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Mount Carroll Pumpkin Fest
Mount Carroll Pumpkin Fest
Mt Carroll Pumpkin Fest
October 22nd 2016
Mt Carroll’s downtown will once again turn into the pumpkin capitol of NW Illinois on October 22nd during the Mt Carroll Pumpkin Fest. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce, it will offer a variety of family friendly activities to help get you in the spirit of Halloween. New this year is the Pumpkin Cousin Mini Squash Races and the 5K Zombie Run where runners in ghoulish garb will test their endurance on the hills of Mt Carroll. Mt Carroll eateries will be offering a variety of lunch time specials & the downtown lamp posts will be decorated for the Halloween season.
Spend a fall day in this historic community and stroll the brick streets while checking out the selection of eateries and shopping in unique stores & antique shops. Go to the Pumpkin Fest FB page for all the details.
EVENTS
8:00 am Farmer’s Market
7:30 am 5K Zombie Run registration opens – race begins at 9am – Ghoulish Garb encouraged!
10 am Decorated Pumpkin Contest opens (judging at 12:30)
10 am Paint A Pumpkin Activity for ages 4-8
10:30 am Kids Costume Parade kicks off on east side of court house and ends at the Library. Ages Preschool – 4th grade.
10:30 am Pumpkin Cousin Mini Gourd races for ages 5-10
11 am Halloween Story & Craft Hour at Library (for ages 4-8)
11 am – 1:30 pm Pumpkin Sling Shot
11:30 am – 2 pm Pumpkin Street Bowling in front of Bowling Center
Noon Spooky Tails Pet Costume Contest
Noon Pumpkin Jam Youth Music performances
2:00 pm Kunes Country Great Pumpkin Street Drag Races (registration starts at 12:30 pm)
Mt Carroll Great Pumpkin Street Drags
Oct 22 – 2 pm
Come to Mt Carroll Pumpkin Fest and spend the day enjoying all the activities but make sure you’re downtown at 2:00 PM because the 5th annual GREAT PUMPKIN STREET DRAGS will feature REAL pumpkin race cars battling in a unique side-by-side single elimination races featuring handcrafted, decorated Pumpkin Race Cars in a funky and hilarious display of American ingenuity. Entries in each age bracket will battle head-to-head for cash prizes! All races take place in downtown Mt Carroll. Registration begins at 12:30 and races begin at 2 pm.
Mount Carroll Pumpkin Fest
Mount Carroll Pumpkin Fest
Carroll County Country Christmas Coming to Northwest Illinois!
Carroll County Country Christmas
Welcome to the Carroll County Country Christmas! (Formerly Called Great Route 64/84 Shop Hop).
Join us here in Carroll County for the first two weekends in November. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping needs! For complete details and a printable brochure of the shops, restaurants, and events CLICK HERE!
Two Carroll County Events Happening Soon!!!
Saturday, August 27th 2016 in Mount Carroll, Illinois
Brick Street Saturday Mount Carroll Illinois
Saturday, September 10th 2016 Chadwick Illinois
Chadwick’s Fall Festival
A fun day filled with family-orientated activities.
The day will start at 9:00 am with a tractor drive (pre-registration required, (Call 815-499-2218). Craft/Vendor booths (10:00am – ??)
Lion’s Club Pork Chop Barbecue & Bake Sale (11:00am – 2:00 pm at the fire station)
Various food booths, kids games, bouncy houses, kid’s water fights sponsored by the Chadwick Fire Dept.
Dunk tank, kids pedal tractor pull at 3:00 pm sponsored by the Young Farmers.
Face painting, pick up a duck tank, rope making, corn shelling and making mini hay bale demonstrations, musical entertainment and much more.
Come one, come all to Chadwick’s main street for all the festivities.
New Lodging in Carroll County “Grandpa’s Cabin”!
