HIGHLIGHTS of the SEASON

September

14-17 Murphysboro (Jackson) — Murphysboro Apple Festival. Four days of fun and excitement in observance of apple harvest time.

14-17 Morton (Tazewell) — 17th Annual Pumpkin Festival featuring all the pumpkin pie you can eat.

15-16 Utica (LaSalle) — Turn of the Century Celebration at Starved Rock State Park. Music, games, costumes highlight observance.

23-25 DuQuoin (Perry) — Southern Illinois Folk Festival, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.

24-25 Bishop Hill (Henry) — Jordbruksdagarna (Agricultural Days) Swedish farming festival. Tours, crafts, food.

24-25 Galena (Jo Daviess) — 34th Annual Tour of Historic Homes.

October

1-2, Lewistown (Fulton) — Spoon River 9-10 Scenic Drive Festival — Special drama events, outdoor flea markets, tours of sites of Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology.

1-2 Pleasant Plains (Sangamon) — Fall Crafts Festival, Clayville Rural Life Center. More than 100 crafts demonstrated.

8-9 Chicago (Cook) — Tenth Annual Historic Pullman House Tour, 614 E. 113th St. Model town built in 1880 by George Pullman,

22-23 Metropolis (Massac) — Fort Massac Encampment. Reenactment of French and British battles to capture fort.

27-Nov. 2 Sycamore (DeKalb) — Pumpkin Festival, Sycamore, Hundreds of carved pumpkins exhibits on court-house square.

Illinois Parks and Recreation   4   September/October 1983