Old Joliet Prison 2024 Season

Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL, United States

The Joliet Area Historical Museum is excited to announce our 2024 Spring season offerings at Old Joliet Prison! Preservation and construction experts been busy all winter long stabilizing, restoring and preserving several buildings at Old Joliet Prison.  Come see what's new and improved. Starting in April, we will be offering self guided tours on Saturday…

Colorado Byway National Byways Symposium

Colorado Byway Alamosa, CO, United States

Byway Leaders, Byway State Coordinators, Byway Consultants - All are invited to attend the Colorado Byway Symposium, May 1-4, 2024. Registration is limited to 200 participants. Deadline to register is April 10. Link to registration and information: https://www.colorado-byways-symposium-2024.com/ Byways Symposium Highlights: Byway delegation from Japan and its Colorado Byways relationship Presentations on: Placemaking; Partnerships; Protection; Promotion Byway Awards…

Conn’s Hospitality Group Announces Summer Events Lineup

Obed and Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery 500 S. 6th St., Springfield, United States

Springfield, Illinois - Beginning May 1st, 2024, Conn’s Hospitality Group (CHG)  will be kicking off their summer event series at Obed and Isaac’s Microbrewery and Eatery in Springfield, Illinois. The…

2024 Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival

Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United States

This two-day festival, May 4th & 5th, is all about family fun on the most famous two-lane highway in America - Route 66. Sponsored by the fourteen communities which make up the 100-mile linear museum from Joliet to Bloomington, the annual festival invites everyone to experience the good life in the slow lane. Each community…

Grand Opening Joliet Railroad Museum

Joliet Railroad Museum at Gateway Transportation Center 90 E. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL, United States

Join us for the grand opening of our newest museum - The Joliet Railroad Museum at Gateway Transportation Center, 90 E. Jefferson Street in Joliet. The Railroad Museum is a former circa 1913 interlocking signal tower, known locally as Union Depot Tower, that was preserved and incorporated into the new Gateway Center Train Station. The…