Argyle Lake State Park
The second day of our Labor Day weekend trip had us going to Argyle Lake State Park in Colchester, IL. This park is about 4 and a half hours west of Chicago, or an hour and 45 minutes south of the Quad Cities. The park used to be known as Argyle Hollow, and was part…
Delabar State Park and Henderson County SCA
Our annual Labor Day weekend trip of 2025 took us to the western border of Illinois, about an hour and a half south of the Quad Cities. We planned for 5 parks over the course of 4 days, and we decided to tackle the two smallest parks on day one. Delabar State Park is in…
Rock Island State Trail and Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
For Memorial Day Weekend 2025, we visited Galesburg for a quick overnight trip, visiting the two closest parks: Rock Island State Trail and Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area. Rock Island ST is a 26 mile long trail spanning several towns, but starts in Alta, IL (just north of Peoria) and goes north to…
Fresh Air Friendship 