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KANKAKEE
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Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery
Provena Heritage Village, 901 North Entrance Avenue
Different juried art shows every quarter. Free Admission. The Gretchen
Charlton Art Gallery is committed to developing and promoting an awareness
of the arts in the Kankakee River Valley. The Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery
acts as an advocate for local and visiting artists from a variety of genres.
815-939-4506
www.provena.org/heritagevillage
Haigh’s Scuba Diving Quarry
2738 East 2000 North Road
Visit this spring fed quarry of 12 acres, located in a park-like setting.
Private dressing rooms, sheltering fireplace building, covered docks, 65’ & 75’ platforms,
6 shallow platforms 15 picnic tables, 5 BBQ grills, air fills and more. Monday
- Saturday: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Call for reservations.
815-939-7797
www.haighquarry.com
Historic Paramount Theatre
213 North Schuyler
19th Century wide-screen theatre open daily for movies. Come and see the
elaborate painting/decorating throughout.
815-936-6843
Kankakee County Fairgrounds
213 W 4000S Road
Weekly shows & events. Kankakee County's Annual Fair is usually the
first week in August. With grandstand entertainment, unlimited carnival rides.
815-932-6714
www.kankakeefair.org
Kankakee County Museum
801 South Eighth Avenue
The Kankakee County Museum is the home of the Kankakee County Historical
Society, founded in 1906, the oldest incorporated historical society in Illinois.
The Kankakee County Museum currently contains eight galleries and maintains
two historic structures: the Dr. A.L. Small House (1855) and the Taylor School
House (1904).
815-932-5279
www.kankakeecountymuseum.com
Kankakee County Speedway
US 45 and Airport Road
For all you race fans, who enjoy watching the UMP Lake Models, UMP Modified, UMP Street Stocks, or the I-Mods, this is racing at its finest. Located on the premises of the Kankakee County Fiargrounds, the Kankakee Motor Speedway dirt track has stock car racing from April to September.
815-935-9000
www.kankakeecountyspeedway.com
Kankakee Farmer’s Market
Downtown Kankakee
Open every Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon during May - October.
www.kankakeecountyfarmersmarket.com
Kankakee Model Railroad Club & Museum
199 South East Avenue
See three large running model train displays and railroad memorabilia
within Kankakee’s restored train depot. Features a scale model of Kankakee
and its trains as they looked in the 1950’s. A life-size, 1947 Pullman
coach is also displayed outside the depot.
815-929-9320
www.kankakeerrmuseum.com
Kankakee River
57 miles of river through Kankakee County and home of state record Northern
Pike, Walleye, Small and Largemouth Bass. Home of 4 festivals on the river
and 1 hour south of Chicago on I-57.
800-74-RIVER
Kankakee Valley Park District
893 West Station Street
Special programs and attractions, camps, corn mazes, Splash Valley, Oak Orthopedic Ice Arena and events offered throughout the year.
815-935-6513 or 815-939-1311
www.kvpd.com
Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra
The Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra season is October through May and
provides entertainment for the 4th of July celebration preceding the fireworks
display held at Kankakee Community College. In addition, the Orchestra performs
an annual concert for the youth of the county. Details on all individual
concerts may be obtained from the website.
815-933-3119
www.K-V-S-O.com
Little House Antiques
Illinois Route 4 & Illinois Route 17 West
This antique mall features dealers. Call ahead for hours.
815-937-0989
Phillipstown Christmas Tree Farm
633 South Dudley Grove Road
Christmas tree farm that allows you to find and cut down your very own
choice of Christmas trees.
815-935-2147
Reed’s Canoe Trips
907 North Indiana Avenue, Route 50
Offering exciting and memorable canoe and kayak trips from a few hours
to an entire day, on the clean and beautiful Kankakee River. Call 815-WE-CANOE
(932-2663) for a free brochure or to make reservations.
www.reedscanoetrips.com
Splash Valley
1850 River Road
Outdoor water park that has fun for the whole family, including a lazy
river, waterslides, lap pools, and two zero-depth entry pools. Group Rates & Party
Rentals are available. Regular Hours: noon to 8pm
815-929-9779
www.splashvalley.com
The Tony & Rose Panozzo Center for Food and Agriculture
2450 West Illinois Route 17
815-932-9511
www.aneedtofeed.com
Vana's Pumpkin Patch
7705 West State, Route 17
Call for appointment.
815-939-2000
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KENT
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Black Hawk War Monument
Monument Road, south of US Highway 20
This monument is located on the site of Kellogg's Grove, an early settlement established in 1827 on a mail route between Peoria and Galena, and now on the National Register of Historic Places. The monument honors those killed in the Black Hawk War, including in the final Illinois battle which occurred at this grove in June,1832. Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Illinois militia, helped to bury five of the slain men. The remaining soldiers were originally buried throughout the area at the spots at which they fell. Fifty years after the war ended, farmers from the area initiated a movement to collect the remains and bury them in one enclosure with a fitting monument. Thus the Black Hawk War Monument was erected and dedicated in 1886 on top of this hill overlooking the Yellow Creek Valley. The area surrounding the monument includes picnic areas, a shelter, playground, and a log cabin that was moved to the site in 1981.
815-233-1357
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KINGSTON
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Koehler’s Farm Market
32269 Glidden Road
Offering home-grown fruit and vegetables, pumpkins, Halloween costumes
and weekend festivities in October.
815-784-5841
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries
32653 Five Points Road
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries Family Camp would like to invite you and your
family to come camping with us! Can host family reunions, company or church
picnics, and many themed weekends! Situated on 177 acres of woods, fields,
streams and ponds.
815-784-5141
www.walcamp.org
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KIRKLAND
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Northern Illinois Veterans' Memorial
Franklin Township Park, Third Street
Honoring Northern Illinois veterans of the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea,
Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and other conflicts. Open daily - sunrise to sunset.
815-522-6179
Shepherd’s Carriage Livery
Provides services for all occasions, including weddings, town celebrations,
corporate events as well as covered wagon rides at the farm four miles south
of Kirkland. Our carriages are often seen in downtown Sycamore.
815-393-3445
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