The Manhattan Park District's Round Barn Farm Park will host Manhattan Days of Old and a Civil War reenactment Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th, 20, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Admission is 5:00 per adult and $2.00 for children age 12 and under.
Events will include: 150 infantry, calvary and artillery re-enactors portraying the Battle of Shilo, music, displays regarding Civil War medicine, kids' activities, and handmade soaps for purchase.
2010 Manhattan Days of Old:
Civil War Reenactors discuss the use of the cannon during the Civil War at the Manhattan Park District "Days of Old" at the Baker-Koren Round Barn Farm Park.
For kids in and around Peotone, Illinois, the end of August signals both the return of school and the return of the Will County Fair.
The 2011 Will County Fair will begin Wednesday, August 24th and run through Sunday, August 28th. This year marks the 108th year of the Will County Fair.
Grandstand at the Will County Fair in Peotone, Illinois
Dairy cattle at the Will County Fair in Peotone, Illinois
Will County Fair Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, August 24th: 9:00 a.m.--Open & Junior Dairy Goat Show 9:00 a.m.--Open & Junior Pigeon Show 10:00 a.m.--Fair Opens to Public - $4.00 Gate Admission Per Person, Children under 10 FREE 12:00 noon--Carnival opens - All Rides $1.50 ea. or 16 for $20.00.
Thursday, August 25th: 8:00 a.m.--Fair Opens to Public, Senior Citizens and Veterans=$2.00 Gate Admission $4.00 Gate Admission per Person, Children under 10 FREE 9:00 a.m.-- Open & Junior Pony Hitches and Adult Performance Classes 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.--Carnival opens - "Dollar Afternoon Special" All rides $1.50 each from 1 - 5 pm 5:00 - 11:00 p.m.--"Ride-A-Thon Night" - Ride any ride as often as you like - $18.00 per person 5:30 p.m.--Junior Swine Show 6:30 p.m.-- ITPA Tractor and Truck Pull-- Grandstand Admission $8.00 - Pit Passes inside track, Age 16 & Over - $10.00 per Person
Friday, August 26th: 8:00 a.m.--Fair Opens to Public - $4.00 Gate Admission per Person, Children under 10 Free 9:00 a.m.--Open and Junior Dairy Cattle Show 9:00 a.m.--Sheep Show 9:00 a.m.--Open & Junior Light Horses and Ponies All Halter Classes Show 9:30 a.m.--Swine Show 1:00 p.m.--1-5 pm all rides One Dollar 7:30 p.m.--Nationwide Demolition Derby -- Grandstand Admission $9.00
Saturday, August 27th (Democrat Day): 8:00 a.m.--Fair Opens to Public - $4.00 Gate Admission per Person, Children under 10, Free 8:30 a.m.--Open & Junior Beef Show 9:00 a.m.--Open & Junior Poultry Show 9:00 a.m.--Junior Sheep Show 12:00 noon--Carnival Opens 1:00 p.m.--Steer Show 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.--WVLI "The Valley" 95.1 SOCK HOP at the Entertainment Tent 5:30 p.m. --Will County 4-H Livestock Auction held in the Livestock Show Ring 7:00 p.m. --Nationwide Demo Derby Grandstand Admission $9.00
Sunday, August 28th (Republican Day): 8:00 a.m.--Fair Opens to Public - $4.00 Gate Admission per Person, Children under 10, Free 12:00 noon--Carnival Opens 1:30 p.m. --Baby Show (for babies 6 - 36 months). Have to be pre-registered - Copy of Certified County Birth Certificate required. Entries close Saturday, August 28 at 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.--Rodeo, $8.00 3:00 p.m.--2nd Annual Chili Cook-off. Pre-Registration Required (limited to the first 20 entries)
Start: at about 8:00 a.m.. Judging time will be at about 3:00 p.m..
Along with the events outlined above, the Fine Arts Building will be open each day of the fair where visitors can view prize-winning art, vegetables, grains, photography, and much, much more.
Check out this video for images from the 2010 Will County Fair:
Operation Care Package is a volunteer, 501C public charity dedicating to supporting our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen through care packages. The group has sent thousands of care packages to troops stationed around the world.
Operation Care Package will be holding a benefit this Saturday, August 6 from 4 PM to 10 PM at Bit O' Blarney Pub in Manhattan, Illinois. The event will feature live music, great raffles, a cash bar, and a live auction. Entrance is 10 dollars and all proceeds go directly to Operation Care Package and their mission of sending care packages to the members of our military.
Example of a care package shipped to members of our military by Operation Care Package.
Operation Care Package Benefit to be held in Manhattan, Illinois this Saturday, August 6, 2011.
The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public open house Thursday, August 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Center at 214 North Ottawa Street in Downtown Joliet.
IDOT officials will answer the public's questions regarding the Dwight to Joliet section of the St. Louis to Chicago high speed rail project.
The Chicago to St. Louis high speed rail project was one of the first in the nation's High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program.
