ILLINOIS TOURISM YOU CAN AFFORD
You may recall that Atlas, Illinois was given the name because its founders were certain it would grow larger than Chicago/Ft. Dearborn. That part didn't quite work out.
The Atlas Cafe is good eats (Get whatever the Special is) and Kitty-Korner from it is Poppy's trading post, which defies description. On weekends there will be produce and craft stands. You can do the color drive, see Amish country, buy native honey and meet lots of nice Deer Bow Hunters from the Souf. If the weather's at all decent this weekend. Shop at Poppy's, eat in Atlas, Take the Great River Road South (You can even get off it and go south of Hamburg, where you feel like you're driving on top of the River). You go far enough south and you can see the Illinois and Mississippi rivers at the same time (Yes, Calhoun County is a peninsula). Then come back north to the Atlas Cafe for Veggie soup and Sweet Tea.
Way less than a tank of gas and probably $35 for two meals.
Worthwhile
(This is not to put down the two restaurants in Pleasant Hill--Atlas is just a fine jumping-off place for any kind of cruise and the restaurant there is good and has lots of room).
posted by UMRBlog @ 08:01
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4 Comments:
Then there is that sign "Eat here, get worms..."
Also, if you a trying a case in Cass Co, stop at Beardstown the "Yesteryear Cafe" is really nice, old time decor, good food, nice people. It's downtown Beardstown, across fom county building.
Yesteryear Cafe, huh? We always eat at the Star Cafe in Beardstown on the way to Jim Edgar/Panther Creek to pheasant hunt. The Star is not necessarily a star if you know what I mean. I'll look the Yesteryear up come November.
Beware this area right about now . It is duck season ya know
:)
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