29, 30 & Dec. 1 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, parade, family activities, lighting of the park, festival of trees, music, sleigh rides and more, Christmas house walk all weekend, downtown Morris, downtownmorris.com.
30 KEEPING CHRISTMAS CLOSE TO HOME, Light Up Streator, lighted parade, shopping, Christmas toy drive, vendors, food and a visit from Santa, Streator City Park, downtown Streator, streator.org.
DECEMBER 6 MIDNIGHT IN MORRIS, downtown Morris, retailers open until midnight, Christmas carols, morrisil.org.
6 & 13 CANDLELIGHT TOURS, Reddick Mansion, Ottawa, reddickmansion.org.
6-8, 13-15 CHRIS KRINGLE MARKET, Washington Square, downtown Ottawa, holiday market with activities, visits from Santa, carolers and vendors, pickusottawail.com.
7-8 CHRISTKINDLMARKET, downtown La Salle, holiday market, music, food, visit Christkindlmarket La Salle on Facebook.
11-13 CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEA, Lock 16 Café & Visitor Center, La Salle, Christmasthemed tea in the Lock 16’s Vintage Room, includes tea, sandwiches, scones and more, heritagecorridorcvb.com.
13-23 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TROLLEY TOUR, originating from Starved Rock Lodge, Utica, starvedrocklodge.com. Starved Rock Country
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JANUARY 5 STARVED ROCK WEDDING EXPO, Starved Rock Lodge, Utica, sample cake and Starved Rock cuisine, listen to DJs, chat with photographers, meet with florists and more, starvedrocklodge.com.
12, Feb. 16 SLED DOG DEMOS, Starved Rock Visitor Center parking lot, Free Spirit Siberian Rescue, starvedrocklodge.com.
25-26 EAGLE WATCH WEEKEND, eagle viewing, live raptor demonstrations, Starved Rock Lodge, Starved Rock Visitor Center and Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, Utica, starvedrocklodge.com.
27-29, Feb. 10-12 SEWING RETREAT 2019, classes, shopping, tours, Starved Rock Lodge, starvedrocklodge. com.
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The Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce Invites You to the Communities of Marseilles and Seneca
MASTERS WALLEYE CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT, fishing competition on Illinois River, Spring Valley, masterswalleyecircuit.com.
ONGOING WINE THROUGH THE TIME TOUR, Awesome Ottawa Tours, Wednesdays and Thursdays in November and December, tour visits four local “watering holes,” learn about Starved Rock Country and Ottawa from the prohibition years, awesomeottawatours.com. ROCK STAR 2019, every Thursday evening from Feb. 20 to March 12 for annual Rock Star competition at Starved Rock Lodge, starvedrocklodge.com. BALD EAGLE TROLLEY TOURS, January and February, Starved Rock Lodge, starvedrocklodge. com. GUIDED WINTER HIKES, Starved Rock Lodge, starvedrocklodge.com.
Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall, Marseilles The Seneca Area History Museum, Seneca Illini State Park, Marseilles The LST Memorial, Seneca The I&M Canal Hiking and Biking Path, Marseilles & Seneca See more at www.iracc.org, call us at (815) 795-2323, or, stop by the Caboose at 135 Wasington St., Marseilles, IL 61341 SM-CL1714482
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