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Embark on Unforgettable Road Trips with awesome ottawa tours!
Ready for a wild ride through the most quirky, fascinating, and hidden gems of Starved Rock Country and beyond? We're always on the hunt for the coolest, most offbeat sights and events to make your adventure truly epic!
Meet Lady Carbonia, our trusty 15-passenger van, your gateway to these incredible journeys. Buckle up and get ready for a series of thrilling explorations and unique escapades!
Check out our lineup of current and upcoming trips, plus a sneak peek at what’s in the works. Each adventure promises surprises and unforgettable moments!
Join us for a road trip like no other—where every mile is an adventure!
“lady Carbonia”
Our tour vehicle is a 15-passenger Ford Transit, affectionately named after the original, unofficial name of Ottawa, Illinois, before it was officially known as an I&M Canal town.
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Upcoming Trips
Cahokia Mounds-collinsville, illinois
CAHOKIA MOUNDS WORLD HERITAGE & STATE HISTORIC SITE is the largest pre-Columbian site north of Mexico. At its peak, around 1100, this metropolis stretched over 4,000 acres, encompassed about 120 earthen mounds, and hosted a population of nearly 20,000 individuals – larger than London at that time. The State of Illinois now protects roughly 2,200 acres of the central portion of the Site. Including 72 of the nearly 80 remaining mounds, as some mounds are situated in unprotected portions of the Site.
ALBERT CASHIER HOME AND GRAVESITE
There are over 400 documented cases of women disguising themselves as men and fighting as soldiers on both sides during the Civil War. The case of Albert Cashier, born "Jennie Hodgers" with a female sex assignment, is one of the most famous because Cashier continued to live as a man after the war and was not discovered until a couple of years before his death. His consistent and nearly life-long commitment to a male identity has prompted some contemporary scholars to think of Cashier as a transgender man.