Nauvoo's first name was Quashquema, a Fox Indian word meaning 'peaceful place.' Nauvoo, a Hebrew word for 'beautiful place' or 'pleasant land', is a historic town and the backdrop for Nauvoo State Park. On the banks of the Mississippi River in western Illinois' Hancock County, the 148-acre park, on the south edge of Nauvoo along Illinois Route 96, includes a 13-acre lake with a mile-long shoreline. In addition to fishing, boating, camping and hiking, people return to these serene surroundings for the park's recreational features, its annual grape festival and to soak up the area's history.