![]() ![]() I try to wind it down and take the historic Lincoln Highway, which runs out of west suburban Plainfield (where it crosses Route 66), through Dixon and across the river into Clinton. ![]() There is nowhere else in America where, within a half-mile radius, you can camp out, watch a baseball game in a historic stadium and walk to a supper club on the Mississippi River.Ĭlinton (population 25,480) is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Chicago. Shower and laundry facilities are at the marina. The park has twenty-seven pads, all including 30/50 amp electricity and water. I’ve stayed there with my Ford Transit camper van. And just north of the stadium there’s the excellent Riverview Recreational Vehicle Park.The quirky bar was designed by Jan Prescott, the late mother of Candlelight owner Matt Prescott. Guests sip on Brandy Old Fashioneds along a twenty-foot clear bar top with lost keys, forgotten bracelets and bottle caps that resemble the muddy bottom of the Mississippi. The patio can seat up to one-hundred people. The Candlelight’s upstairs patio has a sterling view of the river as well as the four-by-seven mile Lake Clinton, the widest part of the entire Mississippi River. The newly named NelsonCorp Field is a five-minute walk from the Mississippi River, where you will find the Candlelight Inn supper club atop the two-level Clinton Marina.Originally called Riverview Stadium, the cinderblock and brick jewel is detailed with art deco and is one of the fifteen oldest pro ballparks in America. The Clinton LumberKings play low Class A ball in a tiny 4,800-seat ballpark built in 1937 by the WPA.But every summer I make sure to drive to Clinton, Iowa. In 2010 he leased the restaurant and marina in Clinton, Iowa, at 511 Riverview Drive, once again bringing a fresh perspective when his customers think of the Candlelight Inn, now one with a deck that overlooks the beautiful Mississippi River.CLINTON, IOWA-The Midwest offers summer getaways ranging from bikinis and Speedos to the natural beauty of dunes and sparrows. The new location brought a whole new look and attitude to the Candlelight Inn name. He saw a need to continue building the business, and in 2004 he built the Candlelight Inn at 2200 First Avenue, Rock Falls. In 2000, their son Matthew came home and took over the responsibility and ownership of the Sterling location. ![]() Their customers followed them, and the Candlelight grew. The building actually had been a barn at one time but was remodeled into a restaurant over the years and, before the Prescotts' purchase in 1989, it was a restaurant known as “The Country Squire.” They moved the business, remodeled and added on. Thus, they looked at other options and settled on a location on the north end of Sterling, 2907 N. However, Lyman Prescott did not want to sell. In the mid 1980s Bob and his wife, Jan, decided that their next move should be to buy the building the restaurant occupied at the 100 block of West Third. The business thrived for more than 20 years, especially after the invention of Chicken George in the early 1970s. After a short period, Chuck and Lyman left the business, although Lyman continued to own the building. The Candlelight Inn opened in June of 1967 under the ownership of Chuck Sisson, Lyman Prescott and Bob Prescott. We know our customers expect a high level of consistency, and we will bend over backward to make sure they get it – whether our customer is in Sterling, Rock Falls or Clinton. The Candlelight Inn has a reputation of hiring the best people, serving the best-quality product and having the best facilities.
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