Lincoln
College’s Creekside hosting Fall Festival
Special dedication of log cabin and
prairie grass
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[October 20, 2016]
LINCOLN
- Creekside’s Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 22
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Creekside Outdoor Center for Environmental
Education. The family friendly event is free and open to the public.
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The festivities will commence with special dedication ceremonies
to honor donors who are supporting the environmental learning
opportunities. Starting at 10:30 a.m. a special dedication ceremony
will take place for the Bill and Jean Gossett Tall Grass Prairie.
Following that ceremony, at 10:45 a.m., the Pete Fredericks Log
Cabin will be dedicated.
Fredericks, a local business owner, originally donated the cabin to
Lincoln School District 27 in 2001 and in June of this year, the
cabin was donated and relocated to Creekside.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2016/Oct/20/images/ads/current/napa_bch1-3108.png) Visitors will have a variety of opportunities to explore Creekside
and participate in activities including, planting the new Pollinator
Prairie. The prairie is funded by a grant Creekside received from
the Illinois Native Plant Society Central Chapter. The family
friendly event will include:
- pumpkin decorating
- pumpkin ice cream-making demonstration and ice cream samples
- nature walks to Sugar Creek
- children’s story time at the outdoor classrooms
- educational displays and yard games
- local vendors
- live music by the LC Jazz Combo at 11:30 a.m.
- Emily Johnson and Jonathan Thomas at 12:30 p.m.
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In addition, a nature photography and selfie competition will
take place. A special Flickr site has been created for the
competition and details can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/ groups/fallfestival2016/
Visitors planning to eat during the festival can enjoy on-site
concession.
Creekside is located approximately 4 miles due north of Lincoln,
Illinois, off County Road 2000N halfway between County Road
1100E and 1225th Ave; from Co Rd 2000N take the gravel road
Small-Edwards Trace north to the center.
[Christina Xamis]
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