Description:  Steamboat ‘Coming’ is a medley of songs and stories by Mark Twain and other riverboat pilots and roustabouts who made the river their home.  Travel the Illinois River through time and meet Steamboat Captain Henry Detweiller, friend of Abraham Lincoln and rival to Mark Twain.  Storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis shares the stories of Twain, Lincoln and life on the Illinois River in the mid-1800s.

Date:  Sunday, April 2, 2023

Time:  1 p.m.

Location:  Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center

Registration required: No