Mississipp i River Connections Take the Official Walking Guide Quiz!

1. How far do you need to walk to burn off the calories in one piece of M&M candy? A. 50 feet B. The length of a football field C. One-half mile D. One mile 2. Brisk walking (faster than 3.5 miles per hour) has been shown to: A. Reduce body fat B. Lower blood pressure C. Increase high-density lipoprotein D. Reduce risks of bone fractures E. All of the above 3. A 150-pound person walking just one mile can exert a force of ?? on a single foot: A. 64 tons B. 64 pounds C. 6.4 tons D. 6.4 pounds 4. What percentage of American workers walk to work: A. 1.24% B. 2.47% C. 10.62% D. 15.86% 5. An average person takes how many step each day? A. 2,000 to 3,000 B. 3,000 to 5,0000 C. 5,000 to 8,000 D. 8,000 to 10,000

Answers on back page!

Brought to you by Princeton Legend 24 Cordova Trail 36 On-street with bike lane Numbers indicate the page of enlarged maps inside. Shopping 35 Davenport Parks 40 27 Canoe/kayak rental 28 Bettendorf LeClaire Bicycle rental Rock Island 31 23 8 32 39 Port Byron Restrooms 7 19 11 Riverdale 20 Water Hampton Rapids City 12 Parking 16 Moline 15 Playground East Moline RiverWay art Boat launch 480 Marina

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a Mill St. ROCK ISLAND r To downtown Davenport T t 61 n o M r f Davenport r i unset Park and Marina is located on the banks of the s e s v 18th Av e. i i Park 480 s R s at its confluence with the Rock i t p S r p River. This park, between 18th and 31st Avenue, is Nahant o i Marsh p r R n e the southwest terminus of the Mississippi River Trail, i e v i v v e

a which is part of the larger Great River Trail. Walkers r R D Sunset T i r can choose between two routes around Lake p Park a i

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p 11th St. St. 11th Potter – each are approximately one mile in length. si St. 5th is 92 Walkers and bikers also can use the trail to connect s La ke is Potte r Rock to downtown Rock Island, the Quad City Botanical M Center, Sylvan Island, and Island 479 Sunset the east-west American Marina Discovery Trail crossing R of the Mississippi o ck River from Rock Island to R Centennial Expressw ay Davenport. Amenities at Sunset Park include a iv Canal Rd. e picnic area, playground, benches, and parking for r 31st Av e. cars and boat trailers. Enjoy fishing from the banks of Lake Potter. Toilets and drinking fountains are available during summer months. 6 7 Davenport il Centennial Bridge Centennial Park Tra front ver Iowa River Ri port i ven pp ROCK ISLAND a si Mark Schweibert D is Riverfront Park 20th St. ss Overlook i Trail Crossing 480 M American Discovery Sylvan Slough 1st Ave. ississippi River Trail, adjacent to the riverfront,

R.I. Viaduct Bridge 17th St. showcases a wide variety of culture, wildlife il a 15th St. M Tr Quad City To Moline er 3rd Ave. Botanical and local history. With ample street parking and a

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as little as a few hundred feet to several miles. 11th St.

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3rd Ave. 60 miles along the Mississippi River between 92 Broadway Rock Island (Sunset Park) and Savanna. The trail

17th St. Historic along the downtown Rock Island riverfront is within

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Mill St. minutes of “The District,” the city’s downtown dining Illinois District

and entertainment area. The Mark Schweibert Riverfront

Park includes a popular water spray area and playground for

To Sunset Park children, restrooms, picnic areas and a beautiful river promenade.

The park and nearby 20th Street Overlook provide excellent eagle-

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viewing during the winter months and a scenic panorama of the river 11th St. 11th Park 15th Ave.

Sunset Park Longview and Davenport skyline year round. Look for the River Action kiosk for Douglas and Marina Park Raush Park Family more trail and historical information. Upstream from downtown is the Park 18th Ave. Quad City Botanical Center, Quad City Expo Center and Sylvan Island Park. 8 9 ROCK ISLAND

Sylvan Island Rock Island Park ugustana College was founded in in 1860 as Arsenal National Cemetery Augustana College and Theological Seminary, and moved A Sylvan Slough to Rock Island, where the first college building was dedicated l i River Trai Sylvan Gateway ipp Park 1st St. in 1875. The school was the flagship educational institution of Mississ Sylvan Natural Area the Augustana Lutheran Synod, a national church body made up To downtown Rock Island To downtown Moline mostly of Swedish immigrants and their descendants. Augustana’s River Dr. 92 Railroad Ave. campus contains a variety of scenic walking paths, which pass 6th Ave. Moline

