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

• Emden

• Lincoln

• Mount Pulaski:

  • City government

  • Mount Pulaski Township

• Looking for Lincoln:

• Central Illinois

• Lincoln

• Mount Pulaski

• 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 Heritage 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
  July 31-Aug. 5, 2012

• Illinois State Fair
  Aug. 9-19, 2012

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
  Aug. 24-26, 2012

• Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival
  Sept. 14-16, 2012

• 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
  (Site created by D. Leigh Henson)

• Parks

• Route 66:

• Illinois Route 66

• Historic Route 66 -- Illinois

• Route 66 -- Atlanta

• Recreation

• Transportation

Recent articles

• Ernie and Fran Edwards Route 66 Appreciation Day set for Aug. 5

• 'Jazz in Bloom' Saturday at Dana-Thomas House

• 'Drummer Boy of Shiloh' Saturday at presidential museum

• Special Civil War era vocal & folk music concert Saturday at Old State Capitol

• 'Artist in Residence' program July 14-25 at Vachel Lindsay Home

• 'Prairie Troubadour' featured in Honest Abe's museum

• 25th annual Heritage Sunday at Bryant Cottage

• That college degree is worth something at the Lincoln Presidential Museum

• 'Baseball and the Presidency' July 7 at presidential library

• 'Presidents and Poetry' program Saturday at Vachel Lindsay Home

• Meet Vachel's mom at the Lindsay Home this summer

• Live performances scheduled this summer at presidential museum

• New Route 66 visitor center and museum in Litchfield to showcase area's rich history

• Researchers discover report of 1st doctor to reach Lincoln at Ford's Theatre

• James Shields is 'General of the Month' at Old State Capitol

• 21st annual Champagne British Car Festival Sunday at David Davis Mansion

• Summer flag-lowering and retreat ceremonies start Tuesday at Lincoln Tomb

• Gettysburg Address goes on display starting Friday at presidential museum

• D-Day remembrance ceremony June 2 at World War II Memorial

• Wake up with Abe
  Facebook series features images of Abraham Lincoln from around the world

• Old State Capitol mustering in participants for Civil War Medical Encampment Education Day June 8

• Battle of Shiloh's Benjamin Prentiss is 'General of the Month' at Old State Capitol

• Guns, guts and germs: 'To Kill and to Heal: Weapons and Medicine of the Civil War' opens Friday at Lincoln Presidential Museum

• 'Life and Limb' Civil War exhibit at Old State Capitol May 14-June 23

• Mother's Day tea May 12 at Vachel Lindsay Home

• Time is running out -- register now for 'Cache a Glimpse of Logan County'

• 'See America Week' activities May 5-13 at Springfield's Union Station

• Down on the farm, 1800s-style: Antique Farm Show Saturday at Lincoln's New Salem

• 100th anniversary Girl Scout exhibit & program May 5 at Vachel Lindsay Home

• SCOPE literary exhibit at Vachel Lindsay Home April 28-May 11

• 24th anniversary vigil May 5-6 at Vietnam Veterans Memorial

• Special Girl Scout 100th anniversary flag retreat ceremony May 4 at Lincoln Tomb

• Girl Scouts 100th anniversary exhibit through May at Lincoln Presidential Museum
  Special activities for Girl Scouts on May 5

• Image of Union veteran, a former slave, donated to Lincoln Presidential Library

• Who's that lady?
  Conservator who uncovered fake Mary Lincoln painting to present his findings April 26 at presidential museum

• Illinois poet laureate to present reading Saturday at Vachel Lindsay Home
  Part of National Poetry Month observance

• Battle of Shiloh and Donner Party topics of Wednesday program at presidential library

• Volunteer training day Saturday at Old State Capitol

• Mary Todd Lincoln's sanity, then and now: expert discussion Monday

• 2 Mary Lincoln authors to sign books Monday at presidential museum

• Large donation to Lincoln Presidential Library tells an Illinois family's story through 5 generations

• Elkhart readies for April events

• 'Cache a Glimpse of Logan County' planned for May 11-13

• Lincoln death day ceremony April 14 at Lincoln Tomb

• Elkhart's 'Wildflower Weekends' offer special events April 13-15, April 20-22

• Civil War and American literature program April 10 at presidential museum

• 2012 Illinois Travel Guide now available