Illinois Driftless Area Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Illinois Driftless Area
The Illinois Driftless area is locally renowned for its scenic beauty (especially inChicagoland), and this helped boost its tourist industry. As more and more people visited and vacationed there, the area grew to meet the demand.Galenais particularly tourist-driven, but evenStocktonandMount Carrollhave some tourist elements. It is called the Illinois Driftless Area because it is part of thedriftless zone. "Driftless" refers to the geological history of the area: its ground hasn't been eroded by glaciers during Ice Ages, nor does it have rocks or other sediments transported there by moving glaciers.
Illinois Driftless Area Travel Guide Sections
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