Galena Country Tourism

We are excited to share that Galena has been featured in an academic paper from Negative Population Growth written by Mark Cromer, titled “Losing Population and Loving It.” This insightful paper explores the positive aspects in a city’s dwindling population. We could not agree more, Galena has only become more exceptional as a result! Thank you Negative Population Growth for shedding a light on the unique charm of Galena! #GalenaCountryTourism #VisitGalena 

Galena Country Tourism is thrilled to announce that we have been mentioned by World Atlas as one of the cutest towns to visit in Illinois! 🤗 The article highlights many of the wonders of Galena including our historical sights and our endless entertainment! Check out the article to see if your business was mentioned! We greatly appreciate World Atlas for including Galena in this article! 🌎 Thank you Worldatlas.com! #GalenaCountry #VisitGalena #GalenaCountryTourism

We are excited to share with you that Galena Country has been featured in HGTV's Best Small Towns to Celebrate Halloween! 🎃 The article wonderfully depicted Galena’s Halloween festivities including the Galena Halloween Parade and Festival, Warren’s Pumpkin Festival, and the ghost tours of Galena!  Check out the article to see if your business was mentioned! We are honored to be highlighted in such a renowned media source. Thank you HGTV! 🎉 #GalenaCountry #HalloweenInGalenaCountry #VisitGalena

We are proud to announce that Galena has been featured in the latest Chicago Sun-Times article! 🤗 🤗 The article highlights adventurous day trips outside of Chicago. Galena was mentioned among ten different day trips in the midwest. We are honored to be highlighted in such a well-known and renowned travel article. Check out the article linked to the post! Thank you Chicago Sun-Times! ☀ #VisitGalena #GalenaCountry #ChicagoSunTimes

Explore the splendor of Galena Country's golf courses by checking out our latest promotional video! 🏌♀️🏌♂️ The video beautifully showcases Galena Country's world-class golf courses and picturesque landscapes! ⛳ The courses portrayed in this video are Apple Canyon Lake Golf Course, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa Golf Course, Galena Golf Course, Lacoma Golf, and Lil General Mini Golf. Click the link below to see the charm of Galena Country's golf courses! #GalenaCountry #GalenaCountryGolf #VisitGalena

The latest buzz is that the Galena Country Tourism Staff recently had the exciting opportunity to visit Dry Creek Beekeeping! 🐝 Dry Creek Beekeeping is a new business that’s mission is to spread the knowledge of beekeeping. We had the opportunity to fully immerse ourselves in the experience by suiting up and learning about the fascinating craft of beekeeping. This experience was truly enlightening and delightful. Supporting local businesses like Dry Creek Beekeeping is not only a cornerstone of our business philosophy but also crucial for fostering a thriving community. Thank you Dry Creek Beekeeping! 🐝 #GalenaCountryTourism #DryCreekBeekeeping #VisitGalena

This past week we had the exciting opportunity to join in the excitement of the John Deere Classic! 🏌♂️ ⛳ Tom has been out of office diligently promoting our wonderful Galena Country in the Quad Cities. We look forward to seeing some John Deere Classic traffic in Galena soon! Thank you John Deere Classic for this amazing opportunity! #JohnDeereClassic #GalenaCountryTourism #VisitGalena

We are proud to announce that Galena has been featured in the latest Thrillist article! 🌟 This article was written to charm tourists with the wonders of our beautiful Galena Country. The article wonderfully depicted all aspects of Galena (even the goats 🐐 😂). Check out the article to see if your business was mentioned! We are honored to be highlighted in such a well-known and renowned online travel media article. Thank you Thrillist! 🤗 #GalenaCountry #CharmingGalena #GalenaCountryTourism

Thank you to the Illinois Office of Tourism for including Galena Country & Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa's Great Galena Balloon Race in their Illinois Summer Bucket List! 🎈 🤗   Despite some uncooperative weather on Saturday, another great event in the books! #GalenaCountryTourism #VisitGalena #IllinoisOfficeofTourism #EagleRidgeResort

We are proud to announce Galena has been recognized by "Only in Your State" as one of the 13 Best LGBTQIA+ Friendly Travel Destinations in the U.S! 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 According to the article, Galena is ranked 10th in the US as one the Best LGBTQIA+ Friendly Travel Destinations. Galena was mentioned in a list compiled of some pretty big cities such as San Francisco, CA and Houston, TX! Thank you, Galena, for being a welcoming community to all! 😊 For more information, follow the link to read the full article.