TABLE OF CONTENTS
All area codes 815 unless otherwise indicated.
Restaurants
Golf
Swimming
Racing
Canoeing and Boating
Horseback Riding
Theater
Illinois Attractions
Parks and Recreation
Antiquing
Area Churches & Synagogues
Other Area Establishments
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RESTAURANTS
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We have many fine restaurants in the area - these are just a few we have tried and enjoyed.
- Bianchi's Pizza: 607 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 434-6884
- Brightwood Inn: Rt. 178 (next to Mathiesson Park) 667-4600
- Cajun Connection: Utica 4 corners (Rt. 178 and 6) 667-9855
- Canal Port: 148 Mill St. 667-3010
- Casa Mia: 219 18th Ave., Naplate, IL 434-0758
- Country Cupboard - Ice Cream Shop: 402 Clark St., Utica, IL 667-5155
- Cousin Junior's: Mill St., Utica, IL 667-4324
- Delaney's Family Restaurant: 100 N. Lewis, Ogelsby, IL 883-3539 weekend breakfast buffet
- Duffy's Tavern: Mill St., Utica, IL (across from bank) 667-4324
- El Amigo Grill & Restaurant 8th St., LaSalle, IL 223-8120
- Erickson's East Side: 606 6th St., Mendota, IL 539-5754
- Garzanelli's Supper Club: 750 N. Columbia Ave. (rte. 351), Ogelsby, IL 883-8633
- Hank's: Rt. 71 (south of I-80E), Ottawa, IL 433-2540 Sunday brunch
- Hickory House: Rt. 6, Ottawa 433-1833
- John's North Star: 1840 St. Vincent's Ave.(Rt. 351), LaSalle, IL 224-2271
- Mi Margarita Mexican Restaurant: 4341 Venture, Peru, IL 223-5655
- Monari's 101: 101 First St., LaSalle, IL 223-0101
- Monte's Riverside Inn: 903 Norris Drive (rt. 6), Ottawa, IL 434-5000
- Oogies Family Restaurant: 1212 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 434-0666
- Oogies Family Restaurant: 4241 Venture Drive, Peru, IL 224-446
- Pattie's Pancake House: Rt. 178, Utica, IL 434-6884 Big yellow house. Great Breakfast 7 days a week!
- Red Door Inn: 1701 Water St., Peru, IL 223-2500
- The Rock Supper Club: Rt. 71 and 35th, Jonesville, IL 883-7013
- Smitty's Place: Leonore, IL 434-6884 serving lunch 6 days, dinner 5 days
- Starved Rock Lodge Dining Room: Utica, IL 667-4227 Sunday brunch
- Uptown Bar & Grill: 613 First St., LaSalle, IL 224-4545
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GOLF
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- Family Land Amusements: 522 East Route 6, LaSalle, IL 224-4130
- Senica's Oak Ridge Championship Course: rt. 6, LaSalle, IL (west of Utica) 223-7273
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SWIMMING
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- White Oaks Campground: rt. 78, across from Starved Rock 667-4758
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RACING
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- LaSalle Speedway: rt. 6 (west of Utica) 223-6900 Racing Saturday & Sunday nights
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CANOEING AND BOATING
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- Ayer's Landing Canoe Rental: Wedron, IL 434-2233
- Canoe the Vermilion: 673-3218
- Starved Rock Adventures: Dee Bennett Rd. (at The Marina) 434-6386
- Vermilion River Rafting: rt. 178-N2249th Rd. (by the Lowell Bridge) 667-5242
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HORSEBACK RIDING
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- Black Socks Stables: 1998 N. 31st St., Ottawa 434-4717
- Starved Rock Stables: West of rt. 178 on rt. 71 667-3026
- Old Triumph: Triumph, IL 538-1863
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THEATERS
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- Peru Mall Theaters: rt. 251 & Wenzel Rd., Peru 223-1902
- Roxy Cinemas: 807 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 433-0160
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ILLINOIS ATTRACTIONS
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- Bureau County Historical Society Museum
109 Park Avenue West, Princeton - 875-2184
This museum is housed in the Clark-Norris Mansion, which was built in 1900. Four floors of exhibits include: pioneer tools and utensils, military memorabilia, fossils and Native American artifacts, period clothing, antique vehicles and fire equipment and a geneology library.
