ALTON. This article was first published by St. Louis Public Radio, a BND content partner.. The park that’s home to the Piasa Bird mural in Alton will soon get a makeover.. Alton’s Riverfront ...

ALTON, Ill. — A large arrow shaped marker along the Great River Road near Alton was broken last night. The monument describes the legend of the Piasa Bird mural on the bluffs along the ...

ALTON - Five students from Alton High School have confessed to defacing the famed Piasa Bird painted on the limestone bluffs in this Mississippi River city, authorities said.

ALTON, Ill. – Vandals have knocked over and cracked the marble arrowhead at Piasa Park in Alton that described the legend of the Piasa Bird.

The Piasa Bird has been painted on the bluffs for at least 25 years. It’s a replica of a drawing that French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet spotted on the bluffs in 1673.

ALTON, Ill. — The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall. The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a ...

ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- Five students from Alton High School have confessed to defacing the famed Piasa Bird painted on the limestone bluffs in this Mississippi River city, authorities said.