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The Fulton County Tourism Council welcomes you and hopes you find the
information on this site helpful and informative. Thank you and enjoy
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Heartland Quilt Show
Canton High School 9 am 4 pm 250 plus quilts on display plus raffle and demonstrations For more information call 309-668-3109
Gem & Mineral Show
April 10 & 11 Donaldson Center Wallace Park 250 S Ave D, Canton, IL Saturday 10am 6 pm Sunday 10am to 5pm For more information Phone 309-647-1345
City of Canton, Illionois
Click on the image above to see
a video aerial view of Canton.
WBYS / CD 107.9 Radio
1000 E. Linn St.
Canton, IL 61520
309-647-1560
wbysraido@yahoo.com
http://www.1560wbys.com
http://www.cd1079.net
Dickson Mounds Museum
Hickory Ridge Concert Series Music
March, 20 2010, 7:30pm
Free admission.
For more information contact 309-547-3721.
Dickson
Mounds Museum
Buell’s Marina
700 East Linn St.
Canton, IL 61520
Contact: Tad Putrich
Phone: 309-647-3421
http://www.buellsmarineinc.com
Pheasants Forever Farm
8766 E Young Rd
London Mills, Il 61544
Contact: Mike Dorethy
Phone: 309-486-3753
Spoon River Creations
945 S 7th Ave
Canton, IL 61520
Contact: Donita Ridle
Phone: 309-647-6074
The
Sweet Shoppe
24 South Main St.
Canton, IL 61520
Contact: Alice Herrick
Phone: 309-647-7320
Website
trytospamme@att.net
Lewistown Society for
Historical Preservation
While in Lewistown visit our two museums.
The Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop is an authentic preservation of a turn of the century working shop. Nels Rasmussen an emigrate ttom Denmark started the shop in 1893 on Main Street near the downtown business area of Lewistown. After Nels death the shop was then operated by his son Don until his death in 1969 and was the oldest operating proprietorship owned by the same family in Lewistown. The shop was then acquired by the Society to preserve this part of early craftsmanship. During the operation of the shop buggy making, wheels and as steel wheel were produced along with the horse shoeing and other forge and anvil work. The pulleys and shafts are still overhead that powered the grinders, buffers and other equipment of the shop. The Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop appears today much as it did the last day of operation by the Rasmussen's—an unchanged look at a trade and technology of bygone days.
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The Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railroad museum building is the last reminder of this railroad system. The depot is located on the comer of Washington and Jefferson in Lewistown. The narrow gauge railroad ran ttom 1878 to 1905. The route extended for 61 miles ttom Galesburg to West Havana with stops at Levingston, DeLong, London Mills, Oak Mound, Fairview, Bybee, Fiatt, Put Creek, Cuba, Phillips, Lewistown, Sepo and Havana. The site as an added attraction is the home of a caboose which is available for tours. |
Rasmussen Museum
7 Things Your Boss Should
Never Say to You
News stroy by Karen Burns, U.S.News & World Report
On Wednesday March 24, 2010, 11:24 am EDT
Last week, I listed seven things employees should never say to bosses. A look at the various comment threads shows that a few bosses out there could also benefit from a review of the basics of good workplace relations--not to mention a quickie refresher of what constitutes good leadership.
Go to U.S.News & World Report for the rest of the story.
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AREA LINKS
Dickson
Mounds Museum
Farmers State Bank
www.fsbfc.com
Bank of Farmington
bankoffarmington.com
Fulton County Arts Council
fultoncountyartscouncil.com
Fulton
County Historical and Genealogical Society
Fulton County
Historical & Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.
ancestry.com:80/~ilfchgs/
Horse
Creek Trails
C.A.R. Financial
carfinancialonline.com
The
Sweet Shoppe
Chuck Taylor State Farm
Full Service Office
http://www.chucktaylor.biz/
Fulton County Playhouse
fultoncountyplayhouse.com
Ipava State Bank
ipavastatebank.com
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Fulton County lies in West Central Illinois with
its southeastern border bounded for over thirty miles by the Illinois
River. Spoon River flows for nearly forty miles in a southeasterly
direction from London Mills at the northern boundary of Fulton County
to the Illinois River near the crossing point of U.S. Highway 136.
Much of Fulton County is farm country and timberland. The many areas
of woods and water provide an abundance of outdoor activities including
great fishing, hunting hiking, biking skiing, and water sports of
all kinds.
