Month: April 2023
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The Inland River System Part Two – Alton Illinois to Kentucky Lake Kentucky
In Alton Illinois, which is across the river from St Louis we took a break for about a week. During that time we rented a car with some new friends and visited St Louis and the Cahokia mounds state park. The mounds were amazing! It is the site of the largest Native American city north…
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The Inland River System Part One – Illinois River to the Mississippi
To begin our 1300 mile trip from Chicago to Mobile Bay in the Gulf of Mexico we had to first get through the Chicago lock and the actual city of Chicago. We left our rolly polly mooring ball in Munroe Harbour at about 7AM, not able to stand the nauseating waves any longer. The lock…