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Quad Cities CVB Announces New Website & 2018 Guide

1/22/2018

The New Year means new items for the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB). The QCCVB announced today the launch of their new 2018 Activity Guide in both print and online versions, and a new website at www.qcinsider.com that showcases a behind-the-scenes look at the Quad Cities along with information on the QCCVB and its work in the tourism industry. This new website is in addition to the already popular www.visitquadcities.com that in used by nearly 700,000 visitors annually.

On www.qcinsider.com, learn about lion training at Niabi Zoo, see the inner machinery of the Channel Cat Water Taxi, or follow along on a tour of the Isabel Bloom Production Studio for example through a new series of videos and blog posts. The QC Insider website also features an interactive map allowing users to view all the content by location. Explore any of the downtown hotspots to see all the behind the scenes secrets of popular attractions and restaurants.

The QC Insider team is made up of local bloggers, video producers, and QCCVB staff—all long-time residents of the region who share their knowledge of the area with visitors and Quad Citizens alike. They have interests in arts, culture, sporting events, family friendly activities, and more. Follow along as they explore local fun facts and stories that people may not already know about the Quad Cities.

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Quad Cities is a Winter Resort for Eagles

12/18/2017

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Each winter when the weather turns cold, the Quad Cities area serves as host to a large majority of bald eagles making their annual southern migration from Canada to the unfrozen waters of the Mississippi River. The Quad Cities celebrates over 50 years of bald eagle education in the area.

Residents and visitors alike look to the skies to watch the eagles, easily identified by the white feathers of their heads and tails and their immense wingspans. A symbol of freedom and strength, and once on the brink of extinction, the bald eagles regularly awe visitors who line the banks of the Mississippi River on crisp, clear winter mornings.

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Find Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River this Winter

12/14/2016

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Photo Credit: Saffron Blaze, via http://www.mackenzie.co

The Mississippi River is the second most-visited U.S. natural resource (after the Grand Canyon). The bald eagles find it a pretty popular place to visit as well.

Each year from December through February, thousands of bald eagles migrate south to winter along the Mississippi River near the lock and dams. Turbulence created below the dams provides open water and a smorgasbord of stunned fish for eagles to feast upon. In addition, the wooded bluffs that overlook the Mississippi are excellent habitat for roosting and an increasing number of cases nesting. It’s not uncommon to see more than 10 eagles in one tree!

Bring your binoculars and take a trip this winter to this Upper Mississippi River region in Iowa and Illinois to catch a glimpse of the country’s national symbol. Take part in the many Bald Eagle Watches in January and February 2017 that happen in the communities that line the banks of the Great River Road from Dubuque, Iowa, south to Quincy, Illinois. For more information to start planning a winter Mississippi River getaway, visit www.TravelMississippiRiver.org

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