{"id":2163,"date":"2024-07-05T23:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T03:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2024-07-06T08:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:45:50","slug":"joliet-il-to-heritage-harbor-ottawa-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"Joliet, IL to Heritage Harbor, Ottawa, IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303-850x697.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-303.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Today&#8217;s travel was 42 miles, with 3 locks along the way.  Leaving at 8:15 AM we arrive to Heritage Harbor around 2:45 PM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6454-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On this sunny morning, we are the last of the 4 boats traveling south to shove off the wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About two miles downriver we come to Brandon Lock in the town of Rockdale.  We lock through without any incident with our wall mate, the night before, Mystic, a 60+ foot Hatteras who just started the loop at Naperville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6456-1-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon Lock is a 34 feet drop and once again you catch a bollard with your line.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6458-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you think too much about the amount of water held behind those doors, it is quite scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6459-1.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving the lock, we soon  pass by Hollywood Casino.  From the water, my bet is they are shuttered and closed. A Google search says my bet is a loser and they are in fact open and operating.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6462-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hollywood Casino at Joliet, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This part of the Des Plaines River is very industrialized and barges are plentiful. Even on a Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, there is a lot of action going on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6466.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">That is the Mystic ahead of us navigating between barges and, for a little more challenge, some random kayakers and jet skiers too (which are not visible on video).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we navigate down river on the Des Plaines River, it joins the Kankakee River to form the Illinois River.  There is no sign announcing this, like you would see on a highway, but eventually you figure out from your chart and maps that somewhere along the way, the river you were on has ended and a new one has begun. Almost immediately as we enter the Illinois River, we approach Dresden Lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here , we meet up once again with our two other wall &#8220;roomies&#8221;. They inform us they have been waiting for this lock to open for 2 1\/2 hours. All locks are opened 24\/7, but pleasure craft has the lowest priority of locking through, which is why the wait can be long when a barge is also seeking passageway. Large barges will need to be broken down and locked through in stages, taking quite a bit of time. In this instance, we are fortunate as they allow us to lock through with a barge, but we will need to raft off each other, two by two. Our wait time was approximately 1\/2 hour until given the green light. It&#8217;s a narrow passageway between barge and lock wall upon entering the lock chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6486-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Lock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6488-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafting off of Mystic.  The larger boat gets the bollard on the wall.  Us being the smaller vessel will raft off of Mystic. Dresden Lock drops us another 22 feet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From Dresden Lock, the Illinois River is quite scenic.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6500-1.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also areas of campgrounds with all their toys, beachy boater &#8220;party&#8221; spots,  and even farms with sheep and goats.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-74.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illinois River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We approach our final lock at Marseilles. It is a 24 foot drop.  No bollards, but lines.  So we grab a line to control Prime 11 as we lower. We enter alone, but soon Mystic is in there with us.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6501-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Last lock of the day! \ud83d\ude03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We arrive to Heritage Harbor. Heritage Harbor is a resort community built around a marina. The marina itself has 186 boat slips. Many houses are under construction and many lots are still for sale. The prices for homes seem to range from $300- 700 thousand. We are once again placed on a T-head.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-850x637.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6518-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prime 11 at dock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The marina offers lots of amenities to boaters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6683.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pool, cornhole and tiki bar, and even live entertainment!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And even a welcoming home for ducks!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6511-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who can not love those little ducklings!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But the best amenity is the loaner car.  Such a perk as we desperately need&#8230; what else? &#8230;. fresh underwear and towels!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-73.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To the Laundromat we go!  Very clean and nice! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was a nice reprieve at Heritage Harbor to catch up on chores and take a small break from the river run.  And Captain Tom was rewarded at the Ship&#8217;s Store&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6507-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Coming from Bourbon country, this is quite a find in a random marina in the middle of Illinois on the Illinois River.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-2048x1495.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-850x620.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6514-1-1320x963.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodnight All!  Next stop: Henry, Illinois<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About two miles downriver we come to Brandon Lock in the town of Rockdale. We lock through without any incident with our wall mate, the night before, Mystic, a 60+ foot Hatteras who just started the loop at Naperville. 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