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Park Miss Sylvan Slough Channel Cat the MetroLINK Centre Station bus terminal. 1st St. issip Water Taxi pi R 19th St. iver T Dock rail 18th St. Two blocks south is downtown Moline with River Dr. i wireless Center 17th St. 16th St. additional shops and restaurants. The QC

Railroad Ave. 3rd Ave. 15th St. MetroLINK John Deere Commons Transit Center Convention and Visitors’ Bureau office at 1601 74 4th Ave. 5th Ave. River Drive rents bicycles during the summer

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en Butterworth Parkway along Moline’s Mississippi 488 riverfront is among the most popular walking paths iver B ippi R To East Moline in the region. Begin your trip east of the Celebration 487 Mississ Belle riverboat parking lot in the 2500 block of River Channel Cat 55th St. Water Taxi y Drive. From here to the East Moline border is slightly Dock wa Bike issippi River Trail Ralph B. Birks Ben Butterworth Parkway Miss more than two miles on a paved trail. Along the trail

River Dr. 41st St. are an abundance of benches and picnic shelters, as 48th St. To downtown Moline 34th St. well as playgrounds and restrooms. Western Illinois University Look for River Action’s RiverWay locator signs 4th Ave. and interpretive historical markers about the city’s

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14 15 Iowa r Empire e Campbell’s Park iv To Hampton EAST MOLINE R Island i 84 p he Quarter in East Moline includes ip s multi-family housing with recreational is Campbell Ave. T s access to the Mississippi River, and a river is N. 20th St. overlook with restrooms. The development M provides pedestrian- and bike-friendly il 20th Ave. North. ra r T paths between the river and downtown ive 490 R ippi Jacobs East Moline via a natural riparian area. The iss Park Miss Metro East Pointe Station at 1201 14th

3rd Ave. Avenue provides easy access between the The Quarter 19th St. downtown and the riverfront recreation trail.

Hereford Improvements along 7th Street between 12th Park and 15th Avenues have created a safer and

East Moline To Moline more attractive crossing over the railroad tracks. Illinois

When complete, The Quarter will include private

docks, residential housing and a proposed sports

complex. The River Connection also includes a

Beacon Harbor Parkway 13th St. Mississippi River Interpretive Center, interpretive Harvest Way 13th Ave. trail and wetlands area. 7th St.

East Pointe 16 17 Metro Station Iowa HAMPTON and SMITH’S ISLAND Smith’s Island Nature Area e v ri D er 67 re iv o ampton was an early wood supply stop for passing h R S i al p n p steamboats. Black’s Store, now an historical museum, a si C is H iss was built in 1849, and still stands at 601 First Avenue – reached M Future Trail Lo 493 c To Rapids City easily by foot from the river trail. Heritage Park includes a k Fisherman’s & Corner heritage center, picnic pavilions and family entertainment. Also Dam 14 Campground on-site is a bioswale funded in part by River Action. This native planting technique is used to capture storm water and prevent 492 flooding of adjacent areas. Illiniwek Forest Preserve is a mile ail r Tr ive 84 Ln. Lighthouse upriver, and offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River. pi R ssip ssi Mi mith Island’s – just upstream from Lock and Dam 14 Sbetween Bettendorf and LeClaire, Iowa – offers a refreshing nature walk. Hikers can spot numerous species of wildlife and plants while traversing the 1.5-mile trail through upland and river bottom land. Visitors in the spring enjoy Illiniwek Illinois Forest numerous wildflowers. Frequent sighting of turtles and ducks Hampton Preserve will treat everyone that walks the marsh side of the trail. A fishing pier is conveniently located next to the parking lot off 1st Ave. Canal Shore Drive. 8th St.. Hubbard Rd. To Heritage Park/East Moline Black’s 18 Store 6th St.. 19 Welcome Center To Port Byron RAPIDS CITY Iowa LeClaire apids City is located at the 67 Rupper end of the “Rock Island rapids” which made river navigation

497 difficult and dangerous before r the lock and dam system. The Future Trail ve i original town site was settled rive Shuler’s Shady re D i R Grove Park Sho p nal p around a grist mill and a a i 1st Ave. C iss iss saw mill. Neighboring coal 1st Ave. mines employed a number M 12th St. 496 of residents and helped the 84 community thrive in the 80 il 17th St. Tra iver 1870’s and 1880’s. Shuler’s pi R ssip Shady Grove, a riverfront issi 495 M park with a boat ramp, trail and restrooms, is named after Riverbend the owner of one of the area’s Park Rapids City first coal mines. Here you can enjoy Illinois a short network of trails around a To Hampton/East Moline Mississippi Rapids restored stream and woodland. Visitors Center 20 21 94th Ave. N Agnes St.

