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Nature
The Lodge on Hickory Ridge offers 50 acres to explore, as well as a stocked 2 acre pond for fishing. The area is surrounded by wildlife with a nature preserve within minutes of the lodge.
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
Drive through The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge with 11,122-acre wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana and only 7.4 miles from Hickory Lodge.
Dickson Mounds Museum
Dickson Mounds is a Native American settlement site and burial mound complex near Lewistown, Illinois. It is located 4.3 miles from Hickory Lodge on a low bluff overlooking the Illinois River. It is a large complex with cemeteries, superimposed burial mounds, and a platform mound.
Bird Watching
​​The Nature Conservancy Emiquon Preserve is another officially recognized “Important Birding Area” (IBA) by the Audubon Society. During spring and fall migrations the water is covered with tens of thousands of waterfowl, gulls, and terns. The prairie hosts Henslow’s and Grasshopper Sparrows, and the upland forests provides habitat to a range of woodpeckers and warblers. Rare Black-necked Stilts also nest here. [illinoisriverroad.org 2007-2024]
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