- Colton Schoolhouse
P.O. Box 220, Princeton - 879-9151
Located on the Lovejoy Homestead, this school was built in 1949 and held classes until 1945. Today it is furnished as a typical example of the one room schoolhouse era.
- Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 Seventh Street, LaSalle - 224-6543
This mansion, constructed in 1874, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Mansion is the site of historic accomplishments in industry, philosophy, publishing and religion.
- Hume-Carnegie Museum
901 Washington Street, Mendota - 539-3373
http://www.mendotamuseums.org/HCMUS.htm
Located in a restored 1904 Andrew Carnegie library building, this museum is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Medota area. It houses an extensive photographic collection, displays on Wild Bill Hickok and Helen Hokinson and over 3,000 items of memorabilia.
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Towpath, Biking and Walking Trail
The Trail on the old canal towpath is easy walking and gives access to unparalleled scenic and historic sights. Bicyclists can also take advantage of the groomed towpath to enjoy the natural and manmade wonders. The trail is marked and has various wayside exhibits that describe features of the canal era. In Utica there are new picnic shelters with charcoal grills and bike stands. A wonderful experience.
- Illinois Waterway Visitor Center
South of Utica, Dee Bennett Road - 667-4054
This center provides visitors the opportunity to learn about the history of the waterway and watch the operation of a lock and dam. (Winter - great eagle watching.)
- Indian Artifacts Display
Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby - 224-2720
This collection features items from over 13,500 years of Illinois history.
- LaSalle County Historical Society Museum
State Highway 178, Utica - 667-4861
This museum is housed in a restored pre-Civil War stone warehouse. Exhibits include period furnishings, clothing, farm tools, Indian artifacts, a century-old working blacksmith shop, 1875 barn and a one-room schoolhouse.
- Mendota Museum and Historical Society
901 Washington Street, Mendota - 539-3373
This society is dedicated to preserving and protecting the history of the Mendota area through its three museums, the Hume-Carnegie, Union Depot Railroad, and Breaking the Prairie.
- Norwegian Settlers State Memorial/Norsk Museum
Route 71, Norway - 496-2669 or 434-7478
This museum is housed in what was once the First Norwegian Lutheran Church. Exhibits include artifacts and antiques that were brought to the area by Scandinavian immigrants.
- Ottawa Scouting Museum
1100 Canal, Ottawa - 431-9353
This museum houses the Zitelman Collection, the Sullifan Collection and several other pieces of memorabilia from local donors including badges, pins, watches, canteens, dolls and a bicycle.
- Owen Lovejoy Homestead
U.S. Highway 6, P.O. Box 220, Princeton - 879-9151
Owen Lovejoy, acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln, opened his home as one of the most important stations on the Underground Railroad in Illinois. Today, the Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Pulsifer House
Hennepin - 925-7560
This building of Greek Revival architecture was built in 1844 and is listed on the National Historic Register. It now houses the Putnam County Historical Society. (A lovely river town.)
- Putnam County Courthouse
Hennepin - 925-7560
This courthouse is the oldest courthouse currently in use in Illinois. It was built in 1839 and has been maintained in its original form.
- Red Covered Bridge
North of Interstate 80, off of Rte. 26, Princeton
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this bridge is one of six remaining covered bridges left in Illinois. It crosses Big Bureau Creek and was once part of the Peoria-Galena Trail.
Reddick Mansion
- Reddick Mansion
100 West LaFayette Street, Ottawa - 434-2737
This mansion was built before the Civil War. This structure has been known to be one of the most expensive and ornate Italianate residences every constructed in the Midwest during the mid-1800s.
