Updated 7/8/2021 5:54 PM
The St. Charles Business Alliance had no idea the Be You Rock Hunt would be so popular.
SCBA Marketing Strategist Carley Salomon came up with the challenge as a way to build on the popularity of the city s Be You sculpture and promote local businesses. Ten rocks were hidden downtown along Main Street between Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street, and if you found one with a colorful Be You message painted on it, you d win a bag filled with local goodies.
When the hunt began Tuesday morning, dozens of people converged on downtown St. Charles. By 1 p.m. four hours after the hunt began nine of the rocks had been found.