Anyone boating on the Illinois river by Peoria or Morris?
 

I was wondering what kind of boating goes on near Peoria and up by Morris. Some people have told me there is a pretty good party spot up by Peoria on the river...is this true? I also was thinking about going up by Morris to check out the scene up there. If anyone boats at either of these places please let me know if its worth while.

3 beaches in the Morris pool but BIG beach between Seneca & Morris is a party spot & gets real good when the suns goes down :eek::drink:

There is a spot near Eastport Marina in East Peoria where boaters beach/tie up. I believe it even has a website. Can't recall the name right off the top of my head but let me ask a buddy that frequents it and I will post again. There is another beach 10 miles North of Peoria called Bare Azz Beach that will have a bunch of boats on it if the river is at normal stage. You will also see a bunch of boats anchored and tied up just South of the 74 bridge in the No Wake in front of the Peoria riverfront area. There are docks there and you can go up to Joe's Crab Shack, Chicago Pizza, Hooters, etc.

I know that there's a East Peoria Boat Club up in that area, a friend of mine boats up there around MM 167.7 if you want their link let me know and I'll get it for you, good luck and have fun.

I run down to Peoria a few times a year. Lots of water to run. East Peoria Boat Club is very nice club and very hospitable. Contact Todd Peterson. He goes by Mack Daddy on Midwest Boat Party. com . Paradise Beach just north of Peoria gets pretty wild at times :drink: Several other places to stop heading north up to Henry Yacht Club. Bare Azz Beach as mentioned above and the beach on the south side of the Chillicothe railroad tressel. The Illinois River Basin Boating Association( approx. 25 clubs) puts out a calendar of events every year. I have the contacts for each club, but don't know if they have a web site.. Something is always going on. East Peoria Boat Club and Henry Yacht Club have Poker Runs or Fun Runs every year. Worth a trip down. I have had some great times down there. Just watch out for the flying Asian Carp. :eek:

Yup, Paradise Beach is the name I couldn't remember. I'm getting old since gee, what is the beach right next to? The Paradice Riverboat!!! They used to have a website but it is no longer active. They do have a Facebok page. Another spot to tie up (the one I frequent the most) is an old gravel pit off the West shoreline just South of the Henry bridge and marina. The entry is a bit shallow so you have to trim up and stay to the right going into the pit. Once in the water depth is about 6 foot at normal stage. Makes it nice to anchor up out of the current. If you do come over to Peoria just remember that Peoria lake is very shallow. In most spots it is only 1 1/2 - 3 foot deep so if you get outside the channel markers you are going to be stuck in a couple feet of silt.

Agreed!

Besides Paradice Beach at Peoria there is also the river front where there is usually some good concerts at CEFCU center stage. Usually have quite a few raft ups on the east side of the river across from DT Peoria, also.
If you go to Paradice Beach follow someone else in the first time. There is a pretty deep channel cut in there but you need to know where it is.

I have a copy of the 2011 Illinios River Basin Boating Association's calendar of events. I am having trouble trying to post it on here, but if anyone is interested PM me with your email address and I can send it to you. It has all the club activities and contact information.
Possibly someone else can post it on here for me. It's a PDF file?

sandbar Sunday... where the three rivers meet ( Illinois Kankakee , Des Plains rivers) can be a real good time

Illinois River Basin Boating Association's best margarita on the river event will be at the IVY Club on 5/7/11. They'll be people there from all the local boat clubs. Stop by and say hi. If we're on the boat, it's the one with the stereo cranked, lol.

gare

post the Link :drink:

Does anybody belong to any of the Yatch Clubs along the river?
Were Members of WWYC, and SRYC.

IRBBA Calendar of events
 

I saw the earlier posts on this, and I was checking out our website so I figured I'd post it.

IRBBA Calendar of Events 2010-11
APRIL2 Shoreline – Fish Fry
2 South Shore – Kitchen Opens
10 Three Rivers – Club Opening Day
10 Starved Rock – Pasta Dinner
24 Pekin – Hamm’s Fish Fry
30 TRN – Blues & BBQ W/Band

MAY
1 TRN – Kentucky Derby Party
2 Twin Harbors – Breakfast & Boat Safety Inspections
8 Holiday Harbor – Cinco de Mayo Margarita Party
8 Heritage Harbor – Cinco de Mayo Celebration
9 TRN – Mothers Day Brunch
15 Shoreline – Pork Chop Fry W/D.J.

15 Henry – Spring Golf Outing
15 Wide Waters – Launch Party
16 Joliet Yachting Club – Champagne Brunch
16 Wide Waters - Blessing of the Fleet
22 Three Rivers – Vessel Safety Checks by Calumet
Power Squadron
22 Three Rivers – Meet & Greet (Welcome & Invite people to join club) (Food & games)
22 Pekin – Q’s Wing Dings
29 TRN – Annual Poker Run W/Band
29 Heritage Harbor – Marina & Boat Blessing
29 South Shore – Get down on the deck W/Band

29 to 6/1 Twin Harbors – Annual Memorial Day
Weekend Cruise
30 Wide Waters – Dock Walk

JUNE
4-5 Spring Valley – Ship Wrecked Weekend W/Food,
Games, Band and Beverage
5 Starved Rock - 9th Ron Robb Special Peoples Cruise
5 Three Rivers – Semi-Annual Membership
Meeting
5 Twin Harbors – Customer Appreciation Day @ Springbrook Marina; toy boat sales; flare demonstration
5 East Peoria – Blessing of the Boats
6 Spring Valley – Annual Breakfast
12 Peoria Boat Club – Poker Run12 Heritage Harbor – Nat’l Marina Day & Jr. Fishing
Derby
12 Starved Rock – Steak Fry
19 Henry – Steak Fry
19 Peoria Riverfront – Steamboat Days & Parade of
Boats
19 South Shore – 75th Anniversary Weekend- Steak Fry
and music (more to come)
19 Twin Harbors – Toy boat race down Springbrook
19 Joliet Yachting Club – Steak Fry
20 TRN – Fathers Day Brunch
26 TRN – Chicken Fry/Bash W/Band
25 - 26 Pekin -IRBBA MISS RIVERBOTTOM

