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Contact: www.cityoffulton.us/visitfulton/fulton-attractions/heritagecanyon.html or 815-589-4545 Address: 515 N. Fourth St. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, mid-April through mid-December, and for special events Admission: By donation; for special events, $2 adults and $1 children younger than 14 Morrison Morrison’s Heritage Museum The building, on the National Register of Historic Places, was a church in 1865 and later served as Morrison’s Literary Society and Museum. In 1997, it was given to the Morrison Historical Society to be used as a museum. It has been returned to much of its early charm and has had the lower level remodeled and made useful as extra exhibit space. Displays include many products once manufactured locally, such as Rich toys, Summit stoves, or Volckman furniture.
Contact: 815-772-8889 Address: 202 E. Lincolnway Hours: 1-4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, last Friday in April to Thanksgiving Admission: Free Morrison-Rockwood State Park Morrison-Rockwood State Park comprises 1,164 acres just north of Morrison. It’s named for the city and a combination of nearby Rock Creek and the heavily wooded park area. Lake Carlton, a focal point of the park, is a watershed impoundment built in 1969 with a 38-foot-high, 1,800-foot-long earthen dam across a stream. Fishing, boating, camping, hiking and hunting are available, along with playgrounds, picnic shelters and a concession stand/bait shop/boat rental. Contact: dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R1/Morrison.htm or 815-772-4708 Address: 18750 Lake Road
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Prophetstown Prophetstown Area Historical Society The society’s collection contains information about Native American life in the Prophetstown area, its early settlers and local history. Contact: www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com/Prophetstown_Historical_Soc.html or 815-537-2224 Address: 320 Washington St. Hours: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday Admission: Free Prophetstown State Park Camping, fishing and hiking all are available at this wooded park on the northeast edge of the city, along the south bank of the Rock River. Once the site of a Native American village, the 53-acre park derives its name from the Native American prophet Wa-bo-kie-shiek (White Cloud). Coon Creek flows through the park and feeds into the Rock River.
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