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LASALLE
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Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 Seventh Street
A Victorian masterpiece on the National Register of Historic Places. Open Wednesdays through Sundays. Tours are on the half hour. Call for tour schedule and group rates.
815-224-5892
LaSalle Horse-Pulled I & M Canal Boat Ride
754 First Street
Experience a one-hour trip on a replica 19th century canal boat. Tour guides dressed as pioneer crew will share their adventures as you ride on the I&M Canal as it was 150 years ago. Open daily mid-April to mid-November. Also features a cafe, gift shop and canal exhibits.
815-220-1848
www.lasallecanalboat.org
Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Course
658 East Illinois Route 6
Beautiful 18-hole, 6,900 yard, championship course. Bent grass tees, greens and fariways. Scenic restaurant open year round with banquet facilities seating up to 500 guests.
815-223-7373
www.senicaoakridge.net
MENDOTA
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Breaking the Prairie Museum
684 Eighth Street
This agricultural museum honors farm families, their machinery and their livestock.
815-539-3373
www.farmmuseum.info
Hume Carnegie Museum
901 Washington Street
Features Wild Bill Hickok exhibit, extensive photo display of area’s past and memorabilia from throughout the years. Housed in 1904 library building. Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment.
815-539-3373
Lake Mendota Park
Illinois Route 251 North
68 acres of lakeside parkland, offering game fishing, pier for handicapped access, picnic areas, shelters, restrooms, volleyball, tennis, playground, baseball, ice fishing, sledding and more. Daily: sunrise to sunset.
Mendota Union Depot Railway Museum
683 Main Street
Features static display of CB&Q Baldwin locomotive #4978, railroad memorabilia, operating HO scale model railroad of Mendota, 1900 telegraph office, all encompassing operating Amtrak station. May - September: Tuesday - Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.; October - April: Saturday and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.
815-538-3800
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OTTAWA
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Allen Park
Illinois Route 71
Scenic park, located on South side of the Illinois River where Illinois/Fox Rivers meet. Fishing, picnic shelters, tennis courts, playground equipment, boat launch and restrooms. Daily: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
815-434-2737
Buffalo Rock State Park
1300 North 27th Road
One of the most prominent displays of outdoor sculpture anywhere exists here in a collection called the "Effig Tumuli", executed by artist Michael Heizer. The park has ball diamonds, picnic areas, biking, bird watching, and hiking. Be sure to find the buffalo while at the park!
815-433-2220
Black Sock Training Stable
1998 West 31st Road
A variety of equestrian services for beginning to advanced riders. Personalized, professional instruction and scheduled rides.
815-434-4717
Caitlin Country Park
2560 East 1251 Road
333-acre park acquired in 1970 by the LaSalle County Conservation District. The park's well-organized trail system hosts 14 distinct trails plus numerous connector trails. These trails course throughout the park's habitat, including its various streams and ponds. The park's horse trails are also recognized as some of the best trails in the central area.
815-434-0518
Court Street Cabaret
616 Court Street
Intimate and elegant historic theatre features an exposed brick interior, plank floors, and all furnished in a modern, comfortable and trendy style. Relax in the Cabaret Lounge before show.
815-433-6618
Fox River Park
Champlain and Superior Streets
This beautiful park borders the Fox River in Ottawa. It offers access to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, the Ottawa Riverwalk and the Ottawa Disc Golf Course. Also available are public boat launches as well as well manicured picnic areas.
888-OTTAWA-4
LaSalle County Genealogy Guild
115 West Glover Street
The guild has a membership of 1,000 world-wide. People come from all over the globe to study their LaSalle County genealogy in the Guild's library.
815-433-5261
Old Town, Shopping, Dining and Entertainment District
Downtown Ottawa
Old Town is the heart of Ottawa. Currently it is home to numerous antique shops, boutiques, dining establishments, and a movie theater. If your interested in sewing, scrap-booking, reading, quilting or wine tasting, you'll find that in Old Town too! Be sure to pick up an Old Town directory, or download it online for your shopping convenience.
888-OTTAWA-4
www.experienceottawa.com
Ottawa's Heritage Tour
100 West Lafayette Street
A great rainy day activity, our Heritage Tour book is a driving tour of Ottawa's historic districts, national monuments and architecturally significant buildings, as well as murals and public art throughout. Pick up your free booklet at the Visitors Center, located at the Caretakers Cottage on the Reddick Mansion grounds, where the tour begins and enjoy stories from our past!
888-OTTAWA-4
www.experienceottawa.com
Ottawa Mural Tour
100 West Lafayette Street
View seven vivid outdoor murals located throughout downtown Ottawa that focuse on figures or events that have been important to our history, including local industry, prominent citizens, or the creation of a major internal improvement project. Cell phone tour number is 866-MURALS-1.