Grandpa’s Cabin Savanna Illinois
Carroll County Illinois Tourism is very proud to present our newest lodging facility! “Grandpa’s Cabin” as it has been named by owner Bill Delp is the ultimate lodging for those who want to step back in time to the 1800’s.
Come and spend the night in peaceful seclusion at “Grandpa’s Cabin”. It is located at 10423 Zion Road, north of Savanna, Illinois.
Tranquil & Unique Lodging in a Restored 1837 Log Cabin!
Situated in the rolling hills north of Savanna “Grandpa’s Cabin is just minutes from the Mississippi River.
Enter and you will step back in time to the 1830’s. Grandpa’s Cabin was built in 1837 and was the home to many families and many generations! it was originally located a few miles from Bill’s property and he moved it to it’s current location at Bill Delp Photography Studio.
Experience the ambiance of this historic & humble structure – a true work of art. Enjoy the secluded location among rolling wooded hills, hay fields, wild flowers and grasses. Savor the quiet…the wildlife…the song birds. Stroll the trails and enjoy the sunsets in total calm away from your busy hectic lives!
* Free WiFi
* Coffee
* Tea
* Mini Fridge
* Microwave
* Fireplace
* Music
* Accomodates up to 4 Adults
* 40 Minutes from Historic Galena, IL and Dubuque area
* No TV
For reservations and more information phone: 815-273-2803
10423 Zion Road Savanna, IL 61074
Grandpa’s Cabin Savanna Illinois
Located just minutes away from beautiful Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Seven Eagles Resort and Campground
Seven Eagles Resort and Campground
Seven Eagles Resort & Campground is located just one mile south of beautiful Savanna, Illinois, adjacent to the Spring Lake Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and The Great River Trail bike path. Seven Eagles offers a motel and log cabins and 85 seasonal and weekend RV spaces. Other features include a nice in-ground pool, a 6 in 1 court, a playground and fishing pond and the 67 mile bike path. They also have a nice club house for events and activities. If you’re looking to get away or a family gathering, Seven Eagles Resort and Campground is just the place for you.
Email us at: fun@goseveneagles.com
Phone: 815-273-7301
Owners Mick and Ruth Morfey
The Inn at Molly’s
Streetside
The Inn at Molly’s
110 West Market Street
Mount Carroll, Illinois 61053
815-906-0052
Relax in small-town comfort in charming downtown Mount Carroll. Our historic, restored 1865 building features two 600 square-foot suites, combining rural charm with contemporary amenities and style. Guests will find fresh fruit, yogurt, home-made granola, coffee and tea, as well as fruit juice in the kitchen. Spend the day exploring the historic buildings and architecture of Mount Carroll, antiques, and the beautiful pastoral landscape of the driftless area. Then, come home to cocktails and a delicious meal downstairs at Molly’s.
Please note: our suites in this historic building are located on the second floor, accessible by stairs only.
Streetside Suite
Get away from the everyday and relax in this spacious sun-flooded suite overlooking Mount Carrol’s historic, brick Market Street. Featuring a queen-sized bed with locally-sourced hardwood slab headboard. Enjoy the large main room with kitchen and lounge area including pull-out sofa for additional guests, heavy oak kitchen table and antique chairs, natural-edged furniture made by Ryan Bess of Singular Woodworks, and restored industrial lighting by Blubulb Vintage Lighting throughout. Full bathroom with tub and shower. Our walls are adorned with paintings by local artists Dan Brinkmeier and Kate Wood, as well as large-scale black and white photographs by Michael Johnson. Free WiFi, in-room phones, and TV with DVD.
Deckside Suite
This beautiful suite includes a large private deck off the modular kitchen and dining area, with spaces that flow into each other but feel more like separate rooms. Featuring a queen-sized bed with locally sourced hardwood slab headboard. Enjoy the lounge area with full-sized pull out couch for additional guests, burr oak kitchen table and antique chairs, natural-edged furniture made by Ryan Bess of Singular Woodworks, and restored industrial lighting by Blubulb Vintage Lighting throughout. Full bathroom with tub and shower. Our walls are adorned with paintings by local artists Dan Brinkmeier and Kate Wood, as well as large-scale black and white photographs by Michael Johnson. Free WiFi, in-room phones, and TV with DVD.