JULY
2 - 3 Shoreline – Island Party (DJ Contest on 9th, Band on
10th)
3 Heritage Harbor - 4th of July Celebration
2 South Shore –Fireworks W/Band
3 Twin Harbors – Pot Luck Dinner
10 Starved Rock - Beer Brats & Italian Sausage
11 Heritage Harbor – Bass Fishing Tournament
17 Pekin – TAPS Benefit – Food & Bands
17 Henry – IRBBA Cruise-In
17 South Shore – Beach Party
18 TRN – Fun in the Sun Day Party W/Band
23 Pekin – Poker Run & Steak Fry
24 Detweiller – Poker Run
24 Three Rivers – Pig Roast/Luau W/Band
29 to 8/1 Heritage Harbor – Riverfest – Old Town Ottawa
30 Spring Valley - Chicken Fry 31 Spring Valley - Steak Fry W/Band
AUGUST7 Joliet Yachting Club – Pool Party
7 Peoria Boat Club – Crab Races
7 Heritage Harbor – Venetian Night/Antique Wooden
Boat Parade
13 - 14 East Peoria – LUAU

14 Wide Waters – Pig Roast/Draw Down
17 Holiday Harbor – Cheeseburger in Paradise
20 South Shore – Pre-Bikini Contest W/ D.J.21 South Shore – Bikini Contest W/Bands, $1000.
1st Prize
21 Henry - Annual Poker Run21 Heritage Harbor – Volleyball & Trivia Night
22 South Shore – Emergency Breakfast W/Bloody M’s
28 Heritage Harbor – Parrot Head Party

SEPTEMBER
2 - 6 Starved Rock - Labor Day Weekend Blowout
(Food/Dockage/ 1 Price for weekend- details to follow)4 Heritage Harbor – 80’s Party
4 - 6 Twin Harbors - Labor Day Cruise
5 Heritage Harbor – Ducky Derby
10 Spring Valley - Chicken Fry
11 Spring Valley - Steak Fry W/Band
11 Wide Waters - Lobster Boil 11 South Shore – Lobster Boil – more to come
11 Pekin – V’s Washer Tournament
12 TRN – Fall Fun in the Sun Jam Session with Band
18 RIVERSWEEP18 East Peoria – 4th Annual Trailer Trash Bash
18 Henry – 3rd Annual Miller Time Golf Outing
18 Heritage Harbor – It’s Our River Day – Pirate Party
25 Shoreline – Pork Chop Fry
25 Twin Harbors – Morris Cornfest Fireworks Cruise

http://www.ivyclub.org/


Info on the Margarita contest in Calendar of events

is that the one that has the volly ball net, I went there once with one of my friends it was pretty cool

oops I ment to quote the dude talking about the sandbar on the kankakee, desplains, IL river area

There's a volley ball net that gets put up at Paradice Beach, also. Don't think I've ever seen anyone use tho, lol. They throw horse shoes sometimes and if mullets are your thing, once a year there's the "white trash bash". No date set yet this year.

:ernaehrung004:

Please post the date of the "White Trash Bash" when it is available. I was there a couple of years ago. It's quite entertaining. :grinser010:

yup thats the one...fun times...oops wrong qoute

yup thats the one.....fun times

you launching at BIG Basin ???

ill prolly stop out there a few times this summer, i mostly stay in the morris seneca area tho on the IL river

my friend put in at some crapy place across from carpies I dont know the name of it but I wouldnt try to put anything nice in the water there

Harbor side is nice but they B!@tch about the noise :lolhit:
fvck em :drink:

this wasnt harborside it was some crappy place with a bunch of boats laying around and one dock and a ramp, it was right across from carpies down a long lane

I'll take a pass on that one , may take a drive thru BIG Basin this weekend and see if Harborside is open for some Moms day grub if not theres always Springbrook buffet & the self serve bloody mary bar :eek::drink:

Andrews at springbrook just closed. Hope they find someone new soon!

:eek: that bl@ws BIGTIME , there's always Snug ,Monty's and the Brite spot in Marsailles worth the trip ... i'll have to stop by his home 2morrow afternoon see whats shakin

Im new to this OffShore.com but I searched some info in Il river. Im open to all sugestions/help etc. Im new to the il river put my boat in seneca for this year. Thanks

where at Boondocks ? wacky Jacks junkyard ? see ya at the Tiki bar look for the whippled fountain

Checking in from Peoria.

Here too. Gonna be Downtown all weekend.

I dont know if anybody cares or not, but I found out this past weekend that on saturday June 18th shorline boat club is holding a poker run in the Ottawa pool to raise money for the city of Ottawa for the fourth of July fireworks.
We did it last year it was fun, its nothing big or crazy but a good time none the less.

Fireworks at peoria.
 

It looks like Peoria's fireworks will be the largest in the state since Chicago's has apparently been cancelled. Peoria's was already in the top 6% of the nation. Should be good.
There's plenty of transient slips available in the area, also.

What time is this jump'in off? I may be able to round up a few boat loads from up river to lock down for the day.

the crappy place is three rivers marina

ME .. i gots no boat.... i just sew them...been around them most my life.....i go out there with friends they launch at here homes that are on the KKK river

Do you have 2012 by chance. do they have a web site?

Stopped in Harborside yesterday to have a look around and lunch with friends & wasn't impressed at all