Yearly Archives: 2017

WVEL Community Watch: The 2017 Steamboat Classic

WVEL Community Watch: The 2017 Steamboat Classic

(Photo By Flickr User terren in Virginia)     The 44th running of the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, 15 Kilometer, and 4 Kilometer Races will take place on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in downtown Peoria, IL. The Steamboat Classic has been known as the “World’s Fastest Four Miles,“ “Illinois Toughest 15K,“ and “Peoria’s Easiest 4K,”…MORE

WVEL Travel Watch: 2017 Burlington Steamboat Days/American Music Festival

WVEL Travel Watch: 2017 Burlington Steamboat Days/American Music Festival

(Photo By Flickr User Steve Borsch) “Get ready, get ready, get ready family, for the return of the 1-Tank Trips!” Showing our love to the city of Burlington, IA as they celebrate their annual Steamboat Days/American Music Festival! The 55th Annual Burlington Steamboat Days/American Music Festival is a Father’s Day weekend festival held each June in…MORE

WVEL Money Scope: 2017 Fortune 500 List

WVEL Money Scope: 2017 Fortune 500 List

(Photo By Flickr User State Farm)   It was a mixed year for area companies in the newly released 2017 Fortune 500 list of major world corporations. Caterpillar fell from 59th to 74th place since last year in Fortune’s estimation. The magazine cited an 18 percent decline in sales from 2015 due to weak oil…MORE

WVEL Travel Watch: Best Vs. Worst Staycations- Inside The Numbers

WVEL Travel Watch: Best Vs. Worst Staycations- Inside The Numbers

(Photo By Flickr User Roger Smith)   With summer arriving and only 35 percent of Americans planning to take a family vacation away from home this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations.   Best vs. Worst Staycations Inside The Numbers: •New Orleans, LA has…MORE

52nd Annual Tremont Turkey Festival

52nd Annual Tremont Turkey Festival

(Photo By Flickr User Joe Shlabotnik)     “There ain’t nobody here but us turkeys, there ain’t nobody here at all; so calm yourself and stop that fuss, there ain’t nobody here but us. We turkeys tryin’ to sleep and you butt in, and gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, with your chin!” The Tremont Turkey Festival…MORE

46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival

46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival

  (Photo By Flickr User David Feltkamp)   Taking place on the Riverfront in downtown Peoria, the 46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival combines a bigger, better carnival, delicious food and drinks, great musical entertainment, and more in a family-friendly atmosphere! Continuing this great Peoria tradition, Steamboat Days Festival 2017 will be held on Thursday, June…MORE

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