- St. Patrick's Church
725 Fourth Street, LaSalle - 223-0641
This is the state's oldest continually operating Catholic Church. The parish was founded in 1838 and the current structure was dedicated in 1851.
- Streatorland Historical Society Museum
306 South Vermilion Street, Streator - 672-2443
This museum features Streatorland's most famous natives such as Clarence Mulford who wrote Hopalong Cassidy, Clyde Tombaugh who discovered the planet Pluto, George "Honeyboy" Evans who composed "The Good Old Summertime", Ed Plumb who directed the music for several Disney movies, and Bob Tattersall who was the King of Midget Car Racing.
- Union Depot Railroad Museum
783 Main Street, Mendota - 538-3800
This museum displays a large HO scale layout of 1930's Mendota, a static display of CB&O locomotive #4978, a 1900 telegraph office and memorabilia from the Burlington, Illinois Central, Milwaukee Railroads and Amtrak.
- W.D. Boyce Memorial
Ottawa Avenue Cemetary, Ottawa - 434-2737
This statue is dedicated to the Boy Scouts of America.
- Washington Square
Route 23, Ottawa - 443-2737
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas stood in this square in 1858 to deliver the first of seven senatorial debates. A Civil War memorial was dedicated in 1873 to the many victims of this tragic war. Cannons from the Civil War and World Wars I and II also appear in the square.
- The Weber House and Garden
Streator - 672-8327
The Weber House features both a unique 18th Century style home and a spacious English garden. Personal tours are available by calling the above number. (Very nice!)
- Wild Bill Hickok State Memorial
Main Street, Troy Grove
This memorial marks the borthplace of the legendary frontier scount and U.S. Marshall "Wild Bill" Hickok.
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PARKS AND RECREATION
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- Allen Park
Route 71, Ottawa - 434-2737
This scenic park provides fishing, picnic shelters, tennis courts, a playground, boat launch and restrooms. A beautiful park along the Illinois River.
- Buffalo Rock State Park/Effigy Tumuli
Dee Bennett Road, Ottawa - 433-2224
One of the more unusual attractions in Illinois can be found at Buffalo Rock State Park, where an earth-art exhibit entitled "Effigy Tumuli" depicts wildlife native to the Illinois River area. Five giant sculptures—a snake, a turtle, a catfish, a frog and an insect called a water strider—have been molded into the Illinois landscape.
- Bureau County Metro Center
837 Park Avenue West, Princeton - 872-0840
This center includes a gymnasium, swimming pool, weight room, sauna and a multi-purpose room. There are also organized programs, classes and activities.
- Catlin Park
2560 East 1251 Road, Ottawa - 434-0518
A lovely out of the way County Park. There are deer in pens (they like to eat cereal as a treat). The park offers a playground, picnic shelters with tables, restrooms, hiking and mountain bike trails. Open May 1 through October 31. Daily 9:00 am until 7:00 pm.
- Dickinson Fields and House
Dale Avenue, Oglesby - 883-8121
This community center is expected to be open to the public in the fall of 1999. It will feature a fireplace, swimming pool, bowling lanes and meeting rooms.
- Hopalong Cassidy River Trail
Bridge Street, Streator - 672-2517
Named after the series by Clarence Mulford, this recreational area includes playground equipment, a hiking trail and canoe launch on the Vermilion River.
- Lake Kakusha
Mendota - 539-7459
As a wildlife refuge, this 53-acre lake and its surrounding area is set aside for picnics, fishing, relazation, and enjoying nature.
- Lake Mendota Park
Mendota - 539-7459
This 68-acre park, which encompasses an 18-acre lake, offers game fishing, featuring a pier for handicapped access. It also provides picnic shelter, playgrounds, tennis and volleyball courts, baseball diamonds and soccer fields.
