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Griggsville |
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Western Illinois Fairgrounds, South Wall St Handicap accessible, Real Restrooms (No Porta, Potties), Campsites, Free Parking
LOST HUSBAND AREA: When you get tired of looking for your wife, come to the Lost Husband Area. Sit and rest a spell, enjoy great food, take a nap, or have your picture taken at the LOST HUSBAND AREA sign. |
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Commodities: |
SEASONAL: Pumpkin Patch, Indian Corn, Corn Stocks, Gourds, Fall and Christmas Crafts
WOMEN: Crafts, Hair Salon Items, Feathers, Nail Polish & Products, Longaberger Baskets, Handcrafted jewelry, Scentsy, Mary Kay Products, Knitted and Crochet items, Sweatshirts, Handcrafted Purses, Leathercrafts
MEN: Antique Tractor Show, Tools, Flea Markets, Car and Tractor items, signs and parts, Leathercrafts.
GREEN Shoppers: hats, scarves, mittens, etc made from recycled sweaters.
On SATURDAY ONLY: Amish will be selling big beautiful mums, asters, pot hangers, and rose trellis.
DOG LOVERS: Dog treats, Dog T-shirts for man and dog. Registered dogs for sale.
Flea Markets, Yard Sales, Glasswares, antiques, dishes, books, toys, collectibles. |
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Food: |
Sausage and Biscuits for breakfast, Pork Chop and Ribeye Sandwiches, BBQ Ribs, Pork on a Stick, BBQ Wings, Hamburgers, French Fries, Chicken and Noodles, Potato Soup, Walking Tacos, Corn Dogs, Jelly, Pickles, Relish, Salsa. Cinnamon Rolls, Cookies,
Kettle Corn, Pork Rinds, Funnel Cakes, Fried Snickers, Sno-cones |
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Activities: |
Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Scavenger Hunt, Cow Chip Bingo |
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Contact Person: |
Shelia Slight 217-491-0369 or email sslight57@hotmail.com |
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Local
Restaurants: |
Casey's |
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Welcome Booth: |
look for the tent with the
Color Drive Flag. |
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HISTORIC SKINNER HOUSE: N Stanford and E Quincy St will be open on SATURDAY ONLY with chicken & noodles, Apple Dumplings, and tours. The
historic Bethel Church, between Griggsville and Detroit on County Highway Road 14 will be open both days. There will be several events held at Bethel Church colordrive weekend. Members of the Nancy Ross Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution will be displaying a large collection of historic United States flags from Colonial to the current flag. The collection is on loan from the Illinois State Organization, NSDAR. The Chapter will also have on display the replica Civil War battle flag from
Company H, 73rd Illinois. Several Rangers with the Illinois Society War of 1812 will be giving programs and displaying historic British, French, Betsy Ross, the first Confederate and U.S. Flags.
Members of the Marion Rangers, CSA will be doing programs on the use of Signal flags during the Civil War. The Nancy Ross Chapter will be selling pecans, the North Pike Library will have a book sale
and the Bethel Church Association will be selling note cards and items all weekend.
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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. | 
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