Picture of the Day: Brilliant Sunset at Alton
From the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Alton, IL (photo taken Sept 2013). See more Photos here. Sunset at Alton, IL
Picture of the Day: Frozen River at Quincy
Looking south from Quincy, Illinois (photo taken Jan 2014). See more photos here. Looking south from Quincy, IL
Picture of the Day: Snow covered picnic tables
A snow-covered picnic area south of Nauvoo, Illinois (photo taken March 2013). See more photos here. Picnic, anyone? Roadside park south of Nauvoo, IL
Picture of the Day: Fall Morning in Calhoun County
Calhoun County (IL) at sunrise, from the Mississippi River (photo taken September 2013). See more Pictures of the Day here. Calhoun County, Illinois in the early morning
Picture of the Day: Auer Landing
Mississippi River at Auer Landing, Calhoun County, Illinois (Photo taken July 2013). See more Photos of the Day here. Mississippi River at Auer Landing, Calhoun County, IL
Destination of the Day: Fort Defiance Park
Fort Defiance Park offers an intimate view of the merging of two of the continent's biggest rivers--the Ohio and the Mississippi--a combination that spawns a beast of a river from that point south. The park isn't in great shape--it floods often and the City of Cairo doesn't have a lot of money to take care