Summer’s on its way out but the heat is still on.

One of the best places to escape the heat in the water in the St. Louis area, is at Raging Rivers in Grafton, Ill.

The 20-acre water park features Runaway Rafts; a Body Flume; a beach with a four-foot wave pool and  “Endless River” where you can float along at a leisurely two and a half miles an hour.

Get a discount on your Raging Rivers visit now by picking upva coupon at any Schnucks Supermarket. It will save you $3 on an adult or child admission to the water park.

The coupon’s good through Sept. 3, 2012 but you can’t combine it with other discounts.

Parking at Raging Rivers is $5 per car.

Skip the lines at the park and  purchase your tickets online.

The trip to the park takes you along the beautiful Great River Road in Illinois to Grafton at the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway along the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

Grafton features in interesting Main Street filled with antique shops, gift shops and a variety of restaurants.

Visitors from St. Charles, can take the Grafton Ferry or the Golden Eagle Ferry and the Brussels Ferry for a unique trip across the rivers.

When it’s hot, hot, hot as it’s been the last few weeks, there’s only one place to be! That’s in the the water, of course.

One of the best places to escape the heat in the water in the St. Louis area, is at Raging Rivers in Grafton, Ill. The 20-acre water park’s attractions include Runaway Rafts; a Body Flume; a beach with a four-foot wave pool and  “Endless River” where you can float along at a leisurely two and a half miles an hour, Now you can get a cheap deal discount on your Raging Rivers visit. Just pick up a coupon at any Schnucks Supermarket and save $3 on an adult or child admission.

The coupon cannot be combined with any other discount. It’s good through Sept. 3, 2012.

You should know that parking will cost you $5 per car.

You can purchase your tickets online to avoid waiting in line at the park.

A visit to the water park is a good excuse to travel along the Great River Road in Illinois which traverses areas of breath-taking scenery. Grafton is located on the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway along the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

While you’re there, take a walk on Main Street in the river town of Grafton where you can visit antique shops, gift shops and a variety of restaurants.

If you’re in the area on Thursday, plan to stay for the free evening concerts that are held in Grove Memorial Park at Main and Market Streets. The concerts are held from 7 to 9 p.m.  Bring a lawn chair.  Typsy Gypsy, an Americana, folk and rock band, will perform on Thursday, July 26. The entire concert schedule is available on the Grafton website.

If you’re coming to Illinois from St. Charles, you can add another dimension to your trip by taking the Grafton Ferry or the Golden Eagle Ferry and the Brussels Ferry.

Gear up for summer! If the heat’s got you down, head for the cooling waters at Raging Rivers Waterpark in Grafton, Ill, just a short drive from downtown St. Louis.

Now you can pick up a coupon at any Schnucks Supermarket and save $3 on an adult or child admission.

The coupon cannot be combined with any other discount. It’s good  through Sept. 3, 2012.

The heat is on! Temps of 90-plus degrees are already here. What’s the best way to escape the heat? Into the water, of course.

In the St. Louis area, one of the best places to escape the heat is Raging Rivers in Grafton, Ill.

Now you can pick up a coupon at any Schnucks Supermarket and save $3 on an adult or child admission.

The coupon cannot be combined with any other discount. It’s good May 26-Sept. 3, 2012.