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

• Fall festivals flourish
  Elkhart Fall Festival on Route 66

• Lincoln Railsplitter Festival -- pictures

• More pictures from the 37th annual Railsplitter Festival

• Route 66 tours at the Railsplitter Festival

• Logan County's first Fall Farm Day bus tour event coming Sept. 23

• The 37th annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest & Crafts Festival
  Free bluegrass concert downtown on Friday evening kicks off three-day event

• Can you hear me now?
  1800s communication system returns to Bloomington mansion of Judge David Davis, a Lincoln associate

• A murder, a steamboat crash and a future president
  Public invited to examination of two sensational Lincoln legal cases

• Lincoln College Museum offers unique auction items at Grand Soiree

• Mrs. Lincoln to stay a little longer
  'First Lady of Controversy' exhibit extended through November

• State historic sites return to 5-day-per-week schedule after Labor Day

• Bringing the war home
  'Central Illinois World War II Stories' will preview new Ken Burns film and feature local oral histories

• Artisans demonstrate 19th-century trades at Postville

• Vet's dream coming true, walking Route 66

• See how they did it 'back then'
  1840s Craft Fair at Postville Courthouse on Sunday

• Military brass band performance to precede Aug. 28 flag-lowering ceremony at Lincoln Tomb

• Heartland area at Illinois State Fair celebrates Illinois producers
  Wine garden and farm market offer alternative fair foods and beverages

• Top 10 reasons to attend the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• 'Bake for the Cure' a first-time event at the 2007 Illinois State Fair
  Lincoln women take top prizes

• Governor's Sale of Champions sets new record with steer sale

• At the Illinois State Fair: Seniors educated on various services available
  Red Hat Society covers lawn in purple and red

• Grand Funk Railroad cancels Illinois State Fair performance

• Free new state maps made available through corporate sponsorship with Best Western Hotels of Illinois

• Hog and husband calling contests a state fair favorite
  Lincolnite claims 4th in hog calling
  Monday's events

• Nickelodeon's slime show at state fair
  NBA Fair steps up its game

• Illinois State Fair Ethnic Village showcases best world has to offer

• 1800s craft fair

• More than $440,000 in Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial grants awarded to Illinois projects
  Funds will help with statewide celebration of 16th president's 200th birthday

• What's going on at the fair?
  The Illinois State Fair butter cow has mooooved
  Parade winners and opening events

• Local residents aid team identifying significant Route 66 information

• City of Lincoln representatives attend Lincoln Bicentennial workshop
  Training and ideas will help Lincoln celebrate 16th president's 200th birthday

• Lincoln/Logan County Hometown Day featured Sunday at the state fair

• Grand marshals announced for Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade

• Illinois products to be highlighted at state fair
  Homemade jams and jellies, spices and seasonings, coffee and candy to be featured in showcase of Illinois-made products

• Civil War band concert Saturday in Union Square Park

• Commission to help locals plan Lincoln Bicentennial events
  Thursday conference will prepare communities to celebrate the 16th president's 200th birthday

• Military brass band performance to precede Aug. 7 flag lowering ceremony at Lincoln Tomb

• 'Breakfast on a Stick' competition to debut at state fair

• Morgan horse demonstration July 28 at Lincoln's New Salem

• Which U.S. president is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
  Two weeks to historic wrestling and temperance demonstrations

• Summer tea parties at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• Illinois State Fair Arena to showcase fan favorites
  Professional bull riders, truck and tractor pulls, and freestyle motocross return

• Grand Funk Railroad to open for Joe Walsh

• Dedication of first Ostendorf Abraham Lincoln sign

• Lincoln Heritage Days back with a bang July 4-7

• Lincoln philanthropist Larry J. Van Bibber donates $15,000 to help 'Save the Mill' on Route 66