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Pictures by Bill Burnham
Contacting the Fulton County Tourism Council may be completed in the
following ways:
Fulton County Tourism Council Annual Dinner
Members of the Fulton County Tourism Council relax and enjoy their Annual Dinner Meeting at Christy’s Mercantile on the square in Lewistown, IL. All was not just fun and games though, for the members and others that make running the council possible, go to work after the dinner discussing how to improve tourism in Fulton County and how to gain new members. |
Fulton County Visitor’s Guide
To get your Fulton County Visitor’s Guide write:
Fulton County Visitor’s Guide
Dickson Mounds Museum
10956 North Dickson Mounds Road
Lewistown, IL 61542
For more information call: 309-547-3721 |
Retired Canton Police Officer
Loves New Job but May Have
To Quit Prematurely
Rusty Graham of Canton, IL, a former Canton Police Officer, is now in Iraq training the local Iraqis in the Law Enforcement Profession. Officer Graham in his eighth month stationed in Iraq, in not always the best of environments, has not once complained about his living or working conditions. At the disfavor of his family, if they would let him, he would sign up for another tour in August when his contract runs out. The only complaint the retired Police Officer has, is that nowhere in Iraq; not the Kurdish North; nor the Shiite south, not even in the city of 7.5 million, the Capital of Iraq—Baghdad—is there a simple bag of chips called Kitchen Cooked. When asked how he was making it in Iraq Rusty replied, “I only have one complaint; I can take the heat of the desert at midday; dealing with slightly underhanded Chieftains of the many small towns; I can even handle the anxiety of knowing that anyone might be an Insurgent with a gun, but I can’t take not having my Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips!" |
Picture of his fellow trainers Officer Graham is the second from the left.
AREA LINKS
WBYS / CD 107.9 Radio
Canton Daily Ledger
cantondailyledger.com
Buells Marine
www.buellsmarine.com
Canton, Illinois
http://www.cantonillinois.org/
Lewistown, Illinois
http://www.lewistownil.org/
Peoria Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
http://www.peoria.org/
McDonald's
tylaco@winco.net
MidAmerica National Bank
midnatbank.com
The Nature Conservancy ~ Emiquon Project
www.nature.org
Old School Center
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Join
us! Become
an FCTC Member Fulton County Businesses, individuals, organizations,
and units of government areinvited to become members of the Fulton
County Tourism Council and help promote and improve tourism in Fulton
County.
2010 Calendar of Events
New Calendar for 2010 has arrived! |
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Farmer’s Market, Farmington IL.
Bank of Farmington parking lot. Every Friday from June to August. 7am – Mid
morning. For more information contact Kent @ 309-245-2441.
Horse Creek Trails Astoria IL
Horse show every Friday night at 6:30. $2.00 per event. For more information contact 309-338-2065
Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop & Narrow Gauge Depot open Saturday’s 10am – 5pm Sundays 1pm – 5pm. Lewistown. For more information contact: 309-547-2806 |
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Hickory Ridge Concert Series Music
Dickson Mounds Museum 7:30pm. Hosted by singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo. Admission charge. For more information contact 309-547-3721.
Cuba’s Concerts in the Park,
Sponsored by Cuba Cares. Musical evening at Cuba city park on the square. For more information contact 309-785-5351. |
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Thompson Lake Festival
Dickson Mounds Museum Noon – 4pm. Activities, information and displays relating to the Emiquon Preserve/Refuge Restoration. For more information contact: 309-547-3721.
Coachmen’s Annual Dairy Queen Cruise-in. & Movie Nite. S. Main Lewistown IL. 7pm - ?, Movie G.I. Blues”. For more information contact 309-759-4850 or 309-338-0926. |
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Bernadotte Annual Fish Fry 11am until Fish is gone. For more information contact 309-753-1910.
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Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop & Narrow Gauge Depot open Saturday’s 10am – 5pm Sundays 1pm – 5pm. Lewistown IL. For more information. contact: 309-547-2806
Date to be Announced
Art in the Park
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council. An afternoon of hands on for ages 5 to 12. For more information contact 309-547-3721or visit www.fultoncountyartscouncil.com
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8th Annual Dulcimer Gathering Dickson Mounds Museum 11am – 4pm Day long outdoor Dulcimer Music Concerts. For more information contact 309-547-3721. |
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People from allover came to spend their vacation,
or the weekend
for some, at the beautiful
Canton Lake Campground.
How green is green Canton Lake Campground.
Echo Wilson relaxing at Canton Lake texting her friends
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AREA LINKS
Renaissance
Care Center Inc.
State Representative
Michael K. Smith
mks@winco.net
Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive
http://www.spoonriverdrive.org
Webb's Valley View Campground
clwebb@theramp.net
Swango Wood Creations
Tompkins State Bank
Come spend the day with the Smith
family on
beautiful Canton Lake.
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