Events

PHOTO CONTEST FEATURED IMAGEPhotography Contest

If you love taking photos at Starved Rock, submit your best work to Starved Rock Lodge and enter the “In Touch with Your Natural Side” Photography Contest. There are five categories: Youth, General, Seniors (60 and over), employees of Starved Rock Lodge & State Park, and Professional. Click here to see and download the ENTRY FORM.  The deadline to enter is February 18, 2013. Winning entries will be those that best reflect Starved Rock Lodge Read More

Art in the Park eagles nestART IN THE PARK

Art in the Park is a collection of over 30 pieces of art (mostly woodcarvings and several bronze sculptures) at Starved Rock Lodge and State Park. We just added a NEW, 12′ totem of manufactured steel by sculptor Michael Jones. Click HERE to see more about that! The new steel totem is located in front of the Hotel entrance. Self-guided tours take about 30-minutes. A brochure, with a map of the “Art in the Park” collection, Read More

PHOTO CONTEST FEATURED IMAGEPhotography Contest

If you love taking photos at Starved Rock, submit your best work to Starved Rock Lodge and enter the “In Touch with Your Natural Side” Photography Contest. There are five categories: Youth, General, Seniors (60 and over), employees of Starved Rock Lodge & State Park, and Professional. Click here to see and download the ENTRY FORM.  The deadline to enter is February 18, 2013. Winning entries will be those that best reflect Starved Rock Lodge Read More

Art in the Park eagles nestART IN THE PARK

Art in the Park is a collection of over 30 pieces of art (mostly woodcarvings and several bronze sculptures) at Starved Rock Lodge and State Park. We just added a NEW, 12′ totem of manufactured steel by sculptor Michael Jones. Click HERE to see more about that! The new steel totem is located in front of the Hotel entrance. Self-guided tours take about 30-minutes. A brochure, with a map of the “Art in the Park” collection, Read More

PHOTO CONTEST FEATURED IMAGEPhotography Contest

If you love taking photos at Starved Rock, submit your best work to Starved Rock Lodge and enter the “In Touch with Your Natural Side” Photography Contest. There are five categories: Youth, General, Seniors (60 and over), employees of Starved Rock Lodge & State Park, and Professional. Click here to see and download the ENTRY FORM.  The deadline to enter is February 18, 2013. Winning entries will be those that best reflect Starved Rock Lodge Read More

Art in the Park eagles nestART IN THE PARK

Art in the Park is a collection of over 30 pieces of art (mostly woodcarvings and several bronze sculptures) at Starved Rock Lodge and State Park. We just added a NEW, 12′ totem of manufactured steel by sculptor Michael Jones. Click HERE to see more about that! The new steel totem is located in front of the Hotel entrance. Self-guided tours take about 30-minutes. A brochure, with a map of the “Art in the Park” collection, Read More

PHOTO CONTEST FEATURED IMAGEPhotography Contest

If you love taking photos at Starved Rock, submit your best work to Starved Rock Lodge and enter the “In Touch with Your Natural Side” Photography Contest. There are five categories: Youth, General, Seniors (60 and over), employees of Starved Rock Lodge & State Park, and Professional. Click here to see and download the ENTRY FORM.  The deadline to enter is February 18, 2013. Winning entries will be those that best reflect Starved Rock Lodge Read More

DSC_0014Walkers’ Club

Weekly guided hike through Starved Rock State Park (and sometimes visiting nearby Matthiessen State Park) every Thursday morning, year round. The group meets in the lobby of the Lodge and departs at 9:00 a.m. Hikes last between 2 and 3 hours, depending on the destination. The hikes vary each week and over a 3-month period, the group will see the entire park. So, over the course of a year, the Walker’s Club sees each part Read More

Art in the Park eagles nestART IN THE PARK

Art in the Park is a collection of over 30 pieces of art (mostly woodcarvings and several bronze sculptures) at Starved Rock Lodge and State Park. We just added a NEW, 12′ totem of manufactured steel by sculptor Michael Jones. Click HERE to see more about that! The new steel totem is located in front of the Hotel entrance. Self-guided tours take about 30-minutes. A brochure, with a map of the “Art in the Park” collection, Read More

PHOTO CONTEST FEATURED IMAGEPhotography Contest

If you love taking photos at Starved Rock, submit your best work to Starved Rock Lodge and enter the “In Touch with Your Natural Side” Photography Contest. There are five categories: Youth, General, Seniors (60 and over), employees of Starved Rock Lodge & State Park, and Professional. Click here to see and download the ENTRY FORM.  The deadline to enter is February 18, 2013. Winning entries will be those that best reflect Starved Rock Lodge Read More