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• Historic sites reopening next week!

  Update Historic sites closed in 2008 to be reopened soon! Gov. Pat Quinn followed through on his promise to reopen parks and historic sites shuttered last June. Workers have been recalled by the IHPA according to spokesman Dave Blanchette. Thre...

• Trout Season Begins! & Weather Damage Updates

  Trout Season Trout begins Saturday, April 4th!It is time to get out the light gear, pack up the family and head to the many places where the IL DNR will be stocking with over 60,000 catchable trout! This is a user supported program supported by trout...

• DNR seeks higher fees in 2010

  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources proposed a 2010 budget that will seek 10 new or increased fees associated with hunting, fishing, boating and park use. The new fee structure as proposed, according to Marc Miller, DNR Director, is to "rebuild t...

• April Event Highlight

  Community Blessing of the Bikes 4-26-09"Blessing of the Bikes" - A unique way to start off a safe season of motorcycling in Southern Illinois is by attending the annual event on Bald Knob Mountain. All the info you need is in the events calendar!...

• When family tradition serves a great burger!

  There are burgers and then there are burgers. Most people when taking a road trip, don't venture deeper into the towns that line the interstate. If you come to visit Southern Illinois and are rolling down I-57, I implore you to take the ten minute drive o...

• What Spring looks like around here...

  Changes All Seasons are fun in Southern IllinoisJ. L. "Wudman" Wood Everything is always better in the spring and Southern Illinois is no exception to the rule. Cardinals in roadside shrubbery, longer, brighter days, and signs of new growth abound. ...

• Southern Illinois Highlights

  Fort Massac, Metropolis, IL Fort Massac is a colonial fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, USA near the town of Metropolis, IL. It is thought that Hernando de Soto might have built the first fort here...

• Cool New Features - The Mission is shaping up!

  Cool new features in play.Pardon the mess, but I promise, once the dust clears, it is going to get better around here! Check out the nice sliders that will showcase new places to see or be seen in Southern Illinois. This is in a testing phase having been ...

• Spring flowers and website

  Renewal Spinning a new web for S. ILThisIsFun.Com is morphing into a better source of information on fun destinations in the Southern region of the State of Illinois. Web standards demand a flexible interface that works well across many devices and...

• Blue Sky Winery: Tasting the grapes Illinois Style

  Blue Sky Winery, shows off Southern Illinois with European flair, local hospitality. ...

• Fun In S. Illinois: Centralia Balloon Fest

  Dusk falls along the shores of Foundation Pond in Centralia Illinois at the balloonists fire up for a balloon glow. A day of balloon adventures ends in Centralia's Foundation Park with a balloon glow. After a day of music, special events, and plenty...