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Ozark Tours 43rd Journey Through Illinois Shawnee Hills
A 27-man group undertook the 43rd Illinois Ozark Tours trip through Pope and Gallatin counties in the Shawnee National Forest. leader Hank Payne and guide Bernard Wirth helped narrate sites from Green House to Jackson's Hollow, with Milestone Knob pictographs and Martha's Woods challenges noted along the rugged route. The ride began in Harrisburg, featured rustic lodging, heavy blackberry desserts, and a focus on pioneering memories.
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Ilinois Ozark
Pope and Gallatin County
Shawnee National Forest
Harrisburg
Illinois
Rock House
Hayes Creek Canyon
Eddyville
Millstone Knob
Hank Payne