888-OTTAWA-4
www.experienceottawa.com
Ottawa Scouting Museum
1100 Canal Street
The Ottawa Scouting Museum houses numerous scouting collections and memorabilia from local donors. It was founded to promote and preserve the colorful and proud traditions of Boy Scouting, Girl Scouting and Camp Fire. Thursday - Monday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
815-431-9353
www.ottawascoutingmuseum.com
Ottawa Visitors Center
100 West Lafayette Street
Located in a historic Caretaker Cottage within walking distance from Ottawa Old Town Shopping, Dining and Entertainment District, our friendly staff can assist you with directions, recommendations and information. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
888-OTTAWA-4
www.experienceottawa.com
Reddick Mansion
100 West Lafayette Street
Built before the Civil War, this ornate 22-room, 50 foot tall Italianate mansion was constructed by leading philantropist and state senator William Reddick. Self guided tours available, call to schedule a guided tour.
815-433-6170
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Illinois Waterway Visitors Center
950 North 27th Road
Viewing areas to see operating lock and dam. Best view of Starved Rock, Illinois Watchable Wildlife site, book store, displays on area history. Winter: daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Summer: daily: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
815-667-4045
Washington Square Park
Downtown Ottawa
This beautifully landscaped park commemorates the location of the first famous Abraham Lincoln - Stephen Douglas debate on August 21, 1858 with heroic sized bronze statues complete with a reflecting pool outlined in limestone and fountain.
815-434-2737
William D. Boyce Memorial
Ottawa Avenue, Cemetery
Ottawa was home of W.D. Boyce, founder of the Boy Scouts of America. This memorial is rapidly becoming a sacred pilgrimage for Boy Scouts, past and present. Daily: sunset to sunrise.
815-434-2737
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STREATOR
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Canoe the Vermilion
1903 East 1251 Road
Enjoy the Vermilion and I & M Canal waterways in the Starved Rock area.
815-673-3218
Engle Lane
3 Eastwood Avenue
Community theater produces six live shows (musicals, dramas and comedies) a season. May to August, call for schedule and reservations.
815-672-3584
Hopalong Cassidy River Trail & Canoe Launch
Illinois Route 18
Visitors can follow this trail through an urban forest of mulberry, hackberry oak and maple. Fish, hike, canoe from state-funded canoe launch area on the Vermilion River.
815-672-2055
www.streator.org
Sandy Ford Canoe Launch Area
Leonore Road
Canoe launch site and land and water reserve.
815-673-1880
Streatorland Historical Society
306 South Vermilion Street
Displays include 19th century clothing, local products and thousands of photographs depicting Streator history.
815-672-2443
Weber House and Garden
1503 Baker Street
A storybook tudor country cottage set in an acre English Garden of meandering paths, roses, hollyhocks and old rocks. Ted Weber, long time Chicago radio and television personality will introduce you to each one as you tour the house room by room. His stories of Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon and many others will surprise and delight you. Summers open daily.
815-672-8327
www.weberhouseandgarden.com
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UTICA
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August Hill Winery
106 Mill Street
Winery offers a variety of excellent wines and gifts. Winetastings.
815-667-5211
www.augusthillwinery.com
Enchanted Forest
Illinois Route 178
Indoor amusement park featuring 9 thrilling full-sized rides, including "The Eclipse", only one of three in the world. And all are enclosed so you fun does not stop when the weather is less than perfect.
866-399-FUNN
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Lodge & Indoor Waterpark
2643 North Illinois Route 178
Grand Bear Lodge is Illinois' first indoor waterpark resort! It features 92 guest rooms, 100 luxury villas, full service restaurant/bar, and banquet facilities for up to 300 guests. Enjoy the outdoor bar, candy and coffee shop, arcade, mini golf course and playground.
866-399-3866
www.grizzlyjackresort.com
Illinois River Winery
723 South Clark Street
Winery, wine garden and tasting room, featuring award-winning wines made in the Illinois River Valley.
815-667-4012
www.illinoisriverwinery.com
Matthiessen State Park
Illinois Route 178
Five miles of hiking trails into a canyon and around a bluff. Hike along the Vermilion River.
815-667-4868
Starved Rock Lodge and State Park
Illinois Route 71 & Illinois Route 178
Waterfalls, bluffs and canyons dominate the landscape. The 1930s rustic lodge/restaurant complex is listed on National Register of Historical Places. Open year-round. Visit website for restaurant hours.
Lodge: 815-667-4211, 815-667-4906 - Restaurant: 815-220-7321 or 815-667-4211, ext. 321
www.starvedrocklodge.com
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