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Menu for psycho silo saloon12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() See our Refund Policy in FAQ for more details.Ī little more history on us, Rocket Axe Throwing was formed within our parent company Rocket Wood Products Inc. We started in Business as a Wood Working Studio in Pekin, IL in 2016. If you are having issues reserving a lane or require additional support please contact us at call us at (309) 361-5502 between 4-10 CST Weekdays, or 12-10 Weekends. One of a Kind Axe Experience, Great Food and Drinks, and Live Music! Our Psycho Silo Saloon Venue is a Seasonal Venue and closes during the Winter.Īll of our Locations also Provide Live Music Performance on select days, Talk about sensory overload. We Throw year-round in all 4 Locations in heated enclosed spaces in the Winter and move or open it up during the for the outdoor experience during the summer. we have tried installation of this system in Peoria and Bloomington, but due to the location of our throwing area the system is not able to work properly. If you're looking for a Memorable Experience to be Talked About, We are perfect for you!Ĭurrently the Decatur and Quincy locations are equipped with Automated targeting Systems. Special Occasions and Corporate Events are our Specialty Offering reduced rates off hours to bring Families, Friends, and Companies together to build Bonds and work as a Team. Established in 2018, we promise you that we will show your Group an unforgettable Experience! We book only Private Events, never combining you with guests outside of your Booking Group just to fill the lanes. Currently in Peoria, Bloomington, Decatur, Quincy, and Princeton, with 2 Mobile Units Serving Southern and Central Illinois. Thompson is not serving food yet, but Wyanet Community Club was selling food there Saturday.We are the largest and most established Axe Throwing Venue throughout the State of Illinois. As long as he was there, Reed bought a shirt, designed by Thompson, a 1992 Princeton High School graduate whose main job is operating a graphics business. ![]() ![]() “You walk around and every nook and cranny you’ll see things you didn’t see before,” Brady said.Īmong the visitors Saturday was Bureau County sheriff Jim Reed, who had been hearing about the place, and the traffic. License plates used as sheet metal patches. Automotive- and fuel-themed signs and memorabilia adorn a shed across a dirt roadway from the elevator. ![]() Thompson built patios from thousands of railroad ties and old bridge planks. Sheltered by the elevator, he has a homemade, C-shaped bar. More than two years ago, one of his first steps in the restoration was painting in black letters, “BEER,” on the tin roofs that face the sky and railroad tracks. Thompson has given new life to a wooden, metal-sided elevator that he thinks dates back to 1901. He said when the weather’s nice, the crowds have been great. “People are looking for a place to go,” Thompson said between busily making change, talking to visitors and getting more ice for bartenders. “It’s like a party on somebody’s patio,” he said. Brady lives along Route 40 at Camp Point, and says the number of motorcycles going past his house each weekend increased this summer due to the attraction. “It’s not just bikers,” Russ Brady of Camp Grove said as a Chevelle owner revved his engine, drawing cheers from the bar and patio.īrady has been driving his old Pontiac convertible frequently to the saloon since it opened Memorial Day weekend. In fact, antiques buff Frank Fritz from the LeClaire, Iowa-based “ American Pickers” History Channel show showed up at “the Silo” on Saturday. And while many arrived on Harley-Davidsons, a lot of folks with no fascination for Harleys have been showing up since Troy Thompson of Princeton started opening the place to the public on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The throng of people coming and going from the outdoor bar, lawn and deck ranged in age from 21 to 71. 6, the Psycho Silo Saloon is no longer a secret at all. A project to rescue a century-old grain elevator along railroad tracks in western Bureau County has turned a sort-of-secret clubhouse into a weekend business.Īnd, judging from the crowd Saturday in the ghost town of Langley east of Sheffield and west of Route 40 along U.S. ![]()
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