WGN WGN News Special August 17, 2013
Course south following the flow past st. Louis skirting by cahokia with its mysterious indian mounds, but no time to stop because were focused on the rivers french heritage. Places like prairie du rocher, and the village of kaskaskia, established in 1703. But our camp site is fort chartres island just a short hike away from a Historic Stone fortification. Nearly a century before the revolutionary war, france controlled this part of illinois with fort de chartres guarding the strategically vital mississippi trade route. In the springtime thousands flock to rendezvous the spirited 18th century f...