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Old Joliet Prison 2024 Season
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…
The Mill Museum on 66 Open House
The Mill Museum on 66 Open House
Join us on April 6th to celebrate the reopening of the Mill Museum for the season and the addition of our newest exhibit about Grant Fletcher! A presentation about the exhibit will start at 2:00pm. This is a free event that is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
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Great North American Solar Eclipse 2024
Great North American Solar Eclipse 2024
The next Great American Solar Eclipse is coming and Great Rivers & Routes is ready! Plans are underway to celebrate the eclipse at Herald Square in Uptown Collinsville on Monday, April 8, 2024, Noon to 3pm. The fun includes free solar eclipse viewing glasses for all in attendance, live music, a fire-blowing demonstration and shopping. Old Herald Brewery & Distillery will…
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Chain of Rocks Park Opening Celebration
Chain of Rocks Park Opening Celebration
Join us for the new Chain of Rocks Park Opening Celebration on the Missouri side of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The celebration will include music, food, and community activities for all ages. Don’t miss your chance to see this new park on the Mississippi Greenway for yourself! Enjoy live music from the amazing…
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City of Springfield Earth Awareness Fair
City of Springfield Earth Awareness Fair
The City of Springfield, in partnership with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, present the 32nd Annual Earth Awareness Fair at Union Square Park on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is the longest running Earth Fair in Illinois and it's FREE for everyone to attend! Come early and…
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Colorado Byway National Byways Symposium
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…
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2024 Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival
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…