Illinois Travel Guide 2009 - (Page 108) ORTHERN MIKE SERONI Starved Rock State Park TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE Scenic small towns and country landscapes make Northern Illinois a picture-perfect destination. Shop and dine along Galena’s historic Main Street, then take off on the hilly back roads and sample the wares of local wineries. Meet the resident dinosaurs at the Burpee Museum of Natural History, splash around at Magic Waters Waterpark and find your zen at Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford. Marvel at the canyon waterfalls in Starved Rock State Park, then hit the water slides at Grizzly Jack’s Grand Bear Resort in Utica. Make like a pioneer and take a ride on the horse-pulled LaSalle Canal Boat along the I&M Canal. Follow the presidential path to the Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena or the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon. Climb aboard a vintage train at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union. Ski the slopes at Chestnut Mountain in Galena or take off in a hot air balloon with Galena on the Fly.
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