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  Morrison

The city of Morrison is home to 4,447 residents and is located approximately 45 miles northeast of the Quad Cities metropolitan area at the intersection of Illinois Route 78 and U.S. Route 30. The area surrounding Morrison is agricultural and residential in nature. Morrison is well served by a school district that provides quality education to the youth of the community from K-12. Recreational opportunities include Rockwood State Park, ball diamonds, and several city parks, with a fourth park in the design phase. See their Covered Bridge at the intersection of Norrish and Crosby Roads.

DINING / LODGING

Blue Goose Run Restaurant & Corn Maze
14609 Blue Goose Road
Fine dining.
815-772-7200

China House
222A W. Main Street
Ethnic Chinese food.
815-772-8868

Fat Boy's Bar & Grill
201 E. Main Street
Home of the Fat Boy Burger! Lunch & dinner specials available.
Closed Sundays.

815-772-3978

Forest Inn Restaurant & Lounge
20657 Lincoln Road
Fine dining.
815-772-4557

KJ's Bar & Grill
115 West Main Street
Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner including daily specials.
815-772-8788


Mary's Restaurant
619 E. Lincolnway
Cafe and family style restaurant.
815-772-8278


Morrison Rockwood Marina
& Restaurant

Concessions are available seasonally offering boat rentals, bait sales and a dining area that offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and their famous Friday Night Fish Fry.
18301 Lake Road
815-772-3613

Original Taco
123 E. Main Street
Ethnic and Mexican food.
815-772-8226

SHOPPING

Aubrey's Candles & Crafts
16194 Lincoln Road
100% soy jar candles, bakery candles, electric candles, melts, along with handmade primitive country decor.
815-772-8644
everythingprim.com

Candle-Licious/Life Stone Aromas
634 East Lincoln Way
Highly scented, premium, handcrafted,
triple-scented candles.
"One candle scents an entire room!"

800-880-9852
candle-licious.com

Constantly Stitching N More
13690 Lincoln Road
Specialty store offers quilting fabric, notions, books, patterns and antiques. Closed Thursday & Sunday.
815-772-2833


Fitzgerald Pharmacy & Gifts
124 E. Main Street
Your friendly, neighborhood pharmacy offering medicines and prescriptions along with cosmetics, confections, greeting cards and unique gift items.
815-772-3415

K & R Greenhouse
15543 Bishop Road
Beautiful homegrown plants and
everything you need to go with them.
Open year-round.

815-772-4595

Lincoln Highway Gifts
104 E. Main Street
Morrison's largest gift shop offering fine gifts including Miche Bags, jewelry,
Willow Tree, Yankee, and Isabel Bloom.
A shopping experience you don't want to miss.

815-772-3858

RKR Landscape Nursery
9585 Henry Road
With 250 trees and shrubs labeled with their name and species, the nursery has been developed into a mini-arboretum ready for guests and potential clients to stroll around.
815-778-3664

Spangler's Landscape Design
12540 Lincoln Road
Huge displays of affordable nursery stock, landscaping materials, lawn ornaments, and garden supplies.
815-772-4318

Tegeler's Amish Furniture
13459 Crosby Road
Quality Amish-made furniture available in a variety of woods and stains.
815-772-3533
tegeleramishfurniture.com





 

ATTRACTIONS

Chamber of Commerce
221 W. Main Street
Maps and visitor information available.
815-772-3757
morrisonchamber.com


Covered Bridge
Crosby Road
Step back in time when you visit Whiteside County's very own covered bridge. Located north of Highway 30 off of Orange Street, the bridge is on the way to Morrison-Rockwood State Park.
815-772-3757

Cross Creek Golf Course
15523 Henry Road
Nine-hole public golf course offers an enjoyable golfing experience for players of all abilities. Proshop, snack bar, car/equipment rental, and driving range available.
815-772-7966
crosscreekgolfandestates.com


Fairhaven Fruit Farm
Fairhaven & Creamery Road
Growers and sellers of cherries and over 30 varieties of apples, also available are farm products like cider and honey.
815-772-9925
fairhavenfruitfarm.com


Frisbee Golf Course
Kelly Park, just off East High Street
This park has 3.4 acres and includes a professionally designed 9-hole frisbee golf course, playgound equipment, walking path and a picnic area.
morrisonil.org


Morrison Farmers' Market
202 E. Lincolnway
Locally grown, fresh produce and crafts are available at the market, which is open Saturday morning, rain or shine, June thru the first October weekend.
morrisonfarmersmarket.com

Morrison's Heritage Museum
202 E. Lincolnway
Located in a building on the National Historic Register, the museum has many interesting exhibits of Morrison memorabilia and the area.
815-772-8889

Morrison Rockwood State Park
18750 Lake Road
this picturesque state park featuring Lake Carlton offers a variety of recreational opportunities including picnicking, camping, fishing, boating, horse trails, and an abundance of wildlife.
815-772-4708
dnr.state.il.us

Morrison's Recreational Complex
Bishop Road & Route 30 East
35 acre park features four fast pitch softball/little league diamonds, one professional-sized baseball diamond, and a football/soccer field.
815-772-6139
morrisonil.org

Prairie Ridge Golf Course &
The Oak Room Restaurant

809 W. Morris Street
With its many elevation changes, this public 18-hole course offers beautiful vistas of countryside within Morrison. Friday and Saturday evening menu available.
815-772-8989

The Bike Barn Off Road Racing
13524 Black Road
Home of "The Moose Run" - Off-road racing events for M/C's, ATV's, 4x4
trucks and demolition derby's for cars.

815-778-3641
omanationals.com





 
     

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