Fourth of July is packed full with events in Charleston, and the surrounding days will offer festive activities as well. Red, ...

This list isn’t just a snooze-worthy textbook version of Lincoln’s life. Nope! These are real places I’ve visited—some epic, ...

In Coles County, the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will celebrate Lincoln’s birthday with refreshments and crafts. The site will be open for all to celebrate from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on ...

LERNA — Celebrate the arrival of autumn at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site’s Harvest Frolic on Saturday-Sunday. Sept. 28-29. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take ...

Plans are underway to reconstruct the Mina Historic Log Cabin seen in this 1903 photo when it was located near the Lakeside Assembly in Findley Lake. Submitted photos In 2005, a comprehensive report ...

The standard Lincoln Log cabin needed no nails, using gravity and settling to sink the logs into their corner notches. The ladder-like corner projections are called “crockets.” ...

Visit the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, 402 S. Lincoln Highway Road in Lerna, for a special program featuring the National Trail Amateur Radio Club, which will set up a special event ...

LERNA — Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site will host a new volunteer training session at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 28. Anyone interested in volunteering at Lincoln Log Cabin is invited to attend.

They soon discovered that a log cabin was inside the home they were tearing down. Now archaeologists want to know how old the home is, and if it could be linked to one of the state’s original ...

Lincoln bought 40 acres in 1841 from his cash-strapped father. Six acres became part of the current Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. The remaining 34 acres were eventually sold.

Lincoln bought 40 acres in 1841 from his cash-strapped father. Six acres became part of the current Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. The remaining 34 acres were eventually sold.

Six acres became part of what is now the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, while the rest stayed in private ownership until Best purchased 30 acres in an auction in 1989.