- LaSalle Lakes State Fish and Wildlife Area
2660 East 2350th Road, Marseilles - 735-2448
This 2,058-acre cooling lake offers a wonderful area for fishing enthusiasts. It offers a concession stand, boat rental, bait and some tackle.
- Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area
East 2350th Road, Marseilles - 735-2448
This site offers seasonal hunting opportunities on its 2,515 acres with 1,500 acres of timber. Hunters should be prepared for rugged terrain.
- Matthiessen State Park
Route 178, South of Utica - 667-4868
Matthiessen Park was named for Frederick William Matthiessen, a prominent industrialist and philanthropist from LaSalle. The park has 5 miles of trails, a field archery range, a radio-controlled model airplane field, and an equestrian campground for horseback riders. The park also has Matthiessen Lake. It is a great place for small children to learn about fishing. Children seem to catch fish one after the other. They'll keep Mom or Dad busy baiting the hook. (Matthiessen Park is our favorite park in the area.) Cross country skiing and rental equipment available all winter.
- Oglesby City Parks
110 East 2nd Street, Oglesby - 883-8121
Memorial Park is a 6.2-acre park that features a lighted softball field, playground, Veterans Memorials and a concession stand.
Lehigh Park is a 27-acre wooded park area consisting of shelters for picnicking, playground, swimming, volleyball and bandshell.
- Synders Grove Nature Area
Mendota - 539-7459
This 98 acres of wildlife prairie offers picnicking, a shelter, playground and walking trails to enjoy its natural beauty.
- Starved Rock State Park
P.O. Box 509, Utica - 667-4726
e-mail: srlodge@ivnet.com
This park consists of 2,630 acres and is well known for its history, canyons, scenic views, waterfalls and hiking trails.
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ANTIQUING IN THE AREA
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- Blue Heron Antiques: 106 Mill St., Utica 667-4325
- CB Antiques: 703 13th Ave., Mendota 539-3211
- Cobbler's Row Antiques: 221 W. Main St., Mendota 434-2993
- Early Days Antiques: 303 N. Main St., Ladd 894-3015
- Ed's Corner Antiques: RR#1, Route 351, Oglesby 883-9336
- Gramma's Attic Antique Mall: 219 W. Main St., Ottawa 434-7332
- Heartland Treasures: 714 Illinois Ave., Mendota 538-4402
- Mary's Old & Older: 1202 E. Bronson St., Streator 672-3515
- Midtown Antique Mall: 105 S. Main St., Princeton 872-3435
- Northwind Antiques: 420 High St., Hennipen 925-7264
- Princeton Antique Center: 432 S. Main St., Princeton 875-1363
- Remember When: 141 E. Walnut St., Oglesby 883-9105
- Rural America Crafts and Antiques: 222 W. Main St., Ottawa 431-9255
- Sherwood Antique Mall: 1661 N. Main St., Princeton 872-2580
- Tow Path House: 700 E. Superior St., Ottawa 434-0230
- Tow Path Collectibles: 167 Mill St., Utica 667-4541
- Trudy's Antiques and Collectibles: Marseilles 795-2502
- Upscale Resale and Antiques: 925 N. Main St., Princeton 875-5015
- Windmill Antiques: 206 N. Main St., Ladd 894-3034
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CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES
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Deer Park
- Community Church R.R. 4, Ottawa, IL. Worship Service 10am. 249-6826
LaSalle
- St. Hyacinth's Mass: Saturday 8am & 4pm, Sunday 7, 9, 11am, Weekdays 7am. Rev. Joseph Anderson, Pastor
- St. Patrick's Mass: Saturday 4:15pm, Sunday 8:30 & 10:30am, Weekdays 8am. except Tuesday 5:15pm - Rev. M. Duane Leclerq, Pastor
- Church of the Resurrection 913 Fifth St. (Rt. 5) LaSalle. Mass: Saturday 7:45am & 5pm, Sunday 8:30 & 10am. Weekdays 7:45am - Rev. John Onderko, Pastor
- Grace United Methodist Church 1345 Chartes St., LaSalle. Sunday Worship at 8:15 & 10:30am, Sunday School Church at 9:15am - Rev. Lynn Longenbaugh, Pastor 223-1001
- First Congregational United Church of Christ Fifth & Joliet (Rt. 6), LaSalle. Sunday worship 10:15am. 223-1286
- First Baptist Church of LaSalle Sunday School 9:30am, Worship Service 10:45am. Lloyd L. Streeter, Pastor
- Temple BNAI Moshe 428 Gooding St., LaSalle. Rabbi Sayna Potter
- Trinity United Church of Christ 829 Fourth St., LaSalle. Sunday School 9am, Worship Service 10:15am. Betty Delgado, Pastor 664-2783 or 223-8513
- Midwest Cathedral Rt. 351 & Interstate 80, LaSalle. Sunday Prayer Service 9:30am, Worship Service 10:30am.
