Summer time outdoor activities in Southern Illinois
A Southern Illinois area summer guide lists numerous activities across towns including Anna Carbondale Du Quoin Marion Herrin Harrisburg Murphysboro Rend Lake and Giant City. It covers park district programs tennis soccer crafts dance yoga youth bowling reading clubs softball fishing markets and summer camps with schedules and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Harrisburg Township Park District
Harrisburg Community Unit
Kerry Camp
Memorial Park
Harrisburg
Crab Orchard Refuge Offers Self Drive Tours And Lake Beaches
Crab Orchard Refuge will not host an open house this year but visitors may drive designated roads to view deer rabbits and songbirds. Swimming beaches are open at Crab Orchard Lake Little Grassy Lake and Devil's Kitchen Lake. Groups from three to 40 may request a conservation tour of Williamson County and Southern Illinois this summer by calling 997-5287. Outdoor classrooms around the county will be scheduled at different parks with dates times and locations available by calling 997-5287.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin Jaycees
14Th Street
Monroe
Madison Streets
Herrin City Park
Herrin Kiwanis Club
City Park
Marion
East Main
Fair Streets
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau of
Williamson County
Ray Fosse Park
Marion Senior High School
Marion Recreation Department
Recreation Department
Marion Carnegie Library
Greater Marion Area
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Office
Murphysboro
Murphysboro High School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Jim Reynolds
Jerry Culen
Little Grassy Lake
Big Muddy River
Pine Hills
Little Grand Canyon
LaRue Swamp
Touch of Nature
Giant City State Park
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Shawnee National Forest
Illinois
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Soil and Water Conservation District
Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Anna
Park Board
Mike Fitzgerald
Cairo
Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Park District
Southeast Park
Park District Community Center
W. Elm St
Park District Gardens
W. Sycamore St
DeSoto
American Softball Association
Don Brewer
du Quoin
S. Washington
The
Park Service
Dennison St
Herrin
Rend Lake College
Pyramid Players of
Benton
Bend Lake College
U-Carbondale
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Grand Tower
Mississippi River
Alto Pass
Giant City
Missouri
LaRue-Pine Hills
Heron Pond
Hutchins Creek
Ozark Riverways
Ozark
Shawnee Forest
Little Grand Canyon Trail
Kinkaid Hiking Trail
Cedar Lake
Gary Cole
Illinois Department of Conservation
Southern Illinois
Illinois Natural Heritage
Rend Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sandusky
South Marcum Branch
Lowell Summers
Summers
Corps
Bend Lake Recreation
Southern Illinoisaw
Paul Engstrom
Tracie Joy Ealey
Lookout Point Beach
Joyce and
Rickey Ealey
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