Community Spotlight: A safe travel strategy for Great Rivers & Routes
Cory Jobe Contributing Columnist
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As we approach the spring and summer travel season with cautious optimism, we know how much we want to travel, and we want friends and family traveling to visit our region this year.
We have the perfect location in the Great Rivers & Routes of Southwest Illinois. Easy access by car. Open spaces filled with hiking and biking as far as the eye can see. Having a plan to welcome back visitors to the state and southwestern Illinois safely needs to be the top priority of state leaders immediately.
Untold Black Stories of Alton set Friday
Friday event interviewswith 33 Alton residents
The Telegraph
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Untold Black Stories of Alton will be presented by StoryCorps Chicago with a public virtual listening event at Jacoby Arts Center in Alton 5-6 p.m. Friday, March 5, and an optional live-stream event to homes. After the presentation of the stories, a discussion will take place with featured participants followed by the opening of the “RISE” exhibit 6-8 p.m. March 5 showcasing regional artists of color. RISE will be on display at the gallery through the end of March. Show MoreShow Less
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ALTON StoryCorps Chicago on March 5 will present a public virtual listening event with first-person stories of Alton residents documenting their lives and the town’s past, present and future.
Travel the new All-American Road in Illinois
Great River Road receives prestigious national roadway designation
The Intelligencer
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The Illinois Great River Road, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration. The Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway is a 33-mile stretch included in the Illinois Great River Road, which runs from Hartford to just north of Grafton and parallels the Mississippi River and includes its confluence with the Missouri River and the Illinois River.For the Intelligencer
The Illinois Great River Road, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration.
Great River Road earns federal highway honor
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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The Great River Road, including the 33-mile Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway between Grafton and Hartford, has been designated an All-American Road by the Federal Highway Administration. Show MoreShow Less
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ALTON The Illinois Great River Road has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration.
The route, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rives National Scenic Byway, is one of 49 roadways in 28 states to receive new roadway designations as part of the America’s Byways collection.
The Great River Road follows the Mississippi River for 3,000 miles through 10 states, from its beginnings at Lake Itasca in Minnesota through Louisiana where it enters the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, the byway hugs the western border of the state for more than 550 miles.
Tourism wants reopening plan by state officials
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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The half-moon shines high over the Clark Bridge and the calm waters of the Alton Marina last summer. Tourism advocates in Illinois this week called upon the state to create a plan for post-pandemic recovery for hotels, attractions and restaurants. Show MoreShow Less
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MARYVILLE Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed to reopen as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.
Without a plan, they said, many will go out of business permanently.