Piasa Bird

Landmark in the middle of nowhere, that's pretty cool. There' s plenty of parking and a plaque with info that you can almost read, but may be better to bring a large piece of paper and pencil to...

Everywhere we go, people want to know, who we are...... We are the birds, the mighty, mighty birds....... That is part of an old high school cheer. I'm a graduate of Southwestern High School and...

It was a beautiful late afternoon. It seemed a lovely idea to take a walk near the big water. It was convenient to do so at the first noticeable stop on the River Road past Alton, a place called...

1 mile up the Great River Road (a site in an of itself) from the Alton Visitor's Center, the Piasa Bird park is a monument to the Illini Indian legend of the great Piasa Bird. It is pronounced...

It's hard to see a replica of what was once an original painting that we honored as a legend in our area. Nevertheless it is what is left of a past that is very much unknown, for it is a legend...