Event Category Archives: Water Cruises

LaSalle Canal Boat High res KCJCanal Boat & Trolley Tour (Every Friday) May-October

Our popular Canal Boat & Trolley Tour begins with a delicious hot lunch at Starved Rock Lodge.  Next, you’ll board one of our trolleys for a ride through historic downtown Utica and stop at Cattails (where you can shop for unique treasures, wine, gifts and more).  Your trolley will then take you on a relaxing ride to LaSalle, where you will board the canal boat.  Step back in time, with period-dressed interpreters, on this 1-hour, mule-pulled Read More

BELLE OF THE ROCKDinner & Evening Cruise on Belle of the Rock

Join us for a cruise aboard Belle of the Rock. This tour is offered every Monday & Thursday evening  from June-September. Tour includes a Trolley Shuttle to and from the boat.  The boat ride is a relaxing, scenic hour-and-a-half cruise on the Belle of the Rock paddle wheel boat. The tour concludes with dinner from our special dinner menu with dessert.  For more information and to make reservations call  (815) 220-7386. $38.50 per person. Please note: We will not Read More

BELLE OF THE ROCK FI SAT ONLYLand & Water Cruise (Every Saturday from June through September) 9:30 am

Enjoy our most popular tour and see Starved Rock from the water! You can really see how big the ROCK is when you see it from this perspective. Plus, you’ll see the wildlife living on Plum Island (egrets, cranes, migratory birds such as pelicans and more). Tour includes a hot lunch in our rustic Dining Room, a historic trolley ride and a leisurely 50-minute Illinois River cruise on the Belle of the Rock, an authentic paddlewheel boat.  There Read More

cruiseLand & Water Cruises (MON/WED/SAT, June-Sept.)11:00 am

This tour includes a historical trolley ride, hot lunch at Starved Rock Lodge and a leisurely 1-hour Illinois River cruise on the “Belle of the Rock” and authentic paddle wheel boat. See “the Rock” from the river — it’s the best way to see this National Historic Landmark! Plus, you’ll get to see the wildlife living along the Mississippi Flyway. Inhabitants of Plum Island include egrets, cranes, migratory birds, beavers, squirrels, fox and more. Tickets Read More

activiy-water-cruiseWater Cruises

Board a Starved Rock Lodge Trolley and travel to the “Belle of the Rock”, an authentic paddle wheel boat or the Canal Boat. For a leisurely cruise on the picturesque Illinois River with optional dinner or lunch. It’s the summer’s best adventure! Tickets & Information: (800) 868-7625 ext. 386   UPCOMING EVENTS Search for upcoming cruises, tours, & specials.