Go with Riverboat Roger on a Canoe/Kayak safari on the Mississippi backwaters, an untouched natural habitat that is interesting, beautiful, and accessible. This float trip begins and ends at 2122 S River Rd, in Galena, Illinois. For more information or to book your trip, click here.

You owe it to yourself and your family to explore this area. The sound of nature will calm you. Stop and listen. Visit an island with a sandy beach. The tour takes up to three hours and costs $210.00 for a group of seven.

Tour takes two hours but maybe longer if you bring your guide a snack. Thousands of lily pads bloom huge yellow flowers in late summer. Large flocks of water fowl stop by in spring and fall. Turtles are common sights. Tall trees grow on numerous islands. For more information or to book your trip, click here.

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