Upcoming Events
Ronnie Baker Brooks Concert - Joliet, IL
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 28, 2010 - 9:04pm.Ronnie Baker Brooks Concert - Joliet, IL
September 8, 2010
Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center (JAHM)
Museum’s Rooftop Terrace
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL
Tickets - $8.00 ($6 for students with a valid I.D. and museum members)
Purchase tickets online at www.jolietmuseum.org, or at the door.
Missouri Motor Tour 2010
Submitted by Editor Gina on May 11, 2010 - 5:18pm.Missouri 2010 Motor Tour
September 10-12, 2010
Gray Summit, MO - Joplin, MO
JAHM Pancake Breakfast - Joliet
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 27, 2010 - 10:19am.JAHM Pancake Breakfast - Joliet
Sunday, September 11, 2010
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center
204 Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL
Adult Tickets - $6.00 (includes pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, and milk)
Children (ages 3 and under) Free
The Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center (JAHM) invites the public to a pancake breakfast, held on the Museum’s Rooftop Terrace. Free parking is available at Ottawa and Webster Streets.
18th Annual Threshermen's Bluegrass Festival - Pontiac, IL
Submitted by Editor Gina on October 30, 2009 - 10:19am.18th Annual Threshermen's Bluegrass Festival - Pontiac, IL
September 24 - 26, 2010
Threshermen's Park, north of Pontiac, IL
Click for additional information at their official web site.
Campfire Ring - Elwood, IL
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 30, 2010 - 2:02pm.Campfire Ring - Elwood, IL
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:30 PM
Midwin Nature Center
Elwood, IL
Ike Widner will be hosting a campfire ring at Midwin Nature Center. Everyone will meet at the Midwin Welcome Center parking lot on Route 66 in Elwood. We will caravan to the Old Iron Bridge.
Please bring chairs and anything you want to roast over a fire (S'mores, etc.). We will have a tour guide/storyteller with us.
Fall Quarterly Meeting
Submitted by Editor Gina on January 7, 2010 - 10:09pm.Fall Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Pontiac, IL
Further details to be announced.

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