The board of directors invite you and your family for a day of fun and camp activities. See camp for the first time or for the first time in a long time! Pack a picnic; grills and fire pits available. Staff will be around to answer questions about camp and the programs we offer. Tour the cabins, lodge, trails, and campsites. Stay after for an all age bingo night at McAtee lodge!
Reenactment and living history event is at the Reddick Mansion. Tour the mansion. Learn about the Old 11th Illinois regiment, their leader Col. W.H.L. Wallace, and the battles they were involved in. Ask questions of the soldiers about camp life. Watch them as they drill and shoot their muskets. Learn about the foods they ate. See old fashioned spinner and a blacksmith at work.
No advanced tickets sales. Must purchase tickets at the door. $5/person, $20/family
Proceeds will go toward fixing the cemetery wall.
Get ready for a kite festival of high-flying fun for all ages! This 2-day event will feature professional kite flying demonstrations from the Chicago Kite Company, a designated area for kids/family kite flying, children’s live entertainment, a candy drop, balloon artist, face painting, dunk tank, food vendors, and more! Kites will be for sale on-site, but families are also encouraged to bring their own kites to fly the sunny skies.
We’ll be updating our Facebook page with event details and schedules as the date approaches, so be sure to go and “LIKE” our Facebook page!
*Event is subjected to change.
Learn to knit or crochet in a friendly
environment with knowledgeable people.
Events are at the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum. See displays about Wallace and Dickey history, with a Civil War flag showcase included. Bus tours every 30 minutes will provide a rare opportunity to visit the Wallace-Dickey Cemetery, which is normally off limits on private property. Tour the museum to view the Ottawa History wing; displays include our glass industries, I&M Canal history, Radium Girls, Veterans displays, and more. Also open is the Scouting Heritage wing showing the complete history of world Scouting, with Baden-Powell and Boyce histories, uniforms, handbooks, hundreds of patches, and more.
No advanced tickets sales. Tickets must be purchased at the door. $15/person, $25/family.
New members are always welcome to join this librarian-led book club. Copies of
the book will be available for check out from the library.
Book Summary: When Athena Liu, literary darling, dies in freak accident, down-onher-luck author June Hayward steals her
unpublished manuscript and publishes it under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.
As evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far
she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
Find out what quest your dungeon master has created for you.
Will you survive? Will you accomplish your goals?
Join us for a fun
story time featuring music,
movement activities, sing-a-longs,
literacy games, crafts, and stories.
This event is for children ages 3-6
years.
Sing, dance, craft, and create priceless
memories at this fun interactive
story time planned especially for
the younger crowd. This event is for
children ages 9-36 months.
Introverts unite!
Bring whatever book you are
reading and enjoy some quiet time
with others. There will be an
opportunity to discuss your book if
you so desire and, of course, there
will be snacks. This event is for
children and teens in Grades 4-12.
