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September 2012

September 10

Legacy Girls – Andrew's Sisters
Starved Rock Lodge
Routes 178 & 71, Utica
(815) 22-7386
www.starvedrocklodge.com

The vocal trio, The Legacy Girls will entertain you with three-part harmonies, costumes and synchronized dances that are true to the Andrew Sisters style. Matinee (lunch & show).

September 15

Sweet Autumn Clematis Festival Weber House & Garden
1503 Baker Street, Streator
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
(815) 672-8327

See and smell hundreds of feet of walls covered in Autumn Clematis; followed bypunch served in Luther Hall.

Ongoing Events | September

Sunday

Trolley Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Routes 178 & 71, Utica
12:00 - 1:30 pm
1:30 - 3:00 pm
(815) 220-7386
www.starvedrocklodge.com

Board a trolley outside of the Great Hall area of the Lodge. Enjoy a historic trolley ride with stops at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center where you will see a short video of the area. You will also travel to the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center where you will see Starved Rock from across the river and watch as the river traffic lock through the locks. You will also travel through the village of Utica and hear about the Illinois and Michigan Canal. While aboard, the driver will narrate the history and legends of the area.

Friday

Canal Boat & Trolley Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Routes 178 & 71, Utica
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
(815) 220-7386
www.starvedrocklodge.com

Join us for the newest history tour that Starved Rock Lodge has to offer. Start off with a delicious Hot Lunch Buffet in the rustic dining room at Starved Rock Lodge. Next, board one of our trolleys for a ride to our State Park's Visitor Center. Your trolley will also take you on a relaxing ride to the New Canal Boat located in LaSalle. Step back in time with period dressed interpreters on this 1-hour mule-pulled canal boat ride.