ions Mississippi River Connect 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 480 River mile marker To downtown R.I. il a Iowa 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 Credit Island Park 480 s Mississippi River at its confluence with the Rock R s 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 l 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 Illinois 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 ipp ROCK ISLAND a ss Mark Schweibert D si Riverfront Park 20th St. is Overlook 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 v 24th St. Ri Center ppi public parking lot at the southwest corner of 20th issi 4th Ave. iss M 5th Ave. Street and Illinois 92, you can tailor your walk from as little as a few hundred feet to several miles. 11th St. The trail, part of Illinois’ Great River Trail, extends 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 Rock Island 9th Ave. 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- Reservoir viewing during the winter months and a scenic panorama of the river 11th St. St. 11th Park 15th Ave. Sunset Park Longview and Davenport skyline year round. Look for the River Action kiosk for Douglas Park and Marina 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 Rock Island Arsenal ugustana College was founded in Chicago 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 in 1875. The school was the flagship educational institution of sissipp Sylvan Natural Park 1st St. Mis 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 some of the most historic structures in Rock Island. 4th Ave. 5th Ave. R o 5th Ave. 6th St. 7th Ave. c 6th Ave. k Augustana I s College l ylvan Island Park lies just northeast of Augustana a Velie n d Park 38th St. Deere-Wiman College along the Great River Trail. The small island, - Home McCandless S Lincoln M Park Butterworth once home to a steel-rolling mill, is now a quiet natural area Park o l Center i n 30th St. e 12th Ave. 44th St. with an interpretive center, a river overlook, and hiking and b Stephens 7th St. o r Park biking trails. Wintering bald eagles, great blue herons and d e r other water birds often can be seen along the Mississippi River channel known as Sylvan Slough. For additional mileage, Rock Island 14th Ave. 16th Ave. continue west along the riverfront from Sylvan Island about Illinois 1.5 miles to downtown Rock Island (The District) or head east to downtown Moline (John Deere Commons). 10 11 18th Ave. orf d n e t t e B o t MOLINE ge d Rod m an Route Av Taxi en ater ue at W ohn Deere Commons along 3rd Avenue between Bri 74 ate el C t Chann rs e t 17th and 15th Street has been restored to its Rock Island Arsenal In J Sylvan Island To East Moline Park National Arsenal Bike Trail 1869-1889 era grandeur. John Deere Pavilion tells Cemetery Riders Permissionmust wear requiredhelmets River Dr. the story of John Deere and agriculture through Bass Street Landing displays and interactive exhibits. Nearby are QC Convention 25th St. & Visitors Bureau Riverside a variety of retail shops, restaurants and Sylvan To Rock Island Park Gateway 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 R 5th Ave. 7th Ave. 6th St. o 6th Ave. months. A Channel Cat Water Taxi stop on the c k I s riverfront provides a water link to Bettendorf and l Velie a Park n Deere-Wiman d Davenport. Steps away is the i wireless Center, McCandless Home - Park M Butterworth Center a 10,000-seat entertainment and professional o Moline l i n 12th Ave. e sports center. The ‘Spirit of Place’ sculpture, 7th St. Stephens Illinois b Park o r just west of the Radisson Hotel/TGI Friday’s d e r Restaurant, marks the location of one of the first John Deere factories. 16th Ave. 12 13 MOLINE Iowa Bettendorf Isle of Capri en Butterworth Parkway along Moline’s Mississippi Hotel Casino Channel Cat Water Taxi Briverfront is among the most popular walking paths Dock in the region. Begin your trip east of the Celebration Belle riverboat parking lot in the 2500 block of River er 488 Drive. From here to the East Moline border is slightly 487 Mississippi Riv To East Moline more than two miles on a paved trail. Along the trail Channel Cat Water Taxi are an abundance of benches and picnic shelters, as Dock St. 55th ay well as playgrounds and restrooms. Ben Butterworth Parkway sissippi River T ikew Mis rail Ra irks B lph B. B Look for River Action’s RiverWay locator signs To downtown Moline River Dr. 34th St. St. 34th Western Illinois St. 41st and interpretive historical markers about the city’s St. 48th University early Belgian and Swedish immigrants and the Quad Cities historic Rock Island rapids that made river navigation 4th Ave. difficult and dangerous before the lock and dam system. 5th Ave. M At the eastern end of the parkway on the East Moline Riverside Park o l i n e border is a large picnic area and boat launch. Conveniently - Peterson Park E a s t locatednear the Celebration Belle is the Channel Cat Water Taxi, which plies the M o l i Mississippi River between Davenport, Bettendorf and Moline during the summer months.