What with the high gas prices and people staying closer to home, the Quad-Cities and the state of Iowa have decided to make a pitch to Chicagoans next spring to get them to come visit.
This is a favorite place for us to visit with lots to see and do, and very importantly, reasonably priced.
The Quad-Cities straddle the Mississippi River between the states of Iowa and Illinois. It consists of Rock Island and Moline in Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. It is about a 200 mile drive for us here in the northwest corner of Chicagoland.
The July 30th Quad-City Times had an editorial called "Q-C takes lead-off role in Iowa tourism campaign." In said that Chicagoans would be seeing commercials for Iowa and the area next spring. Film crews had been in town filming the Bix Fest and other events.
The Q-C and five other Iowa communities each kicked in $20,000 for the effort.
In the past, the Q-C has done a little advertising in Chicago, but it was too expensive to really push. But now, with the added money from the other towns, a better saturation will occur.
We usually take the two lane roads to the Q-C, where we really enjoy the District in Rock Island and the waterfront of Davenport. I-88 is an easy shot all the way.
We've Got a Lot of Great Stuff Right here in the Midwest. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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