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Group Tours & Day Trips
Take Your Group to a New Destination! Rustic, beautiful Starved Rock Lodge is situated on a wooded bluff overlooking the picturesque Illinois River. This 1930s era stone-and-log Lodge offers visitors a glimpse into the ancient history of Native American cultures that once lived on the hills and plains and bluffs of this breathtaking river valley. Our award-winning Chef Charlie will prepare a feast or a snack for your group, too. Check out the Trolley Lunch Menu by clicking HERE and the Trolley Dinner Menu by clicking HERE! Click HERE for a downloadable Group Day Trip brochure. NEW GROUP EVENTS FOR 2010!
The Canal Boat and Trolley Tour provides a delicious luncheon at the Lodge and then takes you on a historic journey to 1848, where the costumed narrators aboard The Volunteer canal boat entertain and inform you about the building of the I&M Canal while being pulled along this historic waterway by mules named Larry and Moe! Tickets: $35.00 per person.
Board a Starved Rock Lodge Trolley and travel to the "Belle of the Rock," an authentic paddle wheel boat. For a leisurely cruise on the picturesque Illinois River. After the cruise the trolley will bring you back to the Lodge, where you will enjoy a special dinner served with cheesecake. $34.95 per person. Please call 800-868-7625, ext.386 for reservations.
Whether you come for the food, the fun, the excercise, or the culture, a day or two at Starved Rock Lodge and a Trolley Tour will refresh your spirit.
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Fascinated by the rushing river or do you prefer mirror-calm canal waters? Starved Rock offers trolley tours to both. 
Land & Water Cruise on The Belle of the Rock includes lunch at the Lodge, a narrated tour about local history aboard a Starved Rock Trolley with stops at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center and at The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center. The Trolley will take you to The Belle of the Rock, an authentic paddle wheel boat, where you will spend a leisurely hour enjoying the scenic Illinois river views. Ticket price: $35.00 per person.
Casual Dinner & Evening Cruise on The Belle of the Rock
Let your group discover the fascinating architectural heritage and personal history of a famed 19th century American industrialist with a trolley-luncheon tour to the Hegeler-Carus Mansion, the historic landmark homestead of the Hegeler-Carus families. $31.00 per person. Tour includes trolley transportation, historical tour narrated by enthusiastic docents, and a delicious lunch at Starved Rock Lodge.
What's not to like about a Wine Trail? Let the trolleys take your group to taste wine at Cattails and August Hill Winery in downtown Utica. Lunch or dinner options are available at the Lodge. $29.00 per person. Afternoon Tour or $36.00 per person Evening Tour.
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