Illinois and Indiana Route Exchange Points

Posted June 26th, 2007 by MarkSteele

Meet the runners, hear the message, and pass it on.

Every 10 miles of our 15,200 mile journey there is an exchange point where both the baton and our vital message about drinking water are passed on. At these exchange points, the Blue Planet Run crew will be set up to answer questions, explain the water issue and encourage the public to become messangers. These exchange points are the best place to interact with the Blue Planet Run runners. Please search the list for the location nearest you.

If you want to join in the excitement or show support by running along with us, please keep in mind safety and security are our utmost concerns for this 95-day trip around the world. Frankly, we need messengers more than runners. But if you can't stand still knowing about the water issue, please try to join us in these great, safe locations free from traffic. (See right)

If You Want to Run With Us

8/20 Day 81 - St. Louis
Riverfront Trail – Total: 12.5 miles
Begin at Gateway Arch EP – Run 9.5 miles to EP at Riverfront Park
Run 3 more miles – Cross the Chain Of Rocks Bridge to IL side of River – end at parking lot on IL side

8/22 Day 83 - Chicago
Lakefront Trail. Total: 18 miles
Begin at start of Trail – EP at Buckingham Fntn/Grant Park – mile 10.5
Continue on trail to next EP at 71st St (Trail ends)

Date	Time	City	State	Exchange Point Location, Description, or Directions
8/20/07	18:00	Granite City	Illinois	Oldenburg Road on left - across from Lakeview Commerce Ctr on right
8/20/07	19:30	Edwardsville	Illinois	Hazel Rd on right - Dead Ends just off to the right
8/20/07	21:00		Illinois	Lindenbroker Rd on left
8/20/07	22:30		Illinois	Wolf Road on right
8/21/07	0:00	Litchfield	Illinois	Stacey's Rt 66 Caf≥ on right
8/21/07	1:30			shoulder/turn off point on right, just before Waggoner/Morrisonville sign on left
8/21/07	3:00	Farmersville		Shell Gas/Art's Motel Restaurant on right, as road curves left
8/21/07	4:30	Divernon	Illinois	Silos/barn on left
8/21/07	6:00	Springfield	Illinois	Idlewilde Lane /Lucien Point entrance on left, just before bridge over lake
8/21/07	7:30	Springfield	Illinois	Washington Middle School/ball fields on right
8/21/07	9:00		Illinois	Neal Rd on right, grey house on left down Neal
8/21/07	10:30	Elkhart	Illinois	Old Gas station on right, just before large silo's at CR 10/Governor Oglesby St - center of town to right here
8/21/07	12:00	Lincoln	Illinois	"The Mill" abandoned restaurant on right
8/21/07	13:30		Illinois	shoulder of road, small Do Not Dig sign on right
8/21/07	15:00		Illinois	side of road, grove of trees on right, followed by Funks Grove Maple Syrup sign
8/21/07	16:30	Bloomington	Illinois	Carpenters Local 63 Union Hall on right - picnic pavilion
8/21/07	18:00		Illinois	road shoulder, just past Airport Rd/800 Rd and RR crossing on right
8/21/07	19:30	Lexington	Illinois	The Filling Station on right, as cross Main St - Freedom Gas on left
8/21/07	21:00	Chenoa	Illinois	Gravel pull off on right next to RR tracks
8/21/07	22:30	Pontiac	Illinois	JB Lee Transportation truck yard on left
8/22/07	0:00	Odell	Illinois	2nd St on left, end of residential area
8/22/07	1:30	Dwight	Illinois	Dwight Rd intersection, shoulder of Rt 66 on right
8/22/07	3:00	Gardner	Illinois	Streetlight at Houston Rd on right, sign for Mazonia- Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife area
8/22/07	4:30	Wilmington	Illinois	Shell Gas station on right, at Daniels St - across from Launching Pad drive in
8/22/07	6:00		Illinois	shoulder/dirt road on right, just past marker sign - "53 WIL 18"
8/22/07	7:30	Joliet	Illinois	I&M Canal Passage Trailhead at end of park
