Your family has never visited this area of Illinois? Perfect. They’ll be all the more surprised to see the towering cliffs, canyons and waterfalls in the state parks here. The surprises keep coming with a riverboat cruise, a family bike ride on the Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail, and horseback riding at Starved Rock Stables. The grand finale? A day of white water rafting together on the Vermillion River.
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Board Ranger or Rita the Trolley for a tour of the Starved Rock area, featuring historic sites and interesting tidbits about the days when the I&M Canal was in use, as well as the story of the Native Americans who fought and died atop Starved Rock.
Ride the route Lincoln traveled. Experience a horse-pulled one hour trip along the historic I&M Canal. The captain, crew and passengers from 1848 will share their adventures as you ride this route as it was 150 years ago.
