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Points of Interest

Astoria

Veteran's Memorial Town Park, Rt. 24/Broadway

Avon

Avon Depot
Avcom Park, Annual Avon Fat Steer Show & Annual Tractor Show
Avon Public Library
Historical Homes
Railroad Museum

Banner

Banner Marsh Conservation Area
Public Boat Dock

Bernadotte

Only dam on Spoon River, the original dam built in 1930 for the mills to use. The dam you see today was built in 1943.
Part of the former site of Camp Ellis during WWII
Public Park
Historical Steel Bridge

Bernadotte and Babylon

Iron Bridges

Canton

Big Creek Park, Playground, picnic area, Taste of Canton, Annual Father/Daughter Dance
Canton Friendship Festival
Civil War Monument-
Greenwood Cemetery
Fulton County Arts Council Exhibits -
Graham Hospital Atrium Gallery
Gear Jammers Classic Car Club Cruise In, throughout the summer and fall
Jones Park, Downtown, Farmer's Market, art shows, Heritage Days & Tractor Show
Ingersoll Manor, N. Main Street
Lakeland Park
, Playground in honor of astronaut Steve Nagel, walking trail
Old Fashioned Christmas Walk
Parlin-Ingersoll Library Special Exhibits

 309-647-0328
Railroad Depot, Dinky engine on display
Snowman's Reindeer Farm
Wallace Park, Donaldson Center, Town & Country Art Show, various events, play area, walking trail, shelter

Cuba

Cuba United Methodist Church, Over 160 years old
Cuba Christian Church, Founded in 1832, Building Erected in 1895, 309-785-2831
First Hospital in Fulton County
Historic pictures displayed in Senior Citizens Center
Putman Park,
Picnic area, playground, Rt. 97 south of Cuba
Sinnett Chapel, Built in 1874, Northwest of Cuba
Veteran's Memorial, on square downtown

Duncan Mills, IL

1897 Town Hall
Replica of covered bridge

Dunfermline, IL

Dunfermline Chicken/Fish Fry, Dunfermline Village Hall

Ellisville, IL

Christian Church, Over 100 years old and still in use
Ellisville Cemetery
Historic Store Fronts
1891 Opera House and old stage curtain
of advertising, natirnal registry, performances twice a year by the Little Rascals
Opera House Restored To Turn-Of-Century Appearance
Post Office Museum, original boxes and stamp window
Horse Drawn Mail Wagon
Site of first grist mill on Spoon River

Fairview, IL

Fairview Reformed Church
Oldest Reformed Church West of the Allegheny Mountains

Farmington, IL

Fiatt, IL

Burr Oak Tree, 300 years old Hwy. 9 in Fiatt

Ipava, IL

Camp Ellis Site
Easley Pioneer Museum
Ipava Log Cabin at Easley Pioneer Museum
Easley Pioneer Museum
IpavaWWII Base,
Located between Bernadotte, Table Grove, and Ipava
Presbyterian Church, built in 1874

Lewistown, IL

Waterford School, built in 1839, located at Dickson Mounds
Acoustic Music Weekends, Valley View Campground, east of town on Rt. 24.
Carnegie Library
Dickson Mounds State Museum
, 5 Miles Southwest of Lewistown, 309-547-3721
Fulton County Playhouse, 309-668-2868
Edgar Lee Masters Information
Hickory Ridge Concert Series,
Dickson Mounds Museum
IL Valley Archaeological Sociery (IVAS) Lecture, Dickson Mounds
Lewistown Fairgrounds, 4th of July Fireworks, Fulton County Fair
Lewistown Historical Society Museum
Lighted Christmas Parade &
Once Upon a Holiday
Nature Conservancy Emiquon Preserve,
309-547-2533. Wildlife viewing, Paddle Emiquon
Old Fulton County Courthouse Pillars,Oak Hill Cemetery
Music in the Park, Porter Park, thursday evenings in the summer
Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop Museum, 309-547-4300
Self-Guided Historic Tour Available
, 309-547-4300

London Mills, IL

Ross Hotel Museum in London Mills, 309-486-3707
Pleasants Forever

Middle Grove, IL

Middle Grove Homecoming

Smithfield, IL

Brown's Oakridge Exotics and Zoo, Walk-Through Zoo, Near RR 1, Smithfield, 309-783-2112
Buckeye Church, Built in 1868, North of Smithfield

St. David, IL

Table Grove, IL

Community Church, On National Register

Vermont, IL

South Fulton Antique Tractor ClubTractor Show
Vermont Cemetery Tours
Vermont Cemetery Civil War Monument
Vermont Masonic Hall,
on National Register, 309-784-2510
Victorian Homes, brochure available, 309-784-2510

 
Please purchase a program book
from any Information Booth or
many businesses throughout Fulton County
to find your favorite vendors locations on the Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive.

On this page:

Points of Interest
Community Resources
Area Representatives

Don't forget to purchase your
ticket for the quilt raffle at any
Information Booth

2018 Quilt

Ellisville

Community Resources

A few other useful resources with information
about events in Fulton County are sponsored by the clubs and communities are listed below. Please send an area representative or send an email to the Fall Festival Chairperson for consideration to be listed on this page.

http://fultoncountytourism.org

http://www.fultonco.org/

http://www.illinoisancestors.org/fulton/

http://www.lewistownillinois.org

http://www.cantonillinois.org

http://cantonpark.org/wordpress/parks-facilities/

http://www.villageofvermont.com

http://cubatownship.com

http://www.vermontcemeterytours.com

http://www.illinoisstatemuseum.org/content/
                    welcome-dickson-mounds

http://www.experienceemiquon.com

https://www.parliningersoll.org

https://www.cityoffarmingtonil.com

http://www.enjoyillinois..com

London Mills

Fall Festival Area Representatives

 Astoria - Kathy Stambaugh

 Avon - Barbara Baker
 Bernadotte Park/Town - Mike & Emily Hollenback
 Canton Square - Dana Smith
 Canton Ingersoll Manor - Joyce Mason
 Cuba - Charlotte McBride
 Duncan Mills - Lisa Tunney
 Ellisville Town - Becky Powell
 Ellisville Hill Top - Susan Platt
 Farmington Reed Park - Casandra Zessin
 Farmington West - Shari Verardo
 Havana Riverfront Park - Ryan Daum
 Ipava - Joe Wherley
 Lewistown Marigold Meadows - Marcia Jones,
 Lewistown Square - Marcia Jones
 London Mills - Deb Flude
 Pheasants Forever - Dick Hart
 Smithfield Red Brick School - Bill Swango
 Smithfield Town - Stacia Timonere
 St. David - Mike Deushane
 Teddy Bear Junction - Wilda Hines
 Vermont - Sandy Long

If you would like to set up on the Spoon River Valley 
Scenic Drive, please contact the Area Representative
for the area desired.
London Mills, IL

Photography Contest 2018 - Download a form or use the form in the
2018 Official Program Book found at all Information Booths or many area Businesses

 

Reed Park InformationFarmington AcresEllisville, IL

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