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viewing and preservation. This small community has become a focal point for Holly Hock s

Park i antique shops, art galleries and restaurants, and now includes a craft whiskey distillery. Buffalo Bill Byron Museum and

Jones St. LoneStar M Paddlewheel ort Byron – named for the English poet Lord Byron – has a history Wisconsin St. Welcome Center 2nd St. St. 2nd 497 Illinois Pof quarrying, coopers (barrel-makers), merchants, blacksmiths, Dodge St. grain dealers and manufacturing of construction lime. Established in 71st Ave. N 1881, the Port Byron Academy was affiliated with the Congregational 84 Church before becoming a college prep school for Beloit (Wisconsin) 67 City Rapids To College. Enjoy a pleasant walk to the riverfront park, boat ramp, restaurants, shops and a bed-and-breakfast. 22 To Bettendorf 23 PRINCETON and CORDOVA To Albany 84 ordova was first settled in 1837 by farmers and is Princeton Bicentennial Park located on a wide floodplain. In 1871, the Chicago, Iowa 503 C Main St. Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad was built

To Princeton Wildlife Preserve Princeton To 11th St. 11th St. r through the area and bypassed most of the town, e il Cordova Twp. Hall giving Cordova a quieter riverfront than most river a & Recreation Area r iv T Long Grove Rd. e communities. Cordova’s downtown includes a marina r u t R and a bed-and-breakfast with a guest dock. u F i

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To LeClaire To Port Byron riverfront park, boat ramps and docks, canoe/kayak rentals as well as an ATM accessible by land or water. 24 25 3rd St.

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Park St. Gaines 115th Ave.. Figge Art DAVENPORT 95th Ave. Rockingham Rd. River Dr. Museum QC Convention To Davenport Farmers Market Marquette St. Marquette & Visitors Bureau Rivers Edge LeClaire Park 22 Sports Center Modern Woodmen o enjoy Davenport’s Riverfront Trail, begin at LeClaire Park/Union Station (on the corner Baseball Park

Buffalo Shores To downtown Davenport/East Village of River Dr. and Harrison St.) and head west. Bicycles are available to rent at the QC Park River T Mississippi Beiderbecke Dr. 482 Centennial Park Trail Recreation Creek Duck To Convention and Visitors’ Center in Union Station during the summer months. From Centennial Bridge Union Station, it’s about two miles to Credit Island. On the way, you’ll pass ail nt Tr the renovated baseball stadium – home of the rfro ive 482 professional baseball QC River Bandits. Just past Centennial Bridge Rockingham Rd. t R 61 or np To Moline is Centennial Park with its river-themed children’s playground, water Rd. Schmidt e 1st Ave. av r spray park, basketball courts, dog park and skatepark. Continuing D e iv ail downstream, the trail winds along the Mississippi River to Credit r Tr 92 Davenport R ive i pi R 15th St. Island. A new bridge links the island to southwest Davenport and ssip Iowa p issi p 11th St. future trails to Buffalo and north Davenport. Canoes, kayaks and bikes si M are available to rent from an outfitter on the island. Look for the life- is like sculptures which recreate Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon on ss i 3rd St. the Island of La Grande Jatte” painting. The art is one of many installations M and conservation projects funded by River Action. River Dr.

uffalo, less than 10 miles downstream from Davenport, was home to the pearl button To Buffalo

Mill St. Rock Island Bindustry in the late 1800’s. Mussels were harvested locally and elsewhere, shipped to Buffalo, where button blanks were punched out. The town boasted eight button factories, the

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largest of which was the Hawkeye Button Factory, located on Second Street. Credit Island Park 92 26 27 East Village

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Lindsay Park Prospect Park ake the Davenport Riverfront Trail east (upstream) from Davenport St. Bridge 67 Channel Cat To Bettendorf Antoine Water Taxi Dock downtown to Bettendorf’s Leach Park. Begin your trip at Gold Coast LeClaire T Home rail LeClaire Park/Union Station, on the corner of River Dr. and Historic Area nt T rfro Harrison St., in Davenport. From here, it’s about 1.5 miles ive r t R ive or R upstream to the Village of East Davenport where there’s np ppi River Dr. ve si a Channel Cat Water Taxi stop just upstream from the Da is 4th St. iss Lindsay Park Boat Club. The water taxi operates on the Col. George Main St. Main 3rd St. Davenport Home half hour from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and plies ) M ed ir qu To Recreation Trail Recreation Creek Duck To e

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Brady St. St. Brady s Harrison St. St. Harrison the Mississippi River between Davenport, Bettendorf and 2nd St. et lm e H . Figge d GovernmentLock & BridgeDam 15 e Art Museum d Moline. Segway tours also are available from Union Station.