Leonore
- St. Peter & Paul's Catholic Church 1 mile south of Leonore. Mass: Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 9:30am. Rev. Charles A. McCarthy, DC.S. Sp. 856-2502
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church ½ mile north of Leonore. Sunday School 9am, Worship Service 10am. Rev. John H. Johnson 856-2061
Oglesby
- Holy Family 311 Woodland Ave., Oglesby. Sunday Masses 8 & 10:30am, Saturday Mass 4pm. Rev. J. Brian Rejsek, Pastor
- First Baptist Church 112 W. Porter, Oglesby. Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am & 6pm. Rev. Marc Strand, Pastor
- Oglesby Union Church (Evangelical) 100 E. Walnut St. Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:45am & 6:30pm. Rev. Jack McConaghie, Pastor. 883-3450
Peru
- St. Valentine's 1109 Pulaski St., Peru. Masses: Saturday Vigil 4 & 5:15pm, Sunday 10:00am and 12 noon, Weekdays 8am. Confessions 15 minutes before Mass. Father Thomas Badovsky, Pastor. 223-0315
- Christian Science 703 Grant St., Peru. Sunday School 9:30am, Sunday Service 11am. 223-2194
- Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall 916 Monks Ave. Sunday 9:30am. Public Bible Lecture. Watchtower Study 10:30am.
- St. John's Lutheran Church 2000 Luther Drive, Peru. Worship Sunday 8 and 10:30am, Saturday 5:30pm, Church School 9:15am. Douglas N. Jacobs, Pastor. 223-3420
Tonica
- United Methodist Church 423 Wauponis St., Tonica. Sunday School 8:45am, Worship 10am. William S. Lakota Eastin, Pastor. 442-8465
Utica
- St. Mary's Masses: Saturday 5pm, Sunday 8 and 10am. Rev. Brian Brownsey, Pastor.
- Utica Baptist Church 211 E. Church St., Utica. Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10am and 6pm. Mr. Scott Fulkerson, Interim Pastor. 667-4867
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OTHER AREA ESTABLISHMENTS
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- Crafter's Village
12203 37th Street, Peru - 224-8126
Largest craft mall in America. Over 50,000 square feet. Our guest really enjoy going to the craft mall. Also at same location: massages available every day but Monday. 224-9727.
- Janusick Auction Barn
250 North 14th Road, Lostant - 368-3275
Auctions every Tuesday starting at 5:45pm. Antique auctions the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month starting at 11:00am. Lunch counter serving sandwiches, soda pop, desserts. This can be very interesting as well as fun.
For Collectors of Wonderful Christmas Ornaments:
- Cattails Gift Shop: Route 178 & 6, Utica 667-4550
- Whispers Gift Shop: Route 178 & 6, Utica 667-5151
To order a special floral arrangement to be delivered to your cottage, we suggest
that you call:
- Flowerwood Florist: Tonica 442-3410
To order a gift box of special steaks or wine, we suggest that you call:
- Folty's Market: Tonica 442-8412
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