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Riverbend tourism expects robust comeback The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 This photo from April shows one of the owners of Morrison’s Irish Pub, at the corner of West Broadway and State Street in Alton, stocking an honor system food pantry in front of the restaurant and bar. The business was one of six recipients of Hometown Hero Awards presented Thursday during the Great Rivers & Routes’ virtual Tourism Summit. Show MoreShow Less 2of3 3of3 ALTON The road to the Riverbend’s economic and tourism recovery will be paved with the survival of small businesses and the return of visitors seeking a safe road trip destination, according to the message delivered during the in the Great Rivers & Routes’ annual Tourism Summit on Thursday held virtually on YouTube. ....