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Our own historic James Moore Cabin, as well as the last remaining segment of the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail, will be stops on this Road Rally to celebrate Illinois' First Road. Not only will you get to take in the beautiful countryside, you will get to experience some of the deep history that our area was built on.

Stops on the 2021 Road Rally include:
• Holy Family Church - 9-11am
• Martin-Boismenue House - 9-11am
• Miller-Fiege Home - 9:30am-2:30pm
• Peterstown House - 9:30am-2:30pm
• James Moore Cabin/KCT Remnant - 9:30am-2:30pm
• James Seely Historic Marker  (picture only)
• Maeystown Mill Museum - 9:30am-2:30pm
• Fort de Chartres - 11am-5pm
• Creole House - 11am-5pm
• Modoc Shelter (picture only)
• Pierre Menard Home - 11am-5pm
• Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial/Immaculate Conception Church
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Explore Waterloo's Night at the Museums 2018 event
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We had a great turnout for our annual Explore Waterloo's Night at the Museums 2018 event. Folks enjoyed Hopskeller's Illinois Common, a pre-prohibition ale honed to a smooth, dark perfection. To round out the taste-bud tango, Schneider's provided four fantastic brat samples from their large selection of flavors. Event go-ers enjoyed a couple of long-time favorites, Jalapeño & Cheese Brat and Bacon & Cheddar Brat, as well as tasting a unique variety in the Garlic & Butter Chicken Brat. The best was finding out that we were some of the first to try a new flavor officially released the day of our event, the Hopskeller Brat. Beer IN the Brat. . .what a concept! Thanks Hopskeller and Schneider's for making our event a HUGE success.
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Preserve you memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
                                                          ~Louisa May Alcott

The Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail comes to life

9/18/2016

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Winding through Monroe County, the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail connects more than just two towns. It connects the here-and-now to years gone by. It connects all of us to each and every ancestor who used that trail to travel anywhere. Whether on foot, on horseback, or with a team of horses and a wagon, the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail is the super highway that connects to all those who came before us. The 'Friends of the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail' embarked on a commemorative ride that started at the Jerry Costello Lock & Dam in Chester, Illinois on Friday, September 9, 2016 and ended three days later at the Courthouse in Cahokia, Illinois on Sunday, September 11, 2016. We were honored to have this group ride down the only remaining untouched portion of the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail, which is owned by us and located to the north and passing in front of the Bellefontaine House.

See more about this ride in our local newspapers: the Monroe County Independent or the Republic-Times.
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Getting ready to head back out on the trail. You can see the green path of the only remaining untouched portion of the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail extending up {between the Stage Coach and the Shuttle Wagon} in the distance to the Moore Cemetery. Photo provided/taken by: Linda & Kevin Hirsch
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Revolutionary War Re-enactment. . .

9/17/2016

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Revolutionary War Re-enactment Planned for September 2016

4/26/2016

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Make plans to join us as we will be hosting a Revolutionary War Re-enactment to commemorate the Monroe County Bicentennial. The event will take place at the Bellefontaine House on September 25, 2016 at 1pm.
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