- Messages
- 1,903
- Reaction score
- 1,969
- Points
- 307
- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 24
Ok guys, who's with me on Sunday, Oct 8, 2017 for the Starved Rock to Peoria run?
Every year, in October, we have a run on the Illinois river from Starved Rock Park in Peru, IL to Peoria IL. This is a 78 mile trip. It usually takes us 2 or so hours to cruise down. We eat lunch and head back up. It is usually a nice relaxing pace. We usually have around 12 - 15 boats. We will plan to leave Starved Rock at 8:30 am. Everyone should plan on getting there between 7:30 am - 8:00 am, so that we can launch and be ready to go by 8:30 am. We always encourage boaters to dress in layers. We usually always start off in sweats and end up in t-shirts by afternoon. Our old faithful lunch spot was Joe's Crab Shack which closed down prior to last year's trip. Then we tried New Amsterdam last year. That has now also closed. I made Kuchies for 11 am. It is important that we get there at 11 right as they open to ensure we get dock space. Also, after we leave lunch there is a marina (Eastport Marina) about 1 mile away where we can refuel before heading back north.
Confirmed:
@OperationROL
@buckbuck
@Nickp98
@yam230
@JCampbell
@shane hric
@nickj718
@RxH2O
@luckie_529
@Nathan Bryant
@BigAbe75
Tentative:
@RiverRat
@Eric Popper
@swatski
Tagging:
@OperationROL
@JCampbell
@shane hric
@buckbuck
@Speedling
@RiverRat
@Just1more
@Kumpy
@R00st
@RxH2O
@Brian eilrich
@yam230
@luckie_529
@YamahaForMe
@Nickp98
@aarons1k
@dan144k
@Foot55
@sofakingbig
@Sheboat
@Shelbyville[/USER]
Every year, in October, we have a run on the Illinois river from Starved Rock Park in Peru, IL to Peoria IL. This is a 78 mile trip. It usually takes us 2 or so hours to cruise down. We eat lunch and head back up. It is usually a nice relaxing pace. We usually have around 12 - 15 boats. We will plan to leave Starved Rock at 8:30 am. Everyone should plan on getting there between 7:30 am - 8:00 am, so that we can launch and be ready to go by 8:30 am. We always encourage boaters to dress in layers. We usually always start off in sweats and end up in t-shirts by afternoon. Our old faithful lunch spot was Joe's Crab Shack which closed down prior to last year's trip. Then we tried New Amsterdam last year. That has now also closed. I made Kuchies for 11 am. It is important that we get there at 11 right as they open to ensure we get dock space. Also, after we leave lunch there is a marina (Eastport Marina) about 1 mile away where we can refuel before heading back north.
Confirmed:
@OperationROL
@buckbuck
@Nickp98
@yam230
@JCampbell
@shane hric
@nickj718
@RxH2O
@luckie_529
@Nathan Bryant
@BigAbe75
Tentative:
@RiverRat
@Eric Popper
@swatski
Tagging:
@OperationROL
@JCampbell
@shane hric
@buckbuck
@Speedling
@RiverRat
@Just1more
@Kumpy
@R00st
@RxH2O
@Brian eilrich
@yam230
@luckie_529
@YamahaForMe
@Nickp98
@aarons1k
@dan144k
@Foot55
@sofakingbig
@Sheboat
@Shelbyville[/USER]
Last edited: