Mineral
Attractions & Tours
 | McCune Sand
5 1/2 miles north of Mineral on County Road AA. Once verdant pasture, this land is now a
picture of blow sand and prickley pear cactus. It offers a vivid example of how land can
virtually be destroyed when it is misused-in this case severely overgrazed. Covering 200
acres, the area is now open to the public to visit any time and offers an excellent place
for cross country skiing. Nature lovers can see pine, cottonwood, and cypress trees, native
grasses and flowers, prickley pear cactus and many others.
(815) 879-5251
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| The Witness
3 miles south of Mineral on County Road AA. Witness Tree, a giant bur oak, that gets its
name because it was the witness (or reference point) for surveyors, when the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad was being built through Mineral Township. Drive-by. (815)
454-2788 |
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