The facilities include a choice of two scenic camping locations both with modern restrooms and heated showers. Winter camping offers a heated lodge surrounded by woodland ski trails, sledding hills and an old fashion skating pond. This 1880s home in Cresco has been decorated and furnished, as it would have been more than 100 years ago with everything authentic. Tours are conducted on Sunday, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Although only six-acres, it is a popular spot to take your family fishing in a safe environment.
Wildlife abounds with a camping and picnic area located on the southeast edge.
The only agriculturist to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Norman Borlaug , was born and raised on a farm located two miles north and three miles west of Protivin. Dr. Borlaug's childhood schoolhouse has been moved to the homestead and plans call for future development of the property both for research and historical interest. The five rare stage curtains that were used in the early 1900s in the Brown Opera House of Riceville now hang in the Riceville Public Library and are available for viewing. The unusual full size curtains hang on a stage that is a facsimile of the old opera house. 8 - Hunting Pheasant hunting has made a tremendous comeback in recent years throughout the county.