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Hassle-free biking comes to Starved Rock Country

Leave your bulky bike racks at home! Morris and LaSalle now have app-powered rental bikes along the I and M Canal.The biggest challenge of taking a scenic ride along the historic I and M Canal has always been transporting your bikes to the trail itself. You're often stuck trying …

An unabridged look at Ottawa's Prairie Fox Books

Prairie Fox books, an independent store housed inside of a historic building in beautiful downtown Ottawa, is pushing the envelope of what a small-town bookstore can, and should, be.If you take a peek through the large shop windows outside Prairie Fox Books, you'll spot the shelv…

Starved Rock Country Golf Guide

Here's your offical SRC guide to some of the best golf courses near Starved Rock State Park! Scroll down to see a full list:Course List:Anderson Fields Golf Course: Chapel Hill Golf Course: Dayton Ridge Golf Course: Dwight Country Club: Earlville Golf Club: The Eastwood Golf Cour…

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Monte's Riverside Inn serves up delicious food and cool cocktails

One of Starved Rock Country's best kept secrets is Monte's Riverside Inn, a small supper club perched on the edge of the Fox River.Monte's feels like a time capsule, with its dim and comfortable interior and the welcoming neon sign outside, but it's also not without its surprises…

Big city meets small town at B.A.S.H.

Downtown Ottawa's Burger and Sushi House opened several years ago to meet a demand for sushi in Starved Rock Country.The business has alread…

Drive in (or boat in) to Spring Valley Boat Club

The Spring Valley Boat Club, located on the banks of the Illinois River in Granville, are hosting one of their biggest events of the season this weekend, a drive-in and boat-in chicken fry, steak fry and pancake breakfast.Friday July 19 Saturday July 20 Sunday July 21

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Luxury cabins near Starved Rock

Perched above the beautiful Vermilion River, just 7 miles from the gates of Starved Rock State Park, Kishauwau's Starved Rock Area Cabins bring guests closer to nature, while providing all the amenities of home.Kishauwau's Starved Rock Area Cabins pride themselves on being able t…

Enter for a chance to win a two-night stay at Kishauawau’s Starved Rock Area Cabins

Weekday Getaway Contest: This ‘Weekday Getaway’ package includes a certificate to Kishauawau’s Starved Rock Area Cabins, valued at $321.…

Rentals on the River: Heritage Harbor packed with adventure

For Rick and Tracy Heidler of Channahon, summers are about visits to Heritage Harbor, the waterfront marina community in Ottawa. “We go boa…

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