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Press Room -- Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown
Eagle Day Festival at Dickson Mounds posted January 14, 2009
The Eagle Day Festival at Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL on Saturday February 7, 2009, provides a full day of activities which includes Eagle Art / Poetry and Adult Nature Photography Exhibits, Eagle Inspired Kid's activities with Emiquon Audubon Society, Wild birds up close with Wildlife Prairie Park, a morning and afternoon Live Raptor program presented by the Illinois Raptor Center of Decatur, IL, a special presentation by Dr. Read more ...
 Blues and Old Time Country Music at Dickson Mounds posted January 09, 2009
Beat the winter chills at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. when the Old Time Country and Blues Review comes to the Dickson Mounds Museum. Featuring D.K. Read more ...
 Eagle Exhibit Opens at Dickson Mounds posted December 02, 2008
The American Bald Eagle, an exhibit featuring stunning photographs of these magnificent birds by Jim Miller, will be on view at Dickson Mounds through April 1, 2009. The exhibit consists of 20 large format color images, 10 panels describing the life cycle, habits, and ecology of Bald Eagles created by Dickson Mounds Museum exhibit preparator Kelvin Sampson and illustrated with Miller’s images. In addition, three eagle mounts from the Illinois State Museum ornithology collection are highlighted. Read more ...
The Dickson Mounds Museum, a branch of the Illinois State Museum and a National Historic Site, is one of the major on-site archaeological museums in the United States. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of the American Indian in an awe inspiring journey through 12,000 years of human experience in the Illinois River Valley.
Visitors to the museum, in west-central Illinois, encounter innovative interpretive exhibits; exciting hands-on activities; archaeological sites; and a variety of special events in a rural setting. The museum is open year-round, daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). There is no admission charge.
- Address
- 10956 North Dickson Mounds Road
Lewistown, IL 61542
- Hours
- Daily 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
- Contact Information
- Telephone: 309-547-3721
FAX: 309-547-3189
Email:
- Parking/Accessibility
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- Directions
- 60 Miles northwest of Springfield, Routes 78 and 97
Location on MapQuest.
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