Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisSlug=GETA0829&da te=29-Aug-1999&word=alton">Getaway/Midwest: Alton, Ill.</A> This is merely an article about Alton that appeared in our local paper (Minneapolis Star-Trib.). Nothing here about genealogy but if you plan to ever visit it may be of interest to you. Be sure to click the "Related Items" also that were a part of last Sunday's newspaper. DW in MN