Graveyard Blues Tour

Saturday, September 19, 11AM to 4PM, Blue Island

Ride along with Friends of the Cal-Sag Trail as we explore the deep heritage of Chicago Blues interred along the Cal-Sag. Stand among the ghosts of Muddy Waters, Hound Dog Taylor, Big Walter, Jimmy Reed, and many others while you learn how Blues set the table for Rock & Roll.

LIMITED TO 60 RIDERS! Pre-register $18; Day of—if available!—$22.

We start at Blue Island Beer Co. and pedal on quiet Alsip, Illinois streets to the three historic cemeteries along the Cal-Sag Trail: Burr Oak, Restvale, and Lincoln. Blues artist and historian Harmonica Neil meets us graveside to tell stories and share the music of the artists resting below.

The route is an easy seven miles at a relaxed, nobody-gets-left-behind pace. We will finish at Rock Island Public House, where everyone is invited for snacks and a salute to salute the 100^th birthdays of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon.

Blue Island Beer Co. is at 13357 Olde Western Ave in Blue Island; easy access from both the Metra Rock Island and Metra Electric lines.  And R.I. Public House is just across the street.

Preregister at:  http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ymn6t5cab&oeidk=a07ebgbxb4o204afd27

For more info, friends@calsagtrail.org

Friends of the Cal-Sag Trail is a 501c-3 nonprofit incorporated in Illinois