35th Annual Abraham Lincoln

National Railsplitting Contest

& Crafts Festival

in Lincoln, Illinois

"A Whole New Look at Our Past"

Experience the life and times of Abraham Lincoln!

September 17 & 18, 2005

SATURDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SUNDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Logan County Fairgrounds, Lincoln, Illinois - Just off Interstate I-55, exit 126

Admission $2.00 / Children under 12 Free / Free Parking

Saturday, September 17^th

9:00 am- Opening Ceremony

9:30 am- Women’s Firewood Split

10:00 am- Fire Fighters’ Water Fight

10:00 am- Bed Turning

10:30 am- Log Rolling Contest

11:00 am- Cross Cut Saw Contest

12:00 pm- Hero Tug-Of-War

1:00 pm- Rail Toss

1:00 pm- Bed Turning

2:00 pm- “Prairie Aires”

2:00 pm- Team Splitting Contest

3:00 pm- Junior Railsplitting Contest

3:00 pm- Bed Turning

4:00 pm- “Prairie Aires”

4:00 pm- Amateur Railsplitting Contest

4:30 pm- Attendance Prize Drawing

Sunday, September 18^th

10:00 am- Community Church Service

11:00 am- Dean Tibbs Tomahawk Throw

12:00 pm- “Prairie Aires”

12:00 pm- Raymond Begolka Corn Shelling

12:30 pm- Water Boil Contest

12:30 pm- Bed Turning

2:00 pm- “Prairie Aires”  

2:30 pm - PARADE down Main Street

2:30 pm- Bed Turning

3:00 pm - Abraham Lincoln Christening Re-enactment

3:15 pm - National Railsplitting Championship

4:30 pm- Attendance Prize Drawing

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:

Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County 217.732.8687