Southeast of Route 3 and Ellis Grove on Riley Lake Road. Fort Kaskaskia played an important role in the recruitment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s Corps of Discovery. In the area visitors can also see the Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site with the “Liberty Bell of the West” and the Kaskaskia River Fish & Wildlife area.
Further north at Prairie Du Rocher along Route 155 is the Pierre Menard House State Historic Site and the Fort de Chartres State Historic Site that were constructed during the French Colonial days.