Rt 67 South to Viola, IL. From the stop sign in Viola, go 18 miles to 230th (2 miles past the entrance to Lake Warren). Take a right on 230, go about a mile and a half, take the firts left. Down the hill, around the corner to the bridge. Once you hit the bridge, come to a complete stop, cover your bumber with baby powder, put your car in nuetral and get pushed across the bridge. Once the other side, take a look at your bumber, any finger prints?!

All pics taken from the Hampton Inn parking lot between 6pm and 7pm.

Driving home today, I saw this gigantic airplane sitting on the runway at the Quad City Airport. I was able to make my wy around the airport to find a spot to snap some pics...

Walking the trails at Blackhawk State Park.

Misc Shots at Vanderveer Park and Blackhawk State Park

Includes:
Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke
Col. Davenport's Son
Annie Whitmeyer Orphan's Memorial

Warner was the son of a Boston doctor. He arrived in Rock Island in 1849 and took a job as a teacher there and later in Andover. After a few years he took his savings and went into farming. His first land purchase in northwest Henry County became the basis for the new town of Warner (some called it Warner Station) which flourished as a railroad stop and commerce center for many years, but died in the Great Depression.

At any rate, Warner's fortunes were good, and he ended up with about 1,500 acres, a grain business and several related enterprises.

He was a world traveler and evidently had a fascination with castles, so he collected ideas on his travels for his own. It took five years and $80,000 to build the 17-room Warner Castle with sandstone from Cleveland Quarry near Colona. (The Rock Island County Courthouse and some Arsenal buildings are made of the same stone.) The castle has 12-foot ceilings, and three huge granite and marble fireplaces.

The castle has three floors and its 60-foot tower offers an impressive view of the countryside. Some say that on a clear day you can see Orion from it.

The castle remained in the family until Warner's son, Lawrence, died in 1947. According to an interview when he was 84 years old, Lawrence said the family never referred to their home as Warner Castle, but preferred to call it "The Oaks." The castle is included in the Illinois Historic Landmark Survey.
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Old abandoned crypts. As you can see, they have been cemented shut.