Ronald Reagan Trail

[1] The trail was established on May 21 1999 by the Illinois General Assembly, five years prior to former President Reagan's death in June 2004.

[7][8] The Reagan Trail was the brainchild of the late mayor of Eureka, Illinois Joe Serangeli.

[9] A volunteer-run Reagan Trail Association maintained a web presence and promoted the trail for its initial years, but the board was dissolved in July 2016 and website transferred to the care of the Ronald W. Reagan Society of Eureka College.

[8][12][3] The trail takes on the general shape of a triangle, and can be summarized into the following segments: The southwest segment of the trail follows U.S. Route 34 from Monmouth, Illinois to Interstate 74 east to Galesburg, Illinois.

This segment has the following attractions: U.S. Route 34 merely connects Galesburg to Princeton to complete the trail.