As Mayor of Marseilles, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to our City.Are you looking for a place to relocate, have a mini vacation, or take a day trip?Then Marseilles is the place for you! Located in the beautiful Illinois River Valley, along the river, our city is easy to get to either via I80 or U.S route 6.Just take exit 97 on I-80, and proceed South for 2.5 miles, and you will be here.Whether you are looking for a place to camp, launch your boat, water ski, fish, bike, hike, play golf, ride your ATV, snowmobile, snow ski, have a picnic, bird watch, animal watch, Marseilles has it ALL, and much more at our area campgrounds, Illini State Park, LaSalle Lake, I&M Canal Corridor, and City Parks. If you are looking for an ice cream cone, hotdog, pizza, or a great sit down meal, you can find it in our downtown area, with its many eating places serving a wide variety of food. If you want to prepare your own meals, you can find all the fixings and trimmings at our local convenience stores and supermarket. Marseilles has everything you need to make your trip to our city a successful and enjoyable stay.
Marseilles is the home of the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall. It is the only Memorial in the entire U.S. dedicated to those service people who have lost their lives fighting in the Middle East wars. This beautiful Memorial is located on the banks of the Illinois River in Marseilles and is open twenty four hours a day, with night lighting and fountains. The Memorial has been named one of the seven wonders of LaSalle County, and Marseilles is very proud of it. When you visit Marseilles, please take a few moments to visit the memorial and pay your respects to our fallen who have given the ultimate sacrifice for us.
Over the years, Marseilles has been called many things; City of Beautiful Churches, Best City by a Dam Site, The River City, just to name a few. Regardless of what we call it, our City is still a great place to live, work, play, and visit. It is still a vibrant, growing place full of great people who are ready to help and assist you when you visit us. Founded in 1835, Marseilles will be celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2010. Be sure to make plans now to join us for a week of festivities planned for June, 2010.
Thank you for visiting our website, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Marseilles.
Sincerely,
Mayor Jim Trager
Welcome from the Mayor!!
Mayor Jim Trager
