A friend just returned from biking the Great River Trail along the Mississippi. She started in Moline, staying overnight at the Stoney Creek Inn, then rode north to Port Byron, about 25 miles, where the “tugfest” – a tug-of-war contest with LeClaire Iowa (across the river) was going on. She stopped at a good ice cream shop in Hampton (I think called Remember When) and explored the towns north of Cordoba, ending up in Savanna which turned out to be a biker (as in motorcycle) mecca. She and her friend picked up some food for a picnic with a good view at Palisades Park. They also ate at Bass Street Chop House in Moline, which was good.
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Riding the Great River Trail along the Mississippi in Illinois
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Oak Park, Illinois suggestions
My sister Jill, who has lived in Oak Park, Illinois for about 13 years, offers these restaurant, gallery and book store suggestions:
– Marion Street Cheese Market!
– Her favorite Italian restaurant is La Bella; favorite little French restaurant is Hemingway’s Bistro in the Write Inn
– An artist friend of her’s gives a major thumbs up to Prodigy Glassworks in the Harrison Street Arts District.
– The Book Table, is a good independent book store, and so is Magic Tree (children’s) book store.
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