TWO-DAY TOURING LOOP OF THE FRENCH DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
DAY 1 HEADING SOUTH
French Cahokia: Holy Family Church, Cahokia Courthouse, Jarrot Mansion
LUNCH: eat in Columbia or Waterloo
– Old Kaskaskia Island: Liberty Bell, Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail Historic Marker
– Randolph County Museum and Archives (reservation needed: 618-826-2667)
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN CHESTER
DAY 2 GOING NORTH TO RETURN
– Pierre Menard Home
– Garrison Hill Cemetery
– Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
– Overlook of the Mississippi-Kaskaskia rivers’ confluence
– Prairie de Rocher and Historic St Joseph’s Cemetery
– Fort de Chartres
