Tag: tourism
member name: Nick Howes
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April 17, 2008 01:03 PM EDT --
School of the Soldier
The Ecolo do Soldat (School of the Soldier) is coming up the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site In Southern Illinois. . . .
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June 06, 2009 11:47 AM EDT --
The two-day Grafton Towboat Festival is a great place to learn about one of the United States' most important and most overlooked forms of transportation. All while having a heckuva lot of fun.
The . . .
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April 11, 2008 09:08 AM EDT --
Rusty's Trailblazin' Chuckwagon rolls into town with stories of the cowboys on the trails, pushing longhorn cattle from Texas to the railheads that led to the Chicago stockyards. It's an authentic . . .
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July 10, 2008 12:12 PM EDT --
A couple events of note this weekend:
Collinsville , Illinois' World's Largest Catsup Bottle Festival Car, Truck and Bike Show and Cruise-A-Palooza is being held this Saturday and Sunday, . . .
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August 02, 2008 10:24 AM EDT --
A statue of Popeye's nemesis, Brutus, or Bluto if you prefer, joins that of the pugnacious sailor and friends in Chester, Illinois, hometown of Elsie Segar, the cartoonist who created the pugnacious . . .
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June 06, 2009 11:40 AM EDT --
During this bicentennial year of 16th President Abraham Lincoln's birth, 10 Illinois state historic sites, many with Lincoln connections, are open seven days a week this for the summer tourist season. . . .
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June 19, 2008 08:34 AM EDT --
The Air Force Thunderbirds, flying F-16 Fighting Falcons, will highlight Air Show 2008 at Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Illinois, September 20th and 21st, 2008. The eight pilots of the USAF Air . . .
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August 14, 2008 07:54 AM EDT --
The otherworldly environment of caves draw tourists. Southern Indiana has its own share of caves, offering underground rivers, cavernous rooms filled with stalactites and stalagmites, and guided tours . . .
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March 28, 2008 08:38 AM EDT --
The Rainbow Ranch Petting Farm in Plum Hill, Illinois, is preparing for a spring onslaught of baby animals. The ranch located in tiny Plum Hill, Illinois, already has more than 200 animals that call it . . .
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April 03, 2008 07:32 PM EDT --
Some events coming up in the next few days. I'd like to go myself but may only attend one of them. My criteria is simple: I list it if it interests me. I can promise that under . . .
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May 08, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
This Saturday, May 10th, a one-day powwow being organized by Natives for Life is scheduled at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, IL. The powwow will include Indian dancing . . .
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March 25, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --
GHOSTHUNTING ILLINOIS. John B. Kachuba. Kachuba tells about touring haunted sites in Illinois including at least one account I'd never come across before, the alleged haunting of the . . .
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April 02, 2008 08:20 AM EDT --
Queen Elizabeth II is welcome to attend The Gathering of Elizabeths being hosted by Elizabeth, Illinois Saturday, June 28th. The day-long celebration will honor several women of the 1840s bearing . . .
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May 12, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
Logan Days ic coming up this weekend (Fri-Sat, May 16-17, 2008) at the John A. Logan Museum in Murphysboro, IL. The annual festival honors Civil War General John A. Logan, one of Lincoln's best . . .
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May 22, 2008 01:10 PM EDT --
Here are a selection of upcoming activities this Memorial Day weekend.
Nashville's Maifest is this weekend, Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25. Lots of bands, softball, Sunday's . . .
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June 09, 2008 11:31 AM EDT --
Superman Celebrities - Super celebrities will be guesting at the 30th Annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois, Jun 12-15, 2008. Prolific character actor Ned Beatty, who played Luthor's . . .
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June 04, 2009 10:41 AM EDT --
Two major regional events to pass along, both fairly close to each other.
The Annual Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairue du Rocher in Randolph County will be Saturday and . . .
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May 24, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
Newest additions to the grandstand line-up at the 2008 Illinois State Fair in Springfield are British pop star Natasha Bedingfield and American rocker Joan Jett. They join the announced line-up . . .
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August 30, 2009 09:10 AM EDT --
The Lewis-Clark State Historic Site near Hartford, Illinois, hosts its annual Music Festival Saturday, September 12, 2009. Featured will be traditional music of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, . . .
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September 20, 2009 09:16 AM EDT --
Haunted horses and haunted trails, pumpkins, parades, and seasonal festivals will mark the 2009 Halloween season in Southern Illinois. Here's your guide to the events for you to add to your calendar. . . .
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