For information on special events, check the community calendar compiled by the
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County.

• Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

• Logan County communities:

• Atlanta, Illinois

• Elkhart, Illinois

• Lincoln, Illinois

• Mount Pulaski, Illinois

• Looking for Lincoln committees:

• Elkhart

• Lincoln

• Mount Pulaski

• Central Illinois

• State historic sites:

  • Mount Pulaski Courthouse

  • Postville Courthouse

  • Postville Courthouse volunteers

• Museums:

  • Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

  • Heritage In Flight Museum

  • J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator and Museum

  • Lincoln College Museum

  • Under the Prairie Museum

• Local attractions and sites

• Logan County historical landmarks

• Old Gillett Farm

• Sites to see

• 'Walking on the Path of Abraham Lincoln' -- A walking tour of historic Lincoln, Ill.

Annual events:

• Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival
  Sept. 14-16, 2007

• Illinois State Fair
  Aug. 10-19, 2007

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
  Aug. 24-26, 2007

• Lincoln Heritage Days
  July 4-7, 2007

• Logan County Fair
  July 31-Aug. 5, 2007

• Past fairs and festivals

Other tourism and historical links:

• Central Illinois tourism

• Enjoy Illinois

• Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society

• Maps

• Mr. Lincoln, Route 66, and Other Highlights of Lincoln, Illinois

• Parks

• Route 66:

• Route 66 - Atlanta

• Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project

• Historic Route 66 - Illinois

• Recreation

• Transportation

Recent articles

• Vibrant new Springfield Route 66 business helps save the old Mill on Route 66 in Lincoln

• Illinois acquires personal and professional Abraham Lincoln documents and objects in extraordinary Taper Collection

• Lincoln museum gets collection of items

• Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker donates memorabilia to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• 175th birthday celebration for Middletown kicks off Friday

• Atlanta Spring Festival kicks off Friday night

• Route 66 Garage Sale locations

• Broadwell and Ernie Edwards celebrate their birthdays
  Broadwell's sesquicentennial and Ernie's 90th celebrations this weekend

• Windswept Manor open house this weekend
  Tickets still available for 'Cashed Out in Vegas' 

• Middletown 175th anniversary celebration raffle tickets and T-shirts on sale at the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

• County prepared for Route 66 Garage Sale this weekend
  Maps and a few sanctioned spaces available at tourism office

• Where can you celebrate spring, find the Bunyan statue and the smiley face water tower? Historic Route 66, Atlanta 

• Joe Walsh to perform at Illinois State Fair
  Tickets go on sale Saturday, the same day the Grandstand ticket office opens

• Lincoln goes Shakespeare for Lincoln
  All-day Renaissance Faire downtown Saturday

• Statewide historical detective effort hits major milestone
  Old Okawville bank is 500th Mesker building identified in Illinois

• Creation Museum opens to thousands

• Iowa town to toast 'The Duke' in style

• 2007 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival taking shape

• New book a promised treasure for residents and those wanting to know more about Lincoln, Ill.
  'Glimpses of Lincoln, Illinois: An Inside Look at Abraham Lincoln’s Namesake City Nestled Along Route 66'

• Get your garage sale fix on Route 66

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to present 'Mary Todd Lincoln: Fashion Plate or Fashion Victim?'

• Illinois State Fair announces its 2007 theme
  'Celebrate and Educate' selected as slogan of Illinois' premier agriculture showcase

• Blagojevich administration announces the return of expanded seven-day schedule for many of Illinois' historic sites during tourist season
  The return of daily operations attracts more visitors, generates more revenue for local economies

• Gov. Blagojevich announces Illinois State Fair Grandstand lineup

• New hours for the Abraham Lincoln presidential complex effective May 1

• Original items with ties to the owner and architect donated to Dana-Thomas House

• Martina McBride to perform at Illinois State Fair
  Multi-platinum country recording artist to give concert Aug. 17

• Civil War era singing group to perform at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

• Composer and pianist Dan Knight to perform at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  World-renowned artist to perform 'The Walt Whitman Suite'

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum unveils 'Mary Todd Lincoln: First Lady of Controversy'
  Newly discovered artifacts on display to the public for the first time

• Illinois Lincoln Bicentennial Commission announces commission officers
  Officials will lead planning efforts for Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library unveils poetry exhibit

• Gov. Blagojevich announces launch of Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission online site
  Lincoln200.net promotes activities, generates enthusiasm for the February 2009 celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday

• Tony Award-winning drama 'The Last of Mrs. Lincoln' to be performed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• 'Spring Fling' to save The Mill

• Springfield's Union Station receives Victorian Society's Preservation Award

• Newly renovated Union Station to open to the public on Monday
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum announces new operating hours

• Blacksmith participants sought for 25th annual 'Hammer In' April 14-15 at Lincoln's New Salem

• Pig Hip Restaurant and Museum, historic Route 66 icon, destroyed by fire

• Save The Mill group announces two fundraising events
  March 25; June 9-10