The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge extends over 260 miles from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois. The Refuge offers great opportunities for birding among marshes, bottomland forest, open water, sand prairies and wooded bluffs.

  "Fulton is home to many distinctive birds and water fowl including Bald Eagles, Pelicans, Bluebirds, Herons and much more.

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Fulton's Dutch Windmill was manufactured and pre-assembled in the Netherlands.

Following the delivery to Fulton, the Windmill was assembled and installed by Dutch craftsmen. Standing nearly 100 ft. tall, the massive timbers are assembled by wooden pegs. Dedication of the new Dutch Windmill took place during the Dutch Days Festival 2000.

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Dutch Days Festival 2010 
Always held the first weekend in May
April 30 & May 1, 2010 (Friday & Saturday)

History of Dutch Days

The first weekend in May the residents of Fulton celebrate their Dutch heritage.The first permanent Dutch settler arrived at what was to become the City of Fulton 1835.

It has neve ...
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The Fulton Historical Society is located in this Civil War era home donated to the City by Leonard and Maxine Martin.   

The Society is responsible for the operation of the home as a repository of information and materials relevant to the history of the City of Fulton and its inhabitants. 

In addition, the Society wishes to preserve the heritage of the community and provide educati ...
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Plans Revised For Fulton Marina Project

The revised plan changes the plans that were submitted in October of this year. The new plan will provide more docking slips and parking areas. The plans were submitted to the U.S. Corps of Engineers last week with that federal agency asking for public comments on the revised plan.

The complete project description is as follows:

The applicant propose ...
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Lynwood Lynks is part of Buck's Barn Resort In Thomson, Illinois.  This 18 hole course is located at 5020 IL Rt. 84, Thomson, IL.  Phone: (815) 259-8278

Millview Disc golf Course is a nine-hole disc golf course on the banks of the Mississippi River. Free. Located at North 4th Street, Fulton, IL 61252
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The Great River Trail extends 62 miles from the Quad Cities to Savanna, Illinois. Eleven communities and 3 counties are evenly spaced along the 62 mile recreational path. Each city and village offers an invitation to pause for a moment on the route to explore the remarkable diversity each community represents.

  The Great River Trail is partner of the Grand Illinois Trail, a 500 mile loop trail around Northern Ill ...
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What is Heritage Canyon?

It is a 12-acre wooded structure nature walk dotted with buildings that take the visitor back to the 1800's. 

Mid-1800's - 1954: It was a limestone quarry where rock was crushed for field fertilizer, road beds, wing dams and levees. Trucks, trains and river barges hauled it away.

1954 - 1967: The quarry was abandoned in 1954 because dynamiting ...
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Boats of all kinds from small canoes to tugs pushing huge strings of barges pass through the locks and visitors can view the activities from only a few feet away.

Scenic outlook, boat launching, picnic areas and public restrooms available.

Walking Tours:  The Thomson Park Rangers give walking tours of Lock & Dam 13 every Sunday afternoon from Memorial Day thru Labor Day Weeke ...
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"...the great Mississippi, the majestic, the magnificent, rolling its mile-wide tide along, shining in the sun: the dense forest away on the other side: the 'point' above the town, and the 'point' below, bounding the river-glimpse, and turning it into a sort of sea, and withal a very still and brilliant and lonely one." - Mark Twain

Eco Cruises - The Clinton County Conservation ...
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The Fulton sand prairie is area of land that had much sand deposited there many millions of years ago.

This site contains 212 acres of sand prairie that is recovering from past grazing. Little bluestem, three-awn grass, plains prickly pear cactus and June grass are some of the common plants in the preserve. The big-flowered penstemon also occurs on this site. The preserve is also habitat for several unusual reptile spe ...
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Fulton is fortunate to have 2 national scenic by-ways in its town: the Lincoln Highway and the Great River Road.

The Lincoln Highway

In 1912, Carl Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, had a dream of a highway spanning our continent from one coast to the other. Fisher envisioned a graveled road stretching from New York City to San Francisco. Henry Joy, president of the Packard Motor Car ...
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