Mrs. Schlappi
Morton, Illinois has a population of over 16,000, 
located at the intersection of two Interstate Highways (I-74 & I-155). The 
town is located nearly midway between St. Louis, MO, and Chicago, IL, and 
Indianapolis, IN, and DesMoines, IA. Due to quick access to the Interstate, 
Morton is just 10-minutes from the larger metropolitan city of Peoria, IL, 
30-minutes from Bloomington, IL, and 50-minutes from the State Capitol of 
Springfield, IL.

Morton bills itself as the Pumpkin Capitol, 
http://www.mortonchamber.org/ch_events/index.shtml
Morton is probably best known for the Pumpkin Festival.
http://pumpkinfestival.dpc.net/index2.html

The first phase of a Bike Trail has been completed. Plans are underway for 
the next phase which will hook up with the existing trail in East Peoria.
http://www.dpc.net/~mortonpd/bikeway.html

There are nine different parks in Morton. 
http://www.dpc.net/~mortonpd/parks.html

The indoor Soccer Forum has recently been purchased for use as a community 
center. http://www.dpc.net/~mortonpd/reccenter.html

The Morton Area Players puts on great plays using local talent.
http://www.dpc.net/~mortonpd/map.html

Last year a new addition was added to the library.
http://www.rsa.lib.il.us/~mpl/