Port Byron, Illinois -
Tug Fest - East Side of Mississippi River Tug-of-war
Unique competition pits two towns on opposite banks of the Mississippi River against each other in an annual tug-of-war.
- Address:
- Cherry St., Port Byron, IL
- Directions:
- Just north of where I-80 crosses the Mississippi River. The rope crosses the river at the town docks on Cherry St.
- Hours:
- Once a year in mid-August.
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Tug Fest - East Side of Mississippi River Tug-of-war Every year, as part of a weekend-long street fair, the good
folks of Port Byron, Illinois and LeClaire, Iowa, throw a big rope across the
Mississippi River and have a tug-of-war between the two states. TugFest
takes place in mid-August; in 2001 the actual tug-of-war will be on August
11. [Chuck King, 06/26/2001]
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