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observation n Sky Bridge QC Convention overlook n o i & Visitors Bureau s On your way upstream, stop to view the roller dam used to Rhythm City U.S. Army s LeClaire Park rmi Casino Corps of Engineers Pe Rock Island Arsenal ( Visitors’ Center il maintain a 10-foot channel for navigation in Pool 15 of the river. To Credit Island a senal Bike Tr Ar Rodman Avenue An overlook and steps down to the river next to the dam offers a close-up view of the river’s force. For an interesting side trip, cross the – by foot or by bike – to the Rock Island Arsenal. Although access to the military facility currently Sylvan Mark Schweibert Island Riverfront Park 20th St. is restricted, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitors’ Center Overlook Park To Sunset Park is open to the public and provides a great view of tow boats Trail Crossing S American Discovery ylva Illinois 92 R.I. Viaduct Bridge n Slough locking barges through Lock & Dam 15. 28 To Moline Missis 29 sippi River Trail D Middle Park u Duck Creek Duck Creek c Iowa Park and Plaza k Golf Course C l DAVENPORT and BETTENDORF r ai ee Tr k R on Middle Rd. ecreati Locust St.. he Village of East Davenport was established in 1851 as Shoppes at Duck Creek a hub for sawmills fed by logging of northern forests. East Kimberly Rd. Lincoln Rd. T Lincoln Rd. Edgewood The first bridge to span the Mississippi River was built a short Middle Road Park distance downstream in 1856 with the assistance from railroad lawyer . A log trestle from the Davenport 74

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6th St. St. 6th Grant St. rom the Village of East Davenport, the trail connects to M River Dr. 67 issis State St. QC Waterfront si I-74 Bridge to Moline ppi Convention Center F Bettendorf’s Leach Park (12th and State Streets), the Isle River Trai l Rock Island Cha of Capri Hotel and Casino, and a Channel Cat Water Taxi dock Ars nne Leach Park Isle of Capri ena l Cat l Tr Water Hotel and Casino ail Taxi Ro at the marina next to the riverboat casino. The trail now extends (P ute Channel Cat erm To Riverdale is Water Taxi sio Dock through the village of Riverdale so trail users can connect with the n n ee M de Duck Creek Recreational Trail near State and S. Kensington Streets. d. He is lm s e i t s s s re i qu pp ire i Rock Island Arsenal d .) R 30 31 iver Middle Park BETTENDORF

Park Creek Crow To Middle Park Lagoon Palmer Hills uck Creek Recreation Trail in Bettendorf affords many enjoyable walking or Golf Course D biking routes. A convenient start is Middle Park Lagoon with ample parking and D uck Hollowview restroom facilities. Head upstream (westerly) about 2.25 miles Creek Rec Park To Davenport re

a to the Kimberly Road underpass. This is a relatively flat, easy Devils Glen Rd. Glen Devils ti route on asphalt and concrete that runs alongside Duck o nal Trail Edgewood Creek the entire way. Park For a more challenging 8-mile round-trip, start at the Devils Glen Park S. Bellingham Rd. eastern terminus of the trail at the Riverdale turnaround (just off State Street at S. Kensington Street). This route S. Kensington St. Bettendorf Devils Glen Rd. takes an even more scenic route by a small waterfall,

Central Ave. through Devils Glen and Middle Parks and past numerous limestone bluffs and native areas. The trail winds past

playgrounds and the city’s Palmer Hills Golf Course. Along 23rd St. St. 23rd 18th St. St. 18th both routes, look for River Action’s RiverWay interpretive signs. 67 Another route option along Duck Creek is to head easterly from Riverdale Middle Park Lagoon (downstream) to Devil’s Glen Park, about 1.75 miles one way. From the Riverdale turnaround users can State St. Iowa connect with the riverfront trail in Bettendorf to provide a route to Davenport and other points downstream. Isle of Capri Hotel and Casino Channel Cat 32 Water Taxi 33 To East Village / Davenport Dock Mississippi River

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Eastern Ave. Ave. Eastern Elmore Ave. Ave. Elmore Kimberly Rd. or a westerly 4-mile round-trip along Duck Creek, F begin at Duck Creek Park and head upstream Davenport (west), passing through a variety of parks, open space and playgrounds along the way. For your convenience, To Brady St. 33rd St. Rd. Ridge Jersey 32nd St. there are pedestrian crossing 32nd St. Recreati nal lights at Eastern, Eastern ek o Tr Park e a To Bettendorf r Geo. Washington Blvd. il Division and Garfield C Park ck Marquette Streets. Du The trail ends at 29th St. Emeis Park, an approximate Duck Creek Park and

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of the trail (on your Park Oak Ln. Oak right) will take you north and then east into Bettendorf.

