If you're interested in visiting an area filled with history, filled with charm...an area close to Springfield, Illinois where the nationally-known Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is located, look no further. Stay with us, take a look around. You'll like what you see. More...
Contents: 1 Historical Trolley Tours 2.Walking Tours & "Talking Building" 3.Agritourism Website 4.Edgar Lee Master's Home/Museum 5. All in a Day's Work
6. Grant Application
1. Historical Trolley Tours Stier Trolley Express will offer historical tours during the months of June & July Tuesdays-Fridays 11AM-4PM: Saturdays 10AM-4PM; and Sundays 12Noon-4PM. Tours leave from in front of the Visitors Center at Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site. Tickets can be purchased at the Lincoln League Bookstore just east of the Visitors Center. See the link above for additional information.
Enjoy the ride!
Menard County: Discover its History; Experience its Charm
2. Walking Tours & "Talking" Building Stop by Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum in
Athens to pick up your copy of the historical walking tour of the
historic district of Athens. Within a short distance, the
following sites can be viewed: Dr. William Mudd's house, Louis
Salzenstein's house; site of Jonathan Dunn's steam-powered circular saw
& grist mill; site of Orimal Clark's double log cabin, and more.
Also,
tune in to 88.9FM and listen to the Talking Col. Matthew Roger's
Building. The Museum is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 1-5PM.
For additional information, contact Curator/Owner John Eden at
217-636-8755.
Explore, Dream, Discover.
3. U of I Launches New Agritourism Web Site "Agritourism
is a growing segment of the rural economy," says John Pike, a U of I
Extension community & economic development educator. Pike
developed a new web site & information source that will assist
those wanting to develop agritourism businesses in Illinois. To
visit the site, go to http://web.extension.uius.edu/agritourism/.
Help promote Menard County. Join the Tourism Council.
4. Masters' Home/Museum Open for Season
The Edgar Lee Masters' Memorial Home/ Museum will be open, starting June 3rd, on Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10AM-12 Noon & 1PM-3PM.
The City of Petersburg operates the home/museum as a memorial to honor the Prairie Poet who wrote Spoon River Anthology. Admission is free as is on-street parking. Donations are accepted.
For additional information, go to Attractions on the left side of the home page & locate Edgar Lee Master's Home/Museum..
Listen to the sounds and voices of Menard County Tourism Council's Radio Station Channel 1610AM QPQ702.
5. All in a Day's Work
A free New Salem Special Event on June 28th
Observe cooking on the hearth, washing and mending clothes, spinning,
weaving, knitting, butter churning, dipping candles, making baskets and
more. Home health care and home schooling were also part of
everyday life as was gardening, tending animals, chopping wood, toting
water and fetching eggs.
The Ann Rutledge Quilters and the New Salem Fiber Guild will also display quilts and textiles at the New Salem Visitors Center.
6. Grant Application
Menard County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the availability
of grant applications. The purpose of these grants is to increase
tourism in Menard County. Click here to download the application and here for the followup Evaluation summary form. The deadline for returning these applications is July 1, 2008.
