Tag: tourism
member name: Nick Howes
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December 21, 2009 11:57 AM EST --
In Riverfront Park, right next to the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is a reconstruction of the wooden log structure of Fort Nashborough. Typical of frontier fort settlements . . .
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December 17, 2009 11:25 AM EST --
CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE WINTER SOLSTICE (Madison Co). In Collinsville Sunday 12/20. At 7am Sunday, the winter solstice will be marked at Woodhenge with a sunsrise celebration. . . .
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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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December 11, 2009 08:32 AM EST --
LEWIS AND CLARK STATE HISTORIC SITE in Hartford (Madison Co). The biggest event of the year at the Hartford site is the event commemorating the arrival of Lewis and Clark to establish their winter . . .
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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 11:40 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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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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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 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 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 15, 2008 09:18 AM EDT --
The Jimmy Buffet tribute band, The Boat Drunks, is among the entertainerment lined-up for Memorial Day weekend's HerrinFesta Italiana on Saturday, May 24th in Southern Illinois. The . . .
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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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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 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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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 23, 2008 08:39 AM EDT --
The annual free Kids' Day is Saturday May 3d at Fort de Chartres State Historical Site in Randolph County, located near village of Prairie du Rocher, itself nestled below the scenic bluffs overlooking . . .
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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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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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May 25, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
At one time Sparta, Illinois, was only noted for being the stand-in for the Sparta, Georgia, setting for the Sidney Poitier movie, in the Heat of the Night.
Now it's known for something . . .
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