Illinois Arcade Bar's Super Awesome Christmas Time Pop-Up Is Back

The people at Guinness World Records need to head to this popular Illinois arcade bar and pizza place immediately. For the third year in a row, they are putting together the biggest Christmas pop-up in the area and you need to check it out.

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Analog Pizza & Arcade in downtown Moline, Illinois is once again putting on Super Awesome Christmas Time III and the ultimate holiday fun starts now.

Super Awesome Christmas Time Returns To Analog In Moline

It's back! Super Awesome Christmas Time, the Quad Cities' biggest Christmas pop-up, returns for its 3rd year at Analog Pizza & Arcade (1405 5th Ave.) in Moline.

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With over 35,000 lights, 1,500 feet of tinsel, and over 30 blow-ups, Super Awesome Christmas Time III is the holiday pop-up you have to see to believe.

Super Awesome Christmas Time III officially begins today, Wednesday, November 1st, and will end on New Year's Eve.

With their new patio, Analog Pizza & Aracade has added a Winter Wonderland on its brand-new patio for those looking to brave the cold.

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Super Awesome Christmas time is family-friendly every day they are open until 9 p.m. Bring your friends, family, or co-workers down to celebrate the holidays in style!

Now that Analog is slinging their own pizza, come try Analog's pizza during Super Awesome Christmas Time III and get a regular one-topping pizza for only $16. Grab a token cup and play some games, none of which are over a buck. It's Christmas fun for the entire family.

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Analog Pizza & Arcade Hours:

Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Friday: Open at 4 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Open at 11 a.m.

Kids are welcome every day they are open until 9 p.m. After that, it's adult-only Christmas-time fun. Make sure you're on the lookout for surprise visits from Santa and other Christmas guests.

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To get this special Christmas pop-up at Analog Pizza & Arcade started, B100 is joining in the fun of Super Awesome Christmas Time III.

Join Connor Kenney this Friday, Nov. 3rd, for your chance to win Disney On Ice tickets. B100's Sarah will also be there on Friday, Dec. 1! They'll be there those days broadcasting from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.!

Analog Pizza & Arcade, your home Christmas fun.

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.

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