Group Tours & Day Trips
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, plains and bluffs of this breathtaking river valley.
Our chefs are ready to 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!
The Legacy Girls -Andrews Sisters Tribute Shows
June 6th (Monday Matinee)
August 8th (Monday Matinee)
November 9th (Wednesday Evening) & November 10th (Thursday Matinee)
Matinee- 11:30-2:45p.m.
Evening- 5:00-8:45p.m.
The vocal trio, The Legacy Girls, will entertain you with three-part harmonies, costumes and synchronized dances that are true to the Andrew Sisters style. The Legacy Girls are dedicated to bringing the songs of the past back to life! $32.00 per person. For tickets call 815-667-4211 ext. 386.
Click HERE to see the entire 2013 Tribute to the Stars Schedule.
How About a Trolley Ride?
We have two trolleys! Ranger & Rita offer another way to take a tour of Starved Rock!
Call 815-220-7386 to reserve a trolley for your group today.
 Fascinated by the rushing river or do you prefer mirror-calm canal waters? Starved Rock offers trolley tours to both.
The Canal Boat and Trolley Tour (May -October) 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. All this, while being pulled along this historic waterway by mules named Larry and Moe! Tickets: $38.00 per person.
 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: $38.00 per person.
Call 815-220-7386.
 Casual Dinner & Evening Cruise on The Belle of the Rock
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. $38.50 per person. Please call 800-868-7625, ext.386 for reservations.
 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. $33.00 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 at the Lodge. $31.00 per person.
Whether you come for the food, the fun, the exercise, or the culture, a day or two at Starved Rock Lodge and a Trolley Tour will refresh your spirit.
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