Check out this great video about WWH that one of ourguests put together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0DhvCdTYUY

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Links

Here is a list of our favorite links about Pike County We hope this list helps you get a better feel of what our community has to offer. If you have suggestions about other sites to include, send email to comments@williamwatsonhotel.com

Whitetail Properties
Whitetail Properties is a team of professionals who have a solid working knowledge of both the hunting and business sides of agricultural and recreational land ownership.
whitetailproperties.tv/

Serenity Day Spa
Located in downtown Pittsfield, Serenity Day Spa offers a retreat from the stress of everyday life.  We provide a wide variety of massage and body treatments as well as tanning bed, sauna and steam canopy services.
serenitydayspasite.net

Pike County Chamber of Commerce
Pike County Courthouse Pike County has much to offer to families and businesses that are thinking about relocating in the area. This website provides a wide variety of information from annual events to economic development information. We invite you to tour the communities in the county, including the county seat, Pittsfield, Illinois.
pikeil.com

Collver Family Winery
You are in for a rare treat when you visit the Collver Family Winery. This family owned winery features some very unique award winning wines. Opened in 2002, Collver Family Winery is located on I-72 Exit 20 in Barry, IL. The winery was the first to open in West Central IL in over 100 years.
collverfamilywinery.com

Old Orchard Country Club
The 9-hole "Old Orchard" course at the Old Orchard Country Club facility in Pittsfield, Illinois features 2,922 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36 . The course rating is 34.7 and it has a slope rating of 119.  Designed by Scotty Glasgow, the Old Orchard golf course opened in 1957. Bruce Ivers manages the course as the General Manager.
www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=346745 - 64k

Blue River Outdoors
Blue River Outdoors, Inc. provides quality WHITETAIL DEER BOW HUNTS and SPRING TURKEY HUNTS on a well-managed 4000 acres of beautiful wildlife habitat. Our unique program is exclusive to one group of hunters at a time per tract. We are a member of Access Illinois Outdoors and the Pike County Chamber of Commerce.
blueriveroutdoors.com

Two Rivers Jeep Club
Two Rivers is the world's largest all-Jeep wheeling club with dedicated trails on 100% private lands, made available through the generosity of the residents of west central Illinois. While there is no public access to these lands, we sponsor events which are open to the public.
trjc.com

The Prarie Windmills

Visit the “Prairie Mill” in Golden, Illinois (Adams County), a restored Dutch smock windmill and a historic landmark in western Illinois.  It is the only restored, US-built windmill operating with its original millstones and wood gear mechanism!  Built in 1873 by Henry Emminga, it’s one of only two dutch windmills in downstate Illinois.

Tours are available from May 2, 2009 through October 25, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4 PM.

Tours are also available by appointment or by chance.

prariewindmill.org


William Watson Hotel was originally built in 1838 and was called Mansion House Hotel.  Owners Jonas and Jane Ann Petty renovated for over two years and the hotel reopened in December 2008.