Streetside
Streetside
Deckside
Deckside
Events
Calendar of Events In and Around Carroll County
Detailed Events Schedule
See detailed monthly events schedule for 2017 here:
April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December
Up-To-The-Minute Events
For move up-to-the-minute events in, and around, Carroll County, visit Carroll County IL Tourism and What’s Happening Carroll County IL on Facebook for up-to-date events.
Barn Quilt Trail
Barn Quilts of Carroll County Illinois
WHAT IS YOUR BARN QUILT STORY
“The American Quilt Trail Movement” is credited to Donna Sue Groves. Much of the information gathered here is from excerpts of the book entitled “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement” written by Suzi Parron with Donna Sue Groves.
Carroll County, Illinois is very pleased to announce our participation in this movement. Our “Trail” has been organized by the Carroll County Hotel / Motel Tax Board.
Click here for our 2016 “Barn Quilt Trail” Map.
The first official quilt trail began in 2001 in Adams County, Ohio. Donna Sue Groves wanted to honor her mother, Maxine, a noted quilter, with a painted quilt square on the family’s tobacco barn in Manchester, Ohio. Although many believe that the Groves farm is home to the first barn quilt, it is not the case. The first barn quilt was an “Ohio Star” which was unveiled as part of a community celebration at a nearby herb farm. The Groves farm later became part of a trail of 20 “Barn Quilts” that formed a driving trail through Adams County. Although an emerging concept, a U.S. National Quilt Trail has rapidly spread across Ohio to Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Carroll County, Illinois is very proud to participate in this trail. British Columbia, Canada has developed a trail, and barn quilts also exist in Ontario, Canada.
There are many places on-line that you can order pre-made “Barn Quilts” or you can find complete directions on-line for making your own. On our Facebook page “Barn Quilts of Carroll County Illinois” you can also find a list of people in Carroll County who will make them for other people.
Barn quilts enhance the beauty of the countryside and are enjoyed by those who pass by. Carroll County is very fortunate to have many “Barn Quilts” already in existence throughout its countryside. Mt. Carroll resident Vivian Curley, over the last couple years has compiled information on many of the existing “Barn Quilts” in our area and we are working to compile our trail from the start of this list. We certainly would like to see “Barn Quilt Fever” continue to grow in Carroll County. Our end goal, is to promote agri-tourism and attract visitors to our rural community.
Please visit our Facebook page to see our listings of photos and information on the Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/barnquiltsofcarrollcountyillinois Albums have started for each town in Carroll County and also albums for barn quilts in surrounding areas in close proximity of Carroll County.
A preliminary list has been compiled and has been published on our website and can be viewed on this page http://www.visitcarrollcountyil.com/barn-quilt-trail It is our sincere desire to verify the information we have, gather more information, and compile a more complete list. Once this task has been completed, we intend to utilize the collected information in our promotional, advertising, and marketing materials for Carroll County
Here are some things that you can do to help us complete the Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail.
- If your barn quilt is currently listed but you prefer not to participate or wish that your information not be published, simply contact us and your information will be promptly removed from our list.
- If you currently have a barn quilt and your information is listed correctly, please contact us and let us know all is okay.
- If you currently have a barn quilt but your information is not listed, please contact us with all of your information and we will come and take a photo of your barn quilt and it will be added to the list. Be certain to include the address and any other information that may assist visitors in finding the specific location.
- If you do not currently have a barn quilt but would like to participate in the “Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail”, please send us all your information and let us know when we can come and take a photo of it.
We would also like to feature the history of any of the barn quilts that are placed on historic old barns or out buildings. By answering the questions below, it will enable us to help visitors learn of the rich heritage Carroll County has to offer.
- How long has the property been in the family?
- Who purchased the property and when?
- When was the barn constructed?
- What materials were used in its construction?
- Was the architecture determined by the function of the barn?
- What was its original function?
- What function does it presently serve?
- What is the name or origin of the quilt pattern?
- What is the significance or symbology of the quilt pattern?
If you or anyone you know would like to share your barn quilt story with us, please contact Connie Zink at 815-565-0024 or message us through our Facebook page.
Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail (Please Click On The First Photo In Each Album To View Full Screen)
Chadwick Barn Quilts
Chadwick Il. 27163 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 27163 Route 40
Chadwick 21222 Ideal Rd.
Chadwick 21222 Ideal Rd.
Chadwick Il. 301 Main St. Along Hwy 40
Chadwick Il. 301 Main St. Along Hwy 40
Chadwick Il. 2948 Dambman Road Jerry Jacobs
Chadwick Il. 2948 Dambman Road Jerry Jacobs
Chadwick Il. 22188 Thomson Road 1 Raymond and Nancy Henningsen
Chadwick Il. 22188 Thomson Road 2 Raymond and Nancy Henningsen
Chadwick Il. 27163 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 27163 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 28645 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 28645 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 28645 Route 40
Chadwick Il. 28645 Route 40
Chadwick Illinois 5005 Black Oak Road Brad and Jan Merkel
Chadwick Illinois 5005 Black Oak Road Brad and Jan Merkel
Chadwick Illinois 22822 Livengood Road Gary and LeAnn Nye
Chadwick Illinois 22822 Livengood Road Gary and LeAnn Nye
Chadwick Illinois 23990 Telegraph Road
Chadwick Illinois 23990 Telegraph Road
Chadwick Illinois 23990 Telegraph Road Block
Chadwick Illinois 23990 Telegraph Road Has 2 Blocks
Lanark Barn Quilts
Lanark Illinois Corner of East Pearl Street and South School Dean and Connie Lower
Lanark Illinois Corner of East Pearl Street and South School Dean and Connie Lower
Lanark Illinois 28032 Harvest Road (Corner of Harvest and Maple Grove Road)
Lanark Illinois 28032 Harvest Road (Corner of Harvest and Maple Grove Road)
Lanark Illinois 26589 Georgetown Road
Lanark Illinois 26589 Georgetown Road
Lanark Illinois 26589 Georgetown Road
Lanark Illinois 26589 Georgetown Road Erb Acres
Lanark Illinois 26589 Georgetown Road Erb Acres
Lanark Illinois 26557 Locust Road
Lanark Illinois 25300 Locust Road
Lanark Illinois 25300 Locust Road
Lanark Illinois 24452 Straddle Creek Road
Lanark Illinois 23633 Carroll Road Grant Young
Lanark Illinois 23633 Carroll Road Grant Young
Lanark Illinois 23633 Carroll Road Grant Young
Lanark Illinois 23051 Georgetown Road
Lanark Illinois 23051 Georgetown Road
Lanark Illinois 22746 Route 52 and 64 Jerry and Diann Cassens
Lanark Illinois 22746 Route 52 and 64 Jerry and Diann Cassens
Lanark Illinois 19951 Townline Road Chuck and Nancy Flikkema
Lanark Illinois 19951 Townline Road Chuck and Nancy Flikkema
Lanark Illinois 15629 Browning Road Jerry and Nancy McKenna
Lanark Illinois 15629 Browning Road Jerry and Nancy McKenna
Lanark Illinois 12277 Stone Bridge Road Rahn Family
Lanark Illinois 12277 Stone Bridge Road Rahn Family
Lanark Illinois 11570 Stone Bridge Road Dave and Jill Shawlis
Lanark Illinois 11570 Stone Bridge Road Dave and Jill Shawlis
Lanark Illinois 10804 Grange Road
Lanark Illinois 10804 Grange Road
Lanark Illinois 8828 Maple Grove Road
Lanark Illinois 8828 Maple Grove Road
Lanark Illinois 7012 Center Drive John and Marilyn Lamoreux Quilt 2
Lanark Illinois 7012 Center Drive John and Marilyn Lamoreux Quilt 2
Lanark Illinois 7012 Center Drive John and Marilyn Lamoreux
Lanark Illinois 401 Blair Parkway
Lanark Illinois 401 Blair Parkway
Lanark Illinois 311 South Broad Street
Lanark Illinois 311 South Broad Street
Lanark Illinois 302 West Pearl Street
Lanark Illinois 302 West Pearl Street
Lanark Illinois 221 West Franklin Street
Lanark Illinois 221 West Franklin Street
Lanark Illinois 218 South Burns Street
Lanark Illinois 203 East Lanark Ave.
