ExplorePeoria.com Entertainment Report: The Spirit of Peoria
This week the ExplorePeoria.com Entertainment Report takes a trip back in time to enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Spirit of Peoria! This authentic paddlewheeler will delight you and your whole family. With many different types of sightseeing cruises plus extended overnight cruises to other river cities, the Spirit also offers private events too. For more information about the Spirit of Peoria including tour dates, times and prices plus to reserve a cruise online, visit SpiritofPeoria.com
Spirit of Peoria - Sightseeing Cruise Timelapse
Time Lapse video of the Spirit of Peoria's sightseeing cruise
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Peoria, Illinois is home to Peoria Riverfront Museum, Caterpillar Visitors Center, great annual events, attractions, shopping, dining minor league baseball, Peoria Civic Center and much more. Come to Peoria early and stay out late with all the exciting attractions and things to do in Peoria. Peoria's unique riverfront location plays host to numerous outstanding live entertainment opportunities in the warmer months. Come and sample the different marvelous wines at one of Peoria's three area wineries. Shop till you drop at our wide variety of malls and chic boutiques or set out on an adventure and experience the nature that Central Illinois has to offer at the local Peoria Zoo or the Wildlife Prairie Park. There's so many ways to Play in Peoria,
During the spring seasons Peoria, Illinois hosts the IHSA State Basketball March Madness Tournament, garden shows, music festivals and more. With the heat of summer, it's the perfect time to head to Splashdown Waterpark to cool off or swing by the riverfront in the evenings to enjoy a variety of concerts at the CEFCU Center Stage. The fall months are the ideal time to take a tour on the Spirit of Peoria or a short drive to Morton for the annual Pumpkin Festival. The cool winter time is the only time to experience the East Peoria Festival of Lights or see the longest running parade in America, the Santa Claus Parade.
Where to Stay
Whether you're looking for a luxurious downtown Peoria hotel or a cozy bed and breakfast, the Peoria area offers nearly 4,000 rooms to choose from. The hotels have countless amenities to make your stay in Peoria one to remember. With accommodations like heated indoor swimming pools, complimentary breakfast, high-speed internet, airport shuttles and plenty of group meeting space, the Peoria Area's hotels are sure to be prefect for every different occasion.
Restaurants in Peoria, IL
From all-American fried chicken to sushi, steak and barbecue, Peoria restaurants will make your taste buds tingle and satisfy every budget. Peoria's delightful dining is distinctive to say the least. The Peoria riverfront provides the unique opportunity to eat while gazing out at the Illinois River. Also, the riverfront is Kelleher's Irish Pub & Eatery; here you can experience traditional Irish foods as well as numerous cocktails. Along the riverfront is the Rhythm Kitchen Music Café, where live music is played most nights and the atmosphere gives you a chance to relax and recharge. Alexander's Steakhouse has been the place to get your steak cooked just the way you want it in Peoria since 1983. You can either cook it yourself or have a trained chef cook it for you. It's your choice. To feed your seafood appetite, consider the Jonah's Seafood House, with a versatile menu and daily specials. With so many different restaurants in Peoria, you'll find the perfect spot for a meal during your stay.
Peoria Area Shopping
Looking for an excuse to shop while visiting the Peoria Area? Try the funky and fabulous home and gift shops lining the river on downtown Peoria's RiverFront, or those paving the way in Peoria Heights, Washington Square, or Princeton. You'll find stores of all types in shopping centers such as Metro Centre, Junction City or Sheridan Village. Don't miss a stroll through one of the malls including the Shoppes at Grand Prairie.
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Spirit of Peoria
The Spirit of Peoria is a 160 ft long, 275 ton paddle boat built in 1988. This beautiful, ornate boat offers 1 to 5 day themed cruises along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, making it one of the nation’s only overnight paddle boat cruises. Offering a large variety of cruises, the Spirit of Peoria has something for everyone to enjoy!
Visit their website to learn more about the Spirit of Peoria, and find the perfect cruise for you!
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Peoria Players Theatre at 100 Years.
It is a place of fantasy, of drama, of spectacle. Craftsmanship and materials come together with the human spirit to allow us to suspend our disbelief and to be transported into another world outside ourselves.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, conventional theater in the United States was going through an upheaval. Cinema was on the rise, and the sensational melodramas of the theater were now fodder for the big screen. This lead to a dramatic decrease in the level of experimentation and stifled creative theater for many years, as producers and theater owners only produced shows that would realize the highest of profit margins. Young theater practitioners around the world were desperate for a change. They wanted a place where new ideas could grow.
On a brightly moon-lit June night in 1919, twenty-five eager, creative Peorians gathered and decided to form an amateur “players” group...
Three locations, the great depression, two major wars, and over 1000 productions... Journey through 100 continuous years of Peoria Players Theatre, as WTVP presents,
“The Peoria Players.”
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Calliaphone on the SPIRIT OF PEORIA
Travis C. Vasconcelos playing a departure concert on the calliaphone of the SPIRIT OF PEORIA of Peoria, IL as she departs Brandenburg, KY bound for Louisville, KY for the BELLE's 100th Birthday Bash.
