Press Releases

The Bishop Hill Heritage Association’s passion and commitment to preserve Bishop Hill’s heritage and village buildings received accolades Saturday evening, October 17, 2015, at the Landmarks Illinois Award Ceremony, Chicago. The association received the 2015 Richard H. Driehaus... Read More

Swedish fall festival brings food, music, dancing and crafts to Bishop Hill BISHOP HILL, Ill. – You don’t have to say “Jordbruksdagarna” to know what it means: food, music, dancing, games, and crafts at Bishop Hill. The annual fall festival (pronounced yord-brooks-DAH-ga-na)... Read More

GENESEO, IL - Step back in time and experience a unique volunteer effort of a working fall harvest with early to late 1900’s farm equipment. This is a show with a small-time feel and demonstrations young and old will remember! Drive the back roads during September 18-20,... Read More

The people organizing Illinois’ first ever 100-mile ultra marathon along the Hennepin State Canal Trail are almost ready for race day - or rather, race weekend - September 12 & 13. “Nearly everyone will finish in under 30 hours, our cut-off time,” says Hennepin... Read More

The Bishop Hill Heritage Association is pleased to announce that it has been selected for two awards. The Illinois Association of Museums is recognizing the BHHA for its 50 years of service with a Gold Award. The award presentation will be on Friday evening, September 26 at the... Read More

The 43rd Annual Orion Fall Festival opens at 5 p. m. Sep. 4 in Orion’s historic Central Park and runs through 6 p. m. Sep. 6. Weekend activities include carnival rides, a food tent, arts and crafts, street dances, an ice cream social, root beer float party, car show, pork chop... Read More

Heads will spin with creative activity Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 2015, during the Clay and Fiber Festival in Bishop Hill, Illinois. Watch potters create work at the wheel and see a variety of firing methods. Ben Watkins Clay Studio of Washington, Illinois will provide... Read More

Celebrate the life of Abraham Lincoln and the end of the Civil War at the Bishop Hill Chautauqua in they free event on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 & 30, 2015. In their third year the Chautauqua is adding a second day. There will also be a morning workshop for teachers, ... Read More

More on 34 has become an annual weekend of treasure hunting in the Illinois countryside along U.S. Highway 34 for bargain hunters, antique buyers, and collectors from across the United States. Ten years, twenty communities, over 100 miles across five counties setting the stage... Read More