Lanark Illinois 121 East Claremont Bill and Leigh Anne Piper
Lanark Illinois 121 East Claremont Bill and Leigh Anne Piper
Lanark Illinois 102 West Lanark Ave.
Lanark Illinois 102 West Lanark Ave.
Lanark Illinois 401 North Rochester David and Lee Reese
Mount Carroll Barn Quilts
Mt. Carroll 8819 Oil Valley School Road Greg and Kim Mathena
Mt. Carroll 8819 Oil Valley School Road Greg and Kim Mathena
Mt. Carroll 8819 Oil Valley School Road Greg and Kim Mathena
Mt. Carroll 8819 Oil Valley School Road Greg and Kim Mathena
Mt. Carroll 14141 Wacker Road Dennis and Marlene Kessler
Mt. Carroll 14141 Wacker Road Dennis and Marlene Kessler
Mt. Carroll 1002 North Lowden Road Buster and Fern Stadel
Mt. Carroll 1002 North Lowden Road Buster and Fern Stadel
Mt. Carroll 1002 North Lowden Road Buster and Fern Stadel
Mt. Carroll 9484 Preston Road Derek and Shelley Sipe
Mt. Carroll 9484 Preston Road Derek and Shelley Sipe
Mt. Carroll 501 Porter Ave. Alex Veith
Mt. Carroll 501 Porter Ave. Alex Veith
Mt. Carroll 501 Porter Ave. Alex Veith
Mt. Carroll 605 South Jackson Marilyn Becker
Mt. Carroll 12714 Arnolds Grove Road Barry and Barb Kniss
Mt. Carroll 12714 Arnolds Grove Road Barry and Barb Kniss
Mt. Carroll 17051 Blue Mountain Road Gary and Carla Whitebread
Mt. Carroll 17051 Blue Mountain Road Gary and Carla Whitebread
Mt. Carroll 17051 Blue Mountain Road Gary and Carla Whitebread
Mt. Carroll 13783 Fulrath Mill Road James and Sherry Morrel
Mt. Carroll 14439 Wacker Road June Metz
Mt. Carroll 15195 Wacker Road Jim and Shirley Wiersema
Mt. Carroll 15195 Wacker Road Jim and Shirley Wiersema
Mt. Carroll 15195 Wacker Road Jim and Shirley Wiersema
Mt. Carroll 18099 Old Galena Trail James Henry and Kathy Meador
Mt. Carroll 18099 Old Galena Trail James Henry and Kathy Meador
Mt. Carroll 107 South King Street Karl and Muriel Rafferty
Mt. Carroll 848 South Jackson Street Shaw’s Market
Mt. Carroll 20694 Timber Lake Road
Mt. Carroll 20694 Timber Lake Road
Mt. Carroll 16877 Corbett Road Howard and Karin Herrel
Mt. Carroll 16877 Corbett Road Howard and Karin Herrel
Mt. Carroll 16877 Corbett Road Howard and Karin Herrel
Mt. Carroll 17599 Elizabeth Road David and Kathy Keller
Mt. Carroll 17599 Elizabeth Road David and Kathy Keller
Mt. Carroll 17035 Elizabeth Road Country Palmer House Alan and Joann Palmer
Mt. Carroll 17035 Elizabeth Road Country Palmer House Alan and Joann Palmer
Mt. Carroll 311 West Spring Street Charlene Collins
Mt. Carroll 23 Manor Circle Nikki Becktel
Mt. Carroll 15235 Route 52 and 64 Richard and Jean Ottens
Mt. Carroll 15235 Route 52 and 64 Richard and Jean Ottens
Mount Carroll Illinois 17362 Vinegar Hill Road Joe and Sylvia Jilderda
