Illinois Travel Guide 2009 - (Page 160) WESTERN Spirit of Peoria CRUISE THROUGH RIVER COUNTRY Western Illinois is known as river country, thanks to the Mississippi and Illinois rivers that flow through the region. Head to the Peoria RiverFront for festivals and family fun, then take a cruise aboard the Spirit of Peoria paddle wheeler. Talk to the animals at Wildlife Prairie State Park in nearby Hanna City. Learn about farmers and the machines they love at the John Deere Pavilion in Moline. See the land where a famed Native American warrior once roamed at the Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island. Make a whistle stop in Galesburg, home to the Galesburg Railroad Museum and the birthplace home of poet-author Carl Sandburg. In Nauvoo, learn about the town’s fascinating Mormon history and try the wine at Baxter’s Vineyards & Winery, the oldest winery in Illinois. Tour some of the most impressive architecture in the state with a stroll through Quincy’s East End Historic District.
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