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Visit Geneseo, Illinois

Geneseo, Illinois, is a slice of Americana with a dollop of nostalgia. Here’s all you need to know for a trip to the Maple City.

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Baker’s Memorial Fun Fly

Watch the weekend fly by at Baker’s Memorial Fun Fly, during which the Freeport Radio Control Modelers Club pilot radio-controlled model airplanes all day.

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Long Grove’s World Tour

Travel around the world without leaving Long Grove at the town’s World Tour, an international festival held over Labor Day weekend.

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Murphysboro Apple Festival

This five-day Murphysboro Apple Festival features contests for eating apple pies and throwing apple cores, along with a parade, car show and much more.

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Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest

Once a considerable chore, splitting logs into rails is now celebrated as a fierce competition at the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest in Lincoln.

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