October 7, 2022

Tourism Bureau Receives $750,000 Sports Tourism ARPA Grant

Madison County Board funds Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau request for grant to promote sports marketing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – Oct. 7, 2022) Sports tourism in southwest Illinois received…

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October 5, 2022

Aerie’s Alpine Coaster Celebrates Grand Opening

Ribbon Cutting set for Tuesday, Oct. 11 for Illinois’ first-ever alpine coaster FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – Oct. 5, 2022) Enjoy a thrill ride like no other in Illinois when Aerie’s…

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September 30, 2022

Inaugural Tough Mudder Comes to Southwest Illinois

Action-packed weekend of muddy challenges set for April 29-30, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – Oct. 3, 2022) Think you are tough? Prove it at the first-ever Tough Mudder event coming…

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August 10, 2022

Leaf Peepers Take Note! New Fall Color Tours Start in October

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – Aug. 11, 2022) Calling all leaf peepers and history buffs: the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is now offering a series of guided Fall Color…

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July 8, 2022

Slide In to Alton and Collinsville for 2022 All-Star Restaurant Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – July 11, 2022) Round the bases during All-Star Restaurant Week in both Alton and Collinsville and enjoy delicious summer dishes served up by locally owned and…

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June 2, 2022

It’s Epic! Epic Food Month Returns to Southwest Illinois

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – June 3, 2022) Back by popular demand, the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is celebrating all things epic with a local focus on the epic…

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May 18, 2022

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower Opens for the Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – May 18, 2022) Take in the breathtaking views from 150-feet high at the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, 435 Confluence Tower Dr., Hartford, which re-opens for…

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May 16, 2022

Tourism Bureau Receives $919,000 in Route 66 Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – May 16, 2022) Revitalizing the Last 100 Miles of Route 66 in southwest Illinois is no longer a dream but a reality, thanks to a $919,00…

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May 2, 2022

Bureau Celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week with Pop Up Stops

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – May 2, 2022) Pop up stops featuring the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau’s new mobile visitor center, Traveler, will take place this week as part…

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April 22, 2022

Celebrating NASCAR in Southwest Illinois

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Alton, IL – April 22, 2022) The first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race in southwest Illinois is only six weeks away, and the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is…

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April 21, 2022

State Sentator Crowe Secures $10 Million Grant for Tourism Development

MARYVILLE – To enhance destinations for residents and visitors along the Illinois border of the Mississippi River, State Senator Rachelle Aud Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) secured $10 million in state investments to improve…

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April 18, 2022

Summer Travel Kicks Off with the ​“Middle of Everything” Campaign

The following is a statement from Cory Jobe, President & CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau **Media Interviews Available by Request** “The state’s new tourism campaign ‘The Middle of…

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