34 Locust St. 35 Marlo Ave. Ave. Marlo Northpark Shopping Mall DAVENPORT Iowa Kimberly Rd. uck Creek Recreational Trail’s origin dates back to Dthe 1930’s when it was initially planned as a road to connect Davenport’s city parks. During the 1970’s, Davenport it was redesigned to be a bicycle and pedestrian trail. The trail through the heart of Davenport and now 35th St. Bettendorf has become a very popular destination To Duck Creek Park/Bettendorf

Northwest for walkers and cyclists. For a 2-mile Park Jungie il Park n Tra route (4-mile round trip), begin To Emies Park tio crea at Brady Street and travel Duck Creek Re Geo. Washington Blvd. Marquette west/upstream. To cross busy Park Marquette and Division

Streets, there’s a pedestrian Harrison St. St. Harrison Brady St.

Division St. Division St. crossing light. Return to To Mississippi River Trail River Mississippi To

Marquette St. Marquette St. Brady Street to complete your round trip. For additional mileage, W. Central Park Ave. keep heading west. Emies Park, Genesis Medical

To Mississippi River Trail River Mississippi To Center West Vander approximately 3.5 miles west, is near Campus Veer Park the western terminus of the 12-mile trail. 36 37 BETTENDORF McLamarrah Park 245th Ave.

he entrance to Pigeon Creek Park is off Highway 67, 67 West Harbor Dr. East Harbor Dr. Iowa To Rapids City Tjust east (upriver) from the Alcoa plant. There is ample parking and handicapped accessible restroom facilities at the trail head. The length of trail is Bettendorf 8th St.

l Black’s approximately one-half mile and includes i Store a r T a variety of woodland, savanna and Valley Dr. 492 r e 5th St. Shoreline Dr. v riparian habitat. About 150 yards i R east of the parking area is a i p p Pigeon i gazebo overlooking a cattail Creek s Park r s State St. e i v s marsh. Walking toward the i s i 84 river from the parking area, the R M 1st Ave. 67th St. Ct. pi trail cuts through a wetland ip Hampton that is mostly submerged during s Eagle’s s Landing i high water, particularly in the Park iss spring of the year. The trail bends N. 20th St. left and proceeds about one-fourth mile M Heritage Park to Pigeon Creek. Once across the bridge, turn right Campbell’s and proceed directly ahead for a scenic view of the Island Illinois Mississippi River. 38 39 To East Moline Campbell Ave. Empire Park BETTENDORF 53rd Avenue Iowa

row Creek Park has a 3-mile route that winds through the park and includes Ed Scheck Crow Creek C Park Quarry. several challenging hills. The course is primarily a well-maintained grass trail, Devils Glen Rd. Rd. Glen Devils Crow Creek Park Crow Creek Rd. Crow Creek Rd. and is popular with people of many ages and physical abilities. The route starts and finishes at the Crow Creek Park Soccer Field Complex. Along the path are athletic fields, picnic areas, Tanglewood Rd. playgrounds, natural areas and a scenic old stone quarry (now filled with water)

Tanglefoot Ln. with shaded overlooks and a dock for fishing. The trail now connects to a new Bettendorf recreational path north along Devils Glen Road, east on 53rd Avenue and south along Middle Road. A new trail Belmont Rd. Middle Rd. south of Middle Road along Devils Glen Road connects with both the Duck Creek Recreation Trail and the Mississippi River Trail.

To riverfront40 / Duck Creek Trail 41 Fitness record

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42 Answers to the Walking Guide Quiz!

1. B – You need to walk the length of a football field to burn the calories of ONE M&M!

2. E – You will realize all of these health benefits from a brisk walk!

3. A – 150-pound person exerts a force of nearly 64 tons while walking one mile!

4. B – About 2.47%, or 3.2 million people, walk to work each day!

5. D – An average person takes approximately 8,000 to 10,000 steps each day! Now that you’ve answered our questions, feel free to call us with your insurance and wellness plan questions at (866) 927-2200!

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