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This year’s Blue Star Museum program, which runs through Labor Day, offers FREE admission for those currently serving in the U.S. military as well as Active Duty and Reservists and their families. Participating museums along the Byway this year include Wheels O' Time Museum, Dunlap; Hegler-Carus Mansion, LaSalle; Seattle Sutton Marseilles Museum, Inc.-SSMMI, Marseilles; and LaSalle County Historical Society Museum, Utica. A complete list of the participating museums nationwide available at www.arts.gov/blue-star-museum. Thank you for your service!
We have already have a number of Blue Star families visit us this season! We love participating in this program! www.wheelotime.org
The communities along the Illinois River Road are bursting with farmers markets that offer locally grown vegetables, fruits, seasonal items, local honey, handmade items, homemade baked goods and more! We hope you'll visit the markets sometime this summer.
Farmer's Markets along the Illinois River Road Byway
www.illinoisriverroad.org
Birding Conservation Local Specialties Wineries Farmer’s Markets Holiday Activities Farmer’s MarketsCalling a boaters! 🛥️🛥️ A boat safety class will be held Saturday, June 17 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Ottawa, Illinois. The class is open to anyone 11 years of age or older. To register contact the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at 815-667-4054.
FREE boating safety courses to be offered at Illinois Waterway Visitor Center
www.mvr.usace.army.mil
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will offer free boating safety education classes at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Ottawa, Illinois,
