Visit Nahant Marsh for a day filled with fun, friends, family, and fundraising as they celebrate the fall season on October 7! Games, educational activities, and presentations throughout the day are sure to keep you and your loved ones occupied until the fish fry accompanied by LIVE music from The Tailfins to finish up the evening! Presentations include: -Joe Wiegand as the world’s premiere Theodore Roosevelt reprisor. -The RARE Group with a LIVE raptor presentation. -Denny Weiss with a presentation on the unique aquatic life he encounters as a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River.... Read More

Corn Crib’s CribFest Kicks Off September 8th in Coal Valley! CribFest operates on weekends from September 8th – October 29th CribFest Season Hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 10am-6pm *these hours are not the same as our store/nursery/greenhouse hours* FALL FUN FOR ALL AGES! You can expect all of the general admission activities we’ve had in previous years, like: • Zip-line • Human Hamster Wheel • Giant Bounce Pad • Hayrack Rides • Cow Train • Farm Animals • Pedal Cars • Straw Mountain Maze • Grain Bin Basketball • Giant Tire Swings • And much, much more!! General... Read More

Looking for some fall family fun this weekend? Celebrate the changing season by bringing your family to Illiniwek Forest Preserve (1201 State Ave. Hampton) for a Fall Festival this Saturday Oct 20 from 12:30 – 7:30 p.m.! Come enjoy one of the last weekends for camping this season or just come out and enjoy the festival! Enjoy hay rack rides, trick-or-treating throughout the campground, pumpkin painting, a costume contest, campsite decorating contest or a scarecrow building contest! Sip on apple cider freshly squeezed from an apple press. Wiley’s BackRoad BBQ & Grill will be serving up delicious... Read More