A Barrel Full Of Prizes At Barrel House on Utica Ridge Road

We're back with such a barrel of prizes! But this time, we're at a different Barrel House.

Join I-Rock 93.5 Saturday, March 23 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Barrel House on Utica Ridge Road for a prize every 9 minutes! What can you win while enjoying the food and drink at Barrel House on Utica Ridge, well check out just some of the prizes below!

Barrel House on Utica Ridge Road

Normally when we've hung out at Barrel House it's been the Downtown Davenport location, which is always great. But this time, we are heading to Utica Ridge Road.

Same great food and the same great drinks but this time we're just bringing the Barrel of Prizes out to that location. Located at 5141 Utica Ridge Rd in Davenport (Basically 53rd and Utica Ridge) you'll be able to easily park in the large parking lot and then hang out with us for an afternoon of rock and winning.

There will be great specials while we are there from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

All drafts 1/2 price
$3.50 wells
$10 boneless wings
$4 green tea shots

What You Can Win During The Prize Every 9 Minutes

The Rust Belt

Well first off, it's us. So of course there will be a lot of concert tickets. But also, with a prize every 9 minutes...seriously every 9 minutes...we'll have a lot more. Gift cards, swag, merch, Barrel House goodies, and all these concert tickets...

Wage War/Nothing More
Static-X/Sevendust
P.O.D./Bad Wolves
Five Finger Death Punch
Breaking Benjamin/Daughtry
From Ashes To New
Fit For A King
Cake
Rehab
Plus...Barrel House gift cards, Brumate Prize package and more!

And who knows what else we'll "find" around the Rock & Roll Mansion. So come out to win, but also, just come out to hang with your fellow rockers and enjoy a Saturday afternoon with your Hard Rock Station, I-Rock 93.5.

*Must be present to win.
*One entry per person.

100 Interesting Facts About The Quad Cities You May Or May Not Know

The Quad Cities is filled with a very rich history. From inventions to crossing the Mississippi River, to American Presidents and Walt Disney, there are many facts about the Quad Cities that many people do not know. While there are many more stories and facts to share about the Quad Cities, you'll find in these 100 facts that all roads, somehow, lead back to the Quad Cities.

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Iowa's Island City

There is something unique about every town, but there is really something special about Sabula, IA. Known as "Iowa's Island City," Sabula is the only town in the state of Iowa that is entirely on an island. While not a lot of people have been to, or live in Sabula, it is a quaint little town nestled right on the Mississippi River.

Before we show you around "Iowa's Island City," let me give you the history of Sabula. Sabula was established in 1835, according History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1 by James Whitcomb Ellis. Isaac Dorman and a man named Hinkley crossed the river from the Illinois side on a log and decided to settle on what is now Sabula. An Ohio couple, James and Margaret Woods would settle on Sabula about a year later in April of 1836. Their son, Dr. E. A. Woods would purchase Hinkley's interest in the claim. Charles Swan and W. H. Brown would soon purchase Dorman's interest. The three men, Woods, Swan and Brown later had the land plotted in 1837.

The idea behind plotting the land was because there was no town between Lyons (north Clinton) and Bellevue. The plot of the new town was recorded in Dubuque as this area was part of Dubuque county at the time, according History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1 by James Whitcomb Ellis.

According to Island City Harbor's website, Sabula went through a few names before landing on the official town name. In 1837, Sabula was first called Carrollport. Residents of the town didn't like the name because there was a man's name who was Carroll who had a bad reputation. The town changed its name to Charleston, after early settler Charles Swan. The only issue was that there was already a town called Charleston in Iowa which caused much confusion.

In 1846 the settler’s decided to find a name. Island City Harbor's website says that because of it’s sandy soil, William Hubble suggested the town be called "Sabulum" which is Latin for sand. A party was being held around the time the town name was being discussed, when a woman, supposed to be Miss Harriet Hudson, suggested the town be called Sabula as it was easier to pronounce and sounded more elegant, according History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1 by James Whitcomb Ellis.

Sabula did not actually become an island until 1939. According to Wikipedia, in the 1930's, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed the lock and dam system. In 1939, Lock and Dam No. 13 between Clinton, IA and Fulton, IL was built which caused the bottomlands west of the town permanently flooded. With the Mississippi River east of the town, this created the "Island City." A levee was built around Sabula in 1957 for protection, according to Island City Harbor's website. This also allowed for the south sand pit to be turned into a boat harbor.

I would like to thank my mom Beth, her fiancé Matt, my brother Nolan and my wife Ellie for accompanying me to Sabula. We always have a blast on our trips and this one was no exception.

It's now time to introduce you to Sabula, Iowa, Iowa's Island City.

Gallery Credit: Connor Kenney/Townsquare Media Quad Cities