8/22/07	9:00	Romeoville	Illinois	Emily Lane on left - No Outlet Road
8/22/07	10:30		Illinois	Left shoulder, just after No Passing Zone sign - stoplight visible up ahead
8/22/07	12:00	Chicago	Illinois	LaSalle Bank on right - across from Chicago Public Library on left (55th St is on other side of Bank, so can be accesses from both roads)
8/22/07	13:30	Chicago	Illinois	parking lot at end of Farrar, adjacent to Ogden Ave - high visibility in corner of park, across from Mt Sinai Hospital
8/22/07	15:00	Chicago	Illinois	Wrigley Field
8/22/07	16:30	Chicago	Illinois	End of Loyola Park, Lakefront area with apartments
8/22/07	18:00	Chicago	Illinois	Grant Park - Buckingham Fountain
8/22/07	19:30	Chicago	Illinois	The Renaissance at South Shore parking lot on left, just thru intersection before RR crossing - Tent can be set up on corner in front of S Shore Cultural Center, or on 71st St corner by bus stop
8/22/07	21:00	Chicago	Illinois	Aldi Grocery/Family Dollar parking lot on right at 119th St
8/22/07	22:30	Chicago Heights	Illinois	Salvation Army store on right
8/23/07	0:00	Crete	Illinois	White Oak Lane on right
8/23/07	1:30	Crown Point	Indiana	Hillside Community Church on right
8/23/07	3:00	Winfield	Indiana	Falling Waters homes entrance on left
8/23/07	4:30	Valparaiso	Indiana	7-Eleven on right
8/23/07	6:00			Old Rt 2 - old road on the left, just before SR 2 curves right, farm/silos ahead on right
8/23/07	7:30	La Porte	Indiana	private drive on left, just before 30 MPH road curves left sign and aluminum shed/barn on right
8/23/07	9:00	La Porte	Indiana	private drive on left, just before 30 MPH road curves left sign and aluminum shed/barn on right
8/23/07	10:30		Indiana	CR 500 E on right, next to phone pole and row of trees
8/23/07	12:00		Indiana	shoulder on right just past short bridge w/ yellow guardrails
8/23/07	13:30	South Bend	Indiana	College Football Hall Of Fame on right
8/23/07	15:00		Indiana	Patrician Park Dr on right - good pull off on shoulder, plus side road
8/23/07	16:30	Elkhart	Indiana	Verizon Wireless (sign) entrance on left across from 2 garage bldgs on right
8/23/07	18:00	Waterford Mills	Indiana	Marathon Gas on right, just past Egbert Rd, Waterford Elementary School on left
8/23/07	19:30	Milford	Indiana	Emeline St, red blinking light - main center of small town - The Papers Inc. HQ on left, Whetten Pizza and Bud Bar on left, street parking, or Natl City Bank parking lot
8/23/07	21:00	Warsaw	Indiana	Wal Mart strip mall parking lot on right, after Chrysler and GM dealerships - CAUTION busy area
8/23/07	22:30		Indiana	side of road on right prior to Packerton Rd
8/24/07	0:00	Kinsey	Indiana	CR 700 E on right, across from grey barn on left
8/24/07	1:30	Luther	Indiana	Kennedy Tractor Repair Shop on right - sign for Agco/New IdeaÉetcÉ
8/24/07	3:00	Huntington	Indiana	Corner of Franklin St, Courthouse Bldg across on left
8/24/07	4:30		Indiana	900 North on right, just past white rail fence on left - alternate is 900 North just ahead on left, across from 2 small houses - park as far on side of road as possible
8/24/07	6:00		Indiana	cross 400 S, then base of hi- tension power line on left
8/24/07	7:30		Indiana	St Matthew's UM Church on left, at road 500 N
8/24/07	9:00		Indiana	right side of road prior to Stop sign at SR 9 (not a busy rd here)
8/24/07	10:30	Brimville	Indiana	Triplett St on rt, just after crossing over bridge, sign for the town of Brimfield on the right, Berkley Machine Corp on right also
8/24/07	12:00		Indiana	gravel cut out/left corner of 450 S intersection
8/24/07	13:30	Howe	Indiana	entrance for Pioneer Country Estates mobile home park on right

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