Looking for Lincoln Scavenger Hunt 2023

Illinois is rich in history, espcially when it deals with Honest Abe. On your visit to Illinois, take a journey through all the towns Lincoln once visited in the Looking for Lincoln Scavenger Hunt. On this hunt, you will get first hand experience to Lincoln's journey as a young lawyer, arguing many landmark cases and the famour Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Below is the challenges listed. The challenges include many questions and selfies that can be completed by traveling to notable Lincoln sites and attractions through most of LaSalle and Livingston county. To gather more information and a detailed look, download our app Heritage Corridor. Now, get ready for an endless amount of travel and learning. 

• Challenge 1: The Ottawa Visitors Center Looking for Lincoln Photo: Snap a selfie with the Lincoln cut-out at the Visitor Center. 
• Challenge 2: Ottawa's Looking for Lincoln Wayfinding Signs Question: Where was Lincoln carried off to following the Great Debate?
• Challenge 3: Ottawa's 'The Day of the Great Debate' Mural Photo: Take a selfie with this larger than life Lincoln Mural.
• Challenge 4: Starved Rock State Park's Lincoln Plaque Photo: Join the time-tested tradition of rubbing Lincoln's nose for good luck, snap a selfie!
• Challenge 5: Starved Rock Lodge's Lincoln Woodcarving and Souvenir Penny Smasher Photo: Snap a selfie with a freshly smashed souvenir penny or the Lodge's Lincoln carving.
• Challenge 6: The LaSalle County Historical Museum's Lincoln Carriage Question: Who owned the carriage that transported Lincoln to the debate site?
• Challenge 7: Lock 14's Canal Silhouettes Photo: Capture a selfie with the iconic I&M Canal cut-out silhouettes.
• Challenge 8: I&M Canal Boat Tour Photo: Take a selfie on, or near, the replica canal boat in LaSalle.
• Challenge 9: Lock 16 Cafe and Visitors Center's Exhibit Panel Question: What is the 4th word in the Lincoln quote in the exhibit panel?
• Challenge 10: Pontiac's Historic Strevell House Photo: Take a selfie at this historic home, where Lincoln spent the night.
• Challenge 11: Pontiac's Lincoln Statue Photo: Take a picture with this statue of Lincoln as a young lawyer.
• Challenge 12: Pontiac's Presbyterian Church Question: What group did Lincoln give a speech to about "The Wheel and Axle"?
• Challenge 13: The Looking for Lincoln Storyboard Funeral Train Question: What time did Lincoln's funeral train pass through Pontiac?
• Challenge 14: Looking for Lincoln Storyboard Riverbank Debate Question: Who did Lincoln debate on the bank of the Vermillion River?

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