Trail Section 11 — Thomson to North Cordova
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Points-of-Interest
Fulton
- Heritage Canyon and Windmill, 515 North Fourth Street An authentic re-creation of an 1860’s village including a swinging bridge, log cabins, church, schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and 90 foot tall Dutch windmill.
U.S. Lock and Dam #13 – 4999 Lock Road. Rte. 84 Watch barges move through these locks up and down the Mississippi and watch eagles soar
Albany
- Indian Mounds State Historic Site, 12th Avenue & South Cherry Street. Ride the trail through burial mounds dating back to 2000 BC. Natives lived on a diet primarily composed of river fish, shellfish, mammals, and birds. There is a covered picnic area at the north entrance.
Accommodations — Motel/Hotel/B&B
Thomson
- Thomson House Villager Lodge – Rte. 84 and One Mile (one mile north of Thomson) 800-328-7829
- Lynn Wood Lynks and Lodge, Rte. 84, (4 miles Thomson) 815-259-8278
Fulton
- Maple Lane Motel & RV Parking, 18920 Frog Pond Road, 815-589-3038
- Pine Motel, off Rte. 84, 19020 13th St., 815-589-4847
Accommodations – Campgrounds
Thomson Causeway
- An Army Corps site just immediately south of Main Street at Thomson visible from the Great River trail on the right. 815-259-3628