Tot Time: Autumn Trees
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILTot Time is happening this month at Dickson Mounds! Adults and their tots will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning on the first Thursday of the month. A different topic…
Kid’s Cache: Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILTo celebrate Earth Sciences Week, kids are welcome to pick-up a FREE Rocks, Minerals & Fossils activity bag on Saturday, October 16th from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Activities are geared towards…
New Trailhead Kiosks Celebration
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILJoin us for a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of the new trailhead kiosks on the Museum’s grounds and to recognize local Havana resident and Eagle Scout candidate…
Tot Time: Farm Frenzy
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILTot Time is happening this month at Dickson Mounds! Adults and their tots will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning on the first Thursday of the month. A different topic…
Kid’s Giveaway—Make your own Pottery!
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILAs part of Native American Heritage month, celebrate a traditional practice that has been observed in Illinois for thousands of years! Kids are welcome to pick up a free activity…
Mound Tour
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILThe most obvious evidence of the prehistoric past of the Spoon River area is manifested by earthworks built for a variety of purposes. We will visit the present and former…
Illinois Mounds & their Meaning
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILJoin Dr. Duane Esarey and Logan Pappenfort for a discussion of the earthworks which help shape the landscape of the Prairie State. Learn about the history of the mounds as…
Nature Trek: A Glacial Perspective
Dickson Mounds Museum 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, ILDid you know glaciers contributed to the formation of the Illinois River Valley? Learn about how the last Ice Age shaped the present-day landscape during this hike-n-talk program. Participants will…
Eagle Watch Breakfast
Shore Acres Park 100 Park Boulevard, ChillicotheThe Chillicothe Rotary Club and the Lions Club of Chillicothe are holding the Eagle Watch Breakfast at Shore Acres Park Clubhouse. This all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast features animals from…
Canton Art on Main Fine Arts Festival
Downtown Jones Park Canton, ILSituated in Canton’s downtown Jones Park, this annual Fine Arts Festival, hosted by Canton Main Street and held during the first full weekend of June features for viewing and purchase, original art work from the best of our Midwest artists! Visitors to the festival can also enjoy local music, food and wine!