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

• 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

• 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 

• Railsplitter Coin Club to host spring coin show Saturday in Lincoln

• Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County announces membership drive

• Gov. Blagojevich announces new Abraham Lincoln exhibit on display this weekend, encourages visitors to sample city's attractions on the weekend before Lincoln's Birthday

• Newsweek editor and best-selling author Jon Meacham to be featured in 'Evening to Remember' interview

• State's Lincoln sites schedule events for Abraham Lincoln's 198th birthday

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum unveils temporary exhibit
  'Tales from the Crypt: A History of the Lincoln Tomb'

• World's largest covered wagon to be dedicated

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum offers 'Death and Mr. Lincoln' tour day
  Daylong program to include visits to Lincoln's Tomb, the Museum of Funeral Customs and more

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum celebrates Lincoln's birthday

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library announces events in celebration of African American History Month
  Internationally known genealogist Tony Burroughs to lecture

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum presents 'Reunion -- A Musical Epic in Miniature'
  The hit musical returns for six performances in Union Theater
  Lincoln actress cast in production

• Lincoln's Birthday observance Feb. 10 at Postville Courthouse

• World's largest covered wagon moves to Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum launches young Abe look-alike contest

• Abraham Lincoln scholar slated as keynote speaker at birthday dinner 

• '1854 Cast Iron Tombstone Trial' re-enactment at Mount Pulaski Courthouse set for Lincoln's Birthday

• Planning moves forward to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum hires coordinator to oversee planning efforts for Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009