Mount Carroll Illinois 17362 Vinegar Hill Road Joe and Sylvia Jilderda
Mount Carroll Illinois 17362 Vinegar Hill Road Joe and Sylvia Jilderda
Savanna Barn Quilts
Savanna Illinois 11962 North Oakton Road Kathy Teberg
Savanna Illinois 11962 North Oakton Road Kathy Teberg
Savanna Illinois 12143B Roberts Road Roberts’ Roost Country Guest House
Savanna Illinois 12143B Roberts Road Roberts’ Roost Country Guest House
Savanna Illinois 17861 Airhart Road Tom and Priscilla Lundy
Savanna Illinois 17861 Airhart Road Tom and Priscilla Lundy
Savanna Illinois 17861 Airhart Road Tom and Priscilla Lundy
Savanna Illinois 12287 Airport Road Michael and Nancy Adolf
Savanna Illinois 12287 Airport Road Michael and Nancy Adolf
Savanna Illinois 11576 Jacobstown Road Leroy and Hazel Getz
Savanna Illinois 11576 Jacobstown Road Leroy and Hazel Getz
Savanna Illinois 10854 Zion Road Erik and Alice Torrison
Savanna Illinois 10854 Zion Road Erik and Alice Torrison
Savanna Illinois 10854 Zion Road Erik and Alice Torrison
Savanna Illinois 10854 Zion Road Erik and Alice Torrison
Savanna Illinois 10705 Route 52/64 Burt and Peg Dauphin
Savanna Illinois 10705 Route 52/64 Burt and Peg Dauphin
Savanna Illinois 10691 Zion Road Lars Colgan
Savanna Illinois 10691 Zion Road Lars Colgan
Savanna Illinois 9933 Airport Road
Savanna Illinois 9933 Airport Road
Savanna Illinois 7876 Hickory Grove Road Jim and Lisa Ashby
Savanna Illinois 7876 Hickory Grove Road Jim and Lisa Ashby
Savanna Illinois 7876 Hickory Grove Road Jim and Lisa Ashby
Savanna Illinois 7876 Hickory Grove Road Jim and Lisa Ashby
Savanna Illinois 2000 North Oakton Road L&M Motel Lois Hunsaker
Savanna Illinois 2000 North Oakton Road L&M Motel Lois Hunsaker
Savanna Illinois 20 Park Street Deborah and Dale Schultz
Savanna’s Festival of Trees
Savanna’s Festival of Trees
December 6, 2014 – December 14, 2014
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
It’s a Wonderful Life as sponsors from Savanna and surroundings communities show their Holiday spirit. Fifty lighted Christmas trees are delightfully decorated by local businesses, organizations and individuals in a competition for the Best Tree. Beneath each tree are gift items worth $25 to $400 as Raffle prizes to benefit the Savanna Museum & Cultural project. Visitors submit their votes for the Best Tree. Special Festival Events will entertain children and families. Stay and watch nostalgic Christmas movie classics that run throughout the Festival. Donations are appreciated and help the Savanna Historical Society NFP open the Savanna Museum & Cultural Center on a permanent basis.
Hours are Sat & Sun noon to 6pm and weekdays 4-7 pm. The Savanna Historical Museum is located at 406 Main Street in downtown Savanna.