt & Gift Shop 815-625-0080 815-716-8147 Sterling • 1910 E. 4th St. McCormick’s Nursery & Florist Grama’s Healing Porch facebook.com/ 815-625-7484 Sterling • 3602 E. Lincolnway Sterling • 705 E 3rd St RockFallsTreasureChest 815-626-4422 815-590-0200 Sterling Welcome Center & Gallery shop.gramashealingporch.com Treasures of the Blue Iris Sterling • 318 1st Ave. Selmi’s Morrison • 100 W. Main St. 815-626-8610 Rock Falls • 1206 Dixon Ave. Interiors, Etc. 815-400-9044 sterlingmainstreet.org 815-626-3830 Fulton • 1102 4th St. Treasuresoftheblueiris.com 815-589-9014 COUNTRY MARKETS selmi.com Tuff Dog Bakery & Boutique Sweet Woodruff Jackie’s Custom Interiors Sterling • 7 E 3rd St Country Lane Market Fulton • 1102 4th St. Rock Falls • 1001 Regan Rd. 815-625-5725 Tampico • 4515 Tampico Rd. 815-589-2937 815-626-2121 tuffdogbakery.com 815-438-3022 facebook.com/sweetwoodruff Jamie’s Candle Loft Twin City Popcorn Fulton Farmers Market Wilson’s Greenhouses & Florists Sterling • 2713 Locust St. Rock Falls • 109 1st Ave. Fulton • 912 4th St. Fulton • 1006 4th St. 815-626-0048 815-535-0540 608-451-3724 815-589-2128 K & R Greenhouse twincitypopcorn.com Morrison Farmers’ Market wilsonsfloral.com Morrison • 15543 Bishop Rd. UOI Boutique Morrison • 204 E. Lincolnway Words of Wisdom Christian Books 815-772-4595 Sterling • 311 1st Ave. 815-772-3757 & Gifts 815-564-9417 morrisonfarmersmarket.com Long’s Garden uoionline.com Fulton • 1021 4th St. Fulton • 18510 Sand Rd. Poci’s Market & Greenhouse 815-589-2998 815-589-4121 Wilson’s Floral & Gifts Rock Falls • 9571 Hoover Rd MALLS longsgarden.com Fulton • 1006 4th St. 815-626-0630 Mead’s Bike Shop 815-589-2128 Rock Falls Farmer’s Market Northland Mall Sterling • 414 Locust St. Wilson’s Greenhouse & Florists Rock Falls • 2nd St. & 2nd Ave. Sterling • 2900 E. Lincolnway 815-626-4601 Morrison • 103 N. Heaton St. 815-625-4500 815-626-5390 meadsbikeshop.com 815-772-2126 shopsatnorthland.com Selmi’s Greenhouse Only the Best Resale Shoppe facebook.com/sweetwoodruff Rock Falls • 1206 Dixon Ave. SPECIALTY SHOPPING Sterling • 703 W 3rd St. Wizards of Paws 815-626-3830 815-625-682 Rock Falls • 119 W 2nd St selmi.com A Cook’s Corner 815-716-8490 Sterling • 2501 Ave. E. Prim Pickins Twin City Farmer’s Market 815-625-7040 Sterling • 607 Griswold Ave. Workman’s Harley Davidson Sterling • 2nd St. & Ave. A 815-499-7754 Rock Falls • 1903 Harley Davidson Dr. 815-535-0509 815-626-1213 twincityfarmersmarket.com workman-hd.com
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