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Welcome to www.pikecolordrive.com, the internet home of Pike County, Illinois' premier countywide tourism event.  The event is always held the third weekend in October and falls on the 18th and 19th of October this year.

Click on this link to download the 2008 event map and brochure: 2008 Color Drive placemat.pdf

It's good to see you here!

Thanks to the Pittsfield Rotary Club and WBBA FM 97.5 for their radio coverage of the Color Drive Weekend.  WBBA is even available online at www.wbbaradio.com.

Check them out now; live on the web!  Thanks to David and the staff at WBBA for your support of the Pike County Color Drive and Pittsfield Rotary! 

Welcome booths are available at each stop to assist you.  Fill your coupons out on our map page with your name, address and phone number.  Nine (9) stamps from any nine (9) welcome booths will qualify you to win a savings bond from the following banks:

Central State Bank of Pleasant Hill Farmers National Bank - Griggsville First National Bank of Barry
Corn Belt Bank & Trust - Pittsfield Farmers State Bank - Pittsfield Kinderhook State Bank
Farmers Bank - Liberty/Barry First Bank - Pittsfield Bank of Kampsville - Pleasant Hill


Our Mission

To provide visitors to Pike County with a sense of the values and natural resources that make this area so special and unique.  Our hope is that your visit to Pike County will be enjoyable and relaxing; we hope you become part of the fabric that makes this county great!


Pike County Profile

We are one of the largest geographical counties in Illinois and are located between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in West Central Illinois.  Bisected by Interstate 72, and bounded by rivers, we're often referred to as the Two Rivers region and the natural beauty of this area is unparalleled anywhere else in the state.  Noted for our rolling hills and scenic vistas, Pike County and its many rural communities offers boundless opportunities to see this part of our nation as it existed in the days of the pioneers.

 The county is comprised of many small towns and villages and four larger rural communities: Barry, Griggsville, Pleasant Hill and the County Seat, Pittsfield.


Event Summary

Every fall, the Pike County Color Drive provides an opportunity for anyone with an interest to do so to see the beauty of rural Pike County bathed in the splendor of autumn.  Each community provides a unique roster of events, activities, vendors, crafts, food, and exhibits for the general public to take part in.  The goal of this website is to provide a list of these offerings and their locales in order that anyone wishing to plan their weekend color drive activities has a reference to assist them with this process.

The links to the left offer access to each community and their activities, food and exhibits for the weekend.  To view the offerings in a particular town, select the town link to the left and then choose your communities of interest.

Click on this link of a .pdf map of the participating communities.  Documents/CountyMap.pdf


Contact Information

Telephone
217-285-2971
FAX
217-285-5251
Postal address
224 W. Washington
        PO Box 283
Pittsfield, IL 62363
Electronic mail
General Information: info@pikecolordrive.com
Webmaster: max@maxmid.com
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The Flag
Be sure to keep an eye out for the Color Drive Flag.  Each official welcome booth will be displaying this flag during the Color Drive Weekend.

 
Send mail to max@maxmid.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2008 Pike County Color Drive
Last modified: 10/02/08