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Freedom Fest 2013  |
Thursday July 4th Activities Freedom Fest 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run Freedom Fest Car Show Live Entertainment during the Car Show Free Gospel Concert Parade Free Concert Featured act will be the Cache River Band Fireworks Family Entertainments Food Vendors All Day And Lots More.... Family Tailgating Welcomed (No Alcohol) For more information Please Go the "Freedom Fest Page" (Go to the main page and click on the "Freedom Fest" Tab) |
The Annual Tunnel Hill Rd. and Goreville City Wide Yard Sale. Held on Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in May.
FFA Tractor Show 2nd Annual Goreville FFA Tractor Show. October 9, 2010 at the City Park 9:00 to 3:00 Parade at 1:00 Tractor Games after the Parade No Entry Fee For more information please contact: Jeff Robison at robison98@hotmail.com or Goreville Schools at (618) 995-2142
Fall Festival River to River Relay |
Restaurants K-n-K’s Kitchen (618) 995-1900Delaney's on Broadway (618) 995-2602 Sub Shack (618) 995-1457 www.subshack.com Longhorn Cafe` (618) 995-1515 (4mi. north of town) |
Outdoor Recreation Ferne Clyffe State Park: www.dnr.state.il.us/land/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/Ferne/htm Goreville City Park Lake of Eqypt Shawnee National Forest: www.fs.fed.us/rd/forest |
Nearby Outdoor Recreation Tunnel Hill State Trail www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R5/tunnel.htm Cache River State Natural Area: Belknap, IL. www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R5/CACHERVR.HTM Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge: Marion, IL. www.fws.gov/midwest/craborchard Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge: Ullin, IL. www.fws.gov/midwest/CypressCreek Southern Illinois Golf Trail (618) 529-4451 Gambit Golf Club: Vienna, IL www.gambitgolf.com Vertical Heartland Rock Climbing School www.verticalheartland.com/VerticalHeartland.html The Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: Whitehill, IL. (618) 657-2064 Cache River Wetlands Cache River has been designated as a "Wetlands of International Importance" by the "Ramsar Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization." This ranks the Cache River with other important international wetlands, such as the Florida Everglades and the Kerangwetlands in Australia. www.nature.org http://195.143.117.139/profile/profiles_usa.htm
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Wine Trails
(Just click the picture above for more information.) Shawnee Hills Wine Trail The Southern Illinois Wine Trail www.southernillinoiswinetrail.net
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Lake of Egypt Antique Trail Warehouse Antique Mall 600 N. Van Buren St. Marion, IL. (618) 997-7810 Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5 Closed Monday Whitecotton Antique Mall 10348 Whitecotton Rd. Marion, IL (618) 995-2058 Monday- Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5
Wolf Creek Antiques & Crafts Mall 215 S. Broadway Goreville, IL (618) 995-9654 Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 Closed Monday Grace Art Gallery/Studio 210 S. Broadway Gorville, IL. (618) 694-5892 Thursday & Friday 10:30-6 Saturday 9-2 Sunday 1-4
Teapot Cottage 101 Sidney Ln. Goreville, IL (618) 995-2491 By Appointment Only Max Creek Mercantile 2550 Gilead Church Rd. Simpson, IL (618) 695-3546 Tuesday - Saturday 10-6 Days/Hours Vary, Please Call Country Lane Treasures 875 Rte 166 Creal Springs, IL (618) 996-3013 Tuesday-Friday 11-5 Saturday 1-5 All Other By Appointment (Hours may vary seasonally) |
Sporting Events
Goreville Schools Athletic Program Johnson County Youth League http://johnsoncountyyouthleague.com www.facebook.com/pages/Johnson-County-Youth-League/399297576819007 Johnson County Youth League Football
Shawnee Community College Athletic Program: Ullin, IL www.shawneecc.edu/athletics John A. Logan College Athletic Program: Carterville, IL. www.jalc.edu/athletics Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL Athletic Program http://siusalukis.cstv.com Southern Illinois Miners Baseball www.southernillinoisminers.com The Miners are part of The Frontier League: Independent Professional Baseball www.frontierleague.com |
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