Mel's Illinois Riverdock Resturant - a interesting place at best. Pay your $25 to tie up to barge and run your generator. GREAT catfish and all homemade desserts. Ron had brisket and we had enough food for 2 more meals. You can tell by the photo's that it was a day of dodging logs and stuff on the river. This is not our favorite part of the trip. Tomorrow off to Alton, IL. a short run of about 40 miles.

Carrot cake!

the debris is held up by the markers and sometimes takes everything with it down the river.

You can't rely on the markers as the Illinois Waterway has been so fast due to rain that the markers are everywhere, including on shore.