Spirit of Peoria Documentary
This was one of my school projects for my Multimedia class in the fall 2018. We had to create a documentary film about something local to the Peoria Illinois Area.
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Illinois River From the Spirit of Peoria
Footage of the IL River taken from the Spirit of Peoria Paddlewheel Riverboat
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The Sprit of Peoria Ragtime Riverboat Cruise
The Sprit of Peoria Ragtime Riverboat Cruise
On Monday July 30th I had the pleasure of traveling the Illinois River upon the Spirit of Peoria for a two day riverboat cruise. The cruise featured some of the finest ragtime piano players around : Sue Keller, Faye Ballard & Adam Swanson. Contest organizer / emcee Ted Lemen was the on board comedian keeping everyone laughing with his nonstop high jinx; Ted also provided some musical entertainment along with the featured Ragtime piano players.River Boat historian Brian Fox educated & entertained the passengers with fascinating stories of days gone by.
Equal to the impressive entertainment was the kind courteous staff & delicious food. Special Thanks to the on board Captain: Dylon, Chef: Debbie, Servers: Torie, Linda & Tammi, Deck Hands: Billy & Howard.
I loved every minute of this wonderful trip. If you want a fun relaxing, entertaining vacation I highly recommend a trip aboard The Spirit of Peoria.
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15 Best Things to Do in Peoria, Illinois
Spirit of Peoria - Hannibal MO Docking
The Spirit of Peoria Riverboat made a four-day trip from Peoria to Hannibal MO with intermediate stops at unusual places because high water continues to plague river traffic. At Starved Rock State Park and Florence IL dockings, a tree is sometimes used to tie the boat to the shore after nosing it into soft mud. But, this time the anchor was a trencher attached to a long rope stretching to the boat at Clarksville MO for the evening. That's Capt. Alice Grady getting a few pictures of her own of this unusual lash-up. A bus was ready to take the boat riders to the hotel when a BNSF coal train sped past while Barry Cloyd announced it was coming. We passed the same train later that evening in the van, and after arriving at the hotel, I walked down the hill towards the Mississippi River and saw an train go by, thinking it was the same one. So I watched the Hannibal municipal band play a tune, then walked to the riverfront, only to find that another train arriving from the south was the one we'd seen at Clarksville. It zooms past the waterfront with a helper on the end.
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From Distilleries to Stills: Prohibition in Peoria
Peoria was the whiskey capital of the world. Alcohol production was a business that meant a huge income for the distillery owners, who in turn made a huge contribution to the community in the form of culture, buildings and sculptures—some of which still stand today. It also provided jobs, not just in the alcohol industry but for a myriad of businesses that supported the distilleries. The production of whiskey and beer was a source of important taxes for both the federal and local governments. But times change, and in January of 1920, it all came to an end.
This original WTVP production looks at the causes of Prohibition, its effects on Peoria, and the legacy left behind. It also shares a few stories of the more lawless and colorful activities that it inspired.
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Ep. 94 - Peoria State Hospital
On today's episode we are joined by author and paranormal investigator Sylvia Shults. The Peoria State Hospital opened in 1901 in the village of Bartonville in Illinois. The asylum was home for the mentally ill for seventy-two years and it provided some of the state of the art care at the time, but it was also the scene of some very tragic circumstances. Many people died here, both patients and staff. These tragedies combined with the fact that Bartonville was once Native American land and it is an area surrounded by water and limestone have quite possibly led to the Peoria State Hospital being rumored to be haunted. There seems to be many fractured spirits here at the Peoria State Hospital. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Peoria State Hospital with Sylvia Shults. Moment in Oddity features Nosferatu's Director's Skull Stolen and This Day in History features the discovery of Messier 80.
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The Sinking of the Columbia
Since the advent of steam-powered vessels, riverboats were a popular form of excursion. While somewhat dangerous at first (boiler explosions and general safety issues), riverboats had become a fairly safe way to travel by the early 1900's. One such popular vessel, was the Steamer Columbia, which sailed out of the port of Peoria, Illinois. On what was supposed to be a routine Moonlight Excursion to Alfresco Park, a popular amusement destination along the Illinois river in Peoria, something went terribly wrong. On the return voyage to Pekin, Illinois, the Columbia ran into a dense fog covering the river. With pressures to have everyone home by midnight, the pilot pressed on through the murk. With no visual landmarks, two 90-degree bends in the river, and a sand bar, the boat ran aground on the Peoria County side of the river, across from Wesley City (now present day Creve Coeur). Fearing the worst, Captain Herman Mehl ordered the hull to be checked for water. The engineer and the first mate discovered the hull was flooded. Whether it a submerged stump or other debris, a decision had to be made. The captain ordered the pilot, Tom Williams to Run her ashore! As the river was not that deep, the pilot figured he had enough time to move the vessel to the other shore, where there would be help available from the small mining and fishing village. They could never have predicted what happened next.
Seat installation at Peoria Civic Center.
Seat installation at Peoria Civic Center.
By: David Zalaznik - @DavidZalaznik
Journal Star Staff photographer . Produced book Life Along the Illinois River published by University of Illinois Press.
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Published on: August 6, 2014
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