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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
Elkhart
Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Looking for Lincoln:
Central Illinois
State historic sites:
Mount Pulaski Courthouse
Postville Courthouse
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:
Logan County Fair Aug. 3-8, 2010
Illinois State Fair Aug. 13-22, 2010
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Aug. 27-29, 2010
Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival Sept. 17-19, 2010
Past fairs and festivals
Other tourism and historical links:
Central Illinois tourism
Enjoy Illinois
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society
Maps
Mr. Lincoln, Route 66, and Other Highlights of Lincoln, Illinois
Parks
Route 66:
Illinois Route 66
Historic Route 66 -- Illinois
Route 66 -- Atlanta
Recreation
Transportation
Recent articles Presidential library and museum volunteer training starts Sept. 1 Postville Courthouse, where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, hosts 1800s Craft Fair Presidential library acquires David Herbert Donald collection Tourism funds requests must be in by Aug. 20 4th of July activities in Lincoln planned Gettysburg Address returns to presidential museum July 1 Lincoln-related activities slated for July 16-17 in Elkhart Lewis A. Barrick to be inducted into Route 66 Hall of Fame World's Largest Covered Wagon named No. 1 Roadside Attraction in America by Reader's Digest New 'Looking for Lincoln' guide maps 215 wayside Lincoln exhibits in Illinois, 6 in Logan County Presidential museum admission prices will increase July 1 for most visitors History of railway celebrated in Lincoln Lincoln, Main Street to host National Train Day on Saturday Tourism bureau hosts annual dinner Tourism bureau to host annual celebration April 25 Learn about the fascinating world of birds Elkhart Historical Society presentation Reservation deadline Monday for 'Wildflower Nature Walk Weekends' in Elkhart Route 66 Garage Sale to be bigger than ever Elkhart plans 'Wildflower Nature Walk Weekends' in April Railsplitter Covered Wagon rededication Additional activities slated for Elkhart March 12 event Mount Pulaski planning 175th birthday celebration Bicentennial time capsule to be sealed Feb. 12 at presidential library Lincoln VFW adds to area Abraham Lincoln celebrations Birthday observance Saturday at Postville Courthouse Elkhart to host 'Tales of Hog Marches and Cattle Kings' March 12 Postville Courthouse Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration Feb. 6 Taper Collection items of famous Lincoln memorabilia at presidential museum Feb. 10-15 Volunteer training at presidential library complex Lecture series to complement Elkhart tours in 2010 Illinois professional photographers to document 'Day in the Life of Lincoln' Tourism director looks back on 2009 accomplishments Postville Courthouse State Historic Site announces Dec. 5 open house Postville Courthouse chimney questions probed 2010 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival pin design contest Elkhart Hill historical tours on Sept. 26 National Railsplitting Festival in Lincoln features new and returning events Fall festivals in Atlanta and Mount Pulaski this weekend Local event planned to promote development of 'Route 66 Trail' Route 66 signage going up in Logan County Best Western grand opening celebrated in Lincoln Work of Patel family extolled and visions of benefits the motel brings told Covered wagon on the move! Media gets tour of new Lincoln Center at Lincoln College Opening set for the end of this year Spirits of... Lincoln in Lincoln tours return this weekend Chamber announces exciting changes to the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival The Mill 2.0: Federal funds allow next step in restoration 3rd annual Fall Farm Day in Logan County features wind farm tour Drama about Mary Lincoln to be performed Saturday at Old State Capitol Get in the spirit with a 'ghostwalk' tour through downtown Lincoln The Civil War and country music at the presidential museum Middletown 4th of July celebrates Abe's 200th Logan Railsplitting Association in high demand as central Illinois events honor bicentennial Elkhart Hill historical tours July 18 A guide to this weekend's Route 66 Garage Sale event Mill to get spotlight during Route 66 weekend Historic Illinois Route 66's Palms Grill Café reopens May 28 New Web site kicks off summer on the 'Mother Road' Historic Palms Grill Café has ribbon-cut Route 66 iconic business reopens Several historic sites to be open 7 days per week Food drive to create Lincoln-themed structures at presidential library April 27-May 3 Tourism bureau dinner features Lincoln bicentennial theme Civil War 'tableau vivant' at presidential museum
Tourism bureau to host annual celebration April 25
Reservation deadline Monday for 'Wildflower Nature Walk Weekends' in Elkhart
Route 66 Garage Sale to be bigger than ever
Elkhart plans 'Wildflower Nature Walk Weekends' in April
Railsplitter Covered Wagon rededication
Additional activities slated for Elkhart March 12 event
Mount Pulaski planning 175th birthday celebration
Bicentennial time capsule to be sealed Feb. 12 at presidential library
Lincoln VFW adds to area Abraham Lincoln celebrations
Birthday observance Saturday at Postville Courthouse
Elkhart to host 'Tales of Hog Marches and Cattle Kings' March 12
Postville Courthouse Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration Feb. 6
Taper Collection items of famous Lincoln memorabilia at presidential museum Feb. 10-15
Volunteer training at presidential library complex
Lecture series to complement Elkhart tours in 2010
Illinois professional photographers to document 'Day in the Life of Lincoln'
Tourism director looks back on 2009 accomplishments
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site announces Dec. 5 open house
Postville Courthouse chimney questions probed
2010 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival pin design contest
Elkhart Hill historical tours on Sept. 26
National Railsplitting Festival in Lincoln features new and returning events
Fall festivals in Atlanta and Mount Pulaski this weekend
Local event planned to promote development of 'Route 66 Trail'
Route 66 signage going up in Logan County
Best Western grand opening celebrated in Lincoln Work of Patel family extolled and visions of benefits the motel brings told
Covered wagon on the move!
Media gets tour of new Lincoln Center at Lincoln College Opening set for the end of this year
Spirits of... Lincoln in Lincoln tours return this weekend
Chamber announces exciting changes to the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
The Mill 2.0: Federal funds allow next step in restoration
3rd annual Fall Farm Day in Logan County features wind farm tour
Drama about Mary Lincoln to be performed Saturday at Old State Capitol
Get in the spirit with a 'ghostwalk' tour through downtown Lincoln
The Civil War and country music at the presidential museum
Middletown 4th of July celebrates Abe's 200th
Logan Railsplitting Association in high demand as central Illinois events honor bicentennial
Elkhart Hill historical tours July 18
A guide to this weekend's Route 66 Garage Sale event
Mill to get spotlight during Route 66 weekend
Historic Illinois Route 66's Palms Grill Café reopens May 28 New Web site kicks off summer on the 'Mother Road'
Historic Palms Grill Café has ribbon-cut Route 66 iconic business reopens
Several historic sites to be open 7 days per week
Food drive to create Lincoln-themed structures at presidential library April 27-May 3
Tourism bureau dinner features Lincoln bicentennial theme
Civil War 'tableau vivant' at presidential museum
Lincoln, Ill., on CNN video
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