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        <title>What to Do in the BWCVB</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Discover the Blackhawk Waterways in Northwest Illinois and catch the latest news from our online travel magazine.]]></description>
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            <title>Bald Eagle Webcam is a Sight to Behold.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's hard to find a better place in Illinois for Bald Eagle watching than the Upper Mississippi River Refuge (http://www.sumriver.org/index.html) near the towns of Fulton and Thomson Illinois. But this year is special. A brand new webcam has been installed for live viewing of an active Bald Eagle's nest. This is a real treat to see this majestic bird in it's natural habitat. You can watch the live]]></description>
            <author>Web Staff</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>A Trail of Tipis in Oregon</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Oregon's Trail of Painted TipisImagine a one of a kind experience unique to all of North America.  You are setting out on a a journey that will take you back 150 years to the time when the Rock River was home to the famed warrior Black Hawk and his tribe of Native American Sauk Indians. 

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            <author>Jayne Rose</author>
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            <title>Ronald Reagan Trail - Making of an American President</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s something in the water, or maybe it’s Illinois’ warm, pragmatic nature. Four American Presidents have called Illinois their home at one time or another but one of them stands above them all in Northwest Illinois. Ronald Reagan, 40th American President, the man who helped end the Cold War, Hollywood movie star and hometown hero of the Blackhawk Waterways region.

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            <title>WGN TV Covers the Blackhawk Waterways</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Historic Black Hawk Statue and Thriving Sculpture Art Scene in Oregon Illinois.
o9x3Ca1u978A segment from WGN-TV's 2009 Crusin' Illinois series.
Learn more about our thriving art scene (general/blackhawk-waterways-a-haven-for-artists.html).


Cruising the Rock River Valley
jfL2KHTsyxQA segment from WGN-TV's 2009 Crusin' Illinois series.


Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum
PSu5TTKGcJwA segment from WGN-TV's 2009 Crusin' Illinois series.]]></description>
            <author>Derek Olson</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>A Getaway Like it Used to Be!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Do everything or nothing at all. 
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            <author>Thomas D. Griffith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Lincoln Bicentennial celebrated proudly in Northwest Illinois</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Events, historic sites mark Lincoln Bicentennial in Northwest Illinois
In 2009, as the nation celebrates the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Blackhawk Waterways region of Northwest Illinois offers visitors a chance to see the places that helped shape the man who would become our 16th president.
Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky, and as a boy moved with his family to Indiana. In 1830 Lincoln made Illinois his home. Two years
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            <author>Web Staff</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Byron Museum keeps History Alive</title>
            <link>http://www.bwcvb.com/byron-museum-keeps-history-alive.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Two new Exhibits: Crossing Boundaries and Winter Traditions"Crossing Boundaries" was created by the Byron Museum of History, with the help of many people and organizations around Ogle County. Though created as a companion exhibit to the Smithsonian's "Between Fences," the exhibit is open now and will remain a semi-permanent feature of the Byron Museum.

Read more... (http://www.bwcvb.com/byron-museum-keeps-history-alive.html)]]></description>
            <author>Byron Museum of History</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Valentine's Getaways in the Illinois Countryside</title>
            <link>http://www.bwcvb.com/valentines-getaways-in-the-illinois-countryside.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Perfect Valentine’s Weekend Getaway is waiting for you in the Illinois Countryside! The special time of year has arrived for loving couple’s to take some time out of their hectic schedules and devote a Valentine’s weekend to do one thing: to take a break and rekindle the flame that so easily gets lost amidst work, family and the bustle of the holiday season.

Read more... (http://www.bwcvb.com/valentines-getaways-in-the-illinois-countryside.html)]]></description>
            <author>Web Staff</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Standish House: Bed &amp;amp; Breakfast has Historic roots</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Except for the sign in the front yard that reads "Standish House," the 128-year-old Queen Anne-style cottage at 540 W. Carroll St. might only be admired for its age, architecture, spacious landscaping and towering evergreens.
However, this well-tended historical home perched on a slight hill on the outskirts of Lanark is much more than a drive-by.


Read more... (http://www.bwcvb.com/standish-house-bed-a-breakfast-has-historic-roots.html)]]></description>
            <author>Judy Schmidt, The Journal Standard</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Windmill worth the trip to Fulton</title>
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FULTON, Ill. — A sunset was on the way. We knew the sun was breaking its way through after a day of clouds, wind and rain, so we couldn’t wait to head for the windmill. Just the word “windmill” is all that is needed when you breathe the name “Fulton (http://www.cityoffulton.us).”
“De Immigrant” is the towering icon of this town, which is sometimes known as “The City on the Narrows”
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            <author>Bill Wundram</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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