Editing Nauvoo, Illinois (section)

==Economy==

The Nauvoo Blue Cheese company began to produce [[cheese]] in the 1930s. It was discovered the cool, moist [[wine cellar]]s in the area were ideal for aging cheese. The wine cellars, and the [[wine]]-making business originally started by the [[Icarians]], saw a decline in use because of [[prohibition]]. In 2003 the Nauvoo Cheese company went out of business when [[Saputo Incorporated|Saputo]] food company purchased it and relocated to other facilities.

Nauvoo is also home to Baxter's Vineyards, a small family-owned [[winery]] begun in 1857 by Emile Baxter that is Illinois' oldest established [[winery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nauvoowinery.com/baxter_history.htm |title=Baxter History |date=August 23, 2007 |website=Baxter's Vineyards & Winery |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823230654/http://www.nauvoowinery.com/baxter_history.htm |archive-date=2007-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enjoyillinois.com/wine/wine_country.html |title=Illinois wine country |date=September 11, 2003 |website=EnjoyIllinois.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030911170902/http://www.enjoyillinois.com/wine/wine_country.html |archive-date=2003-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beautifulnauvoo.com/ |title=Visitor information |website=Nauvoo Tourism office |access-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927051513/http://www.beautifulnauvoo.com/ |archive-date=September 27, 2016 }}</ref>

Tourism is the major industry in Nauvoo, with Nauvoo Restoration Inc., employing approximately 30, while an estimated 200 missionaries (unpaid) from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also provide a boost to local businesses during the tourist season.

Due to lack of sustainable industries, the city has lost several key businesses and services including the High School and multiple small businesses.