Schedule of Events

2011 Schedule of Events
for the
41st Annual
Abraham Lincoln National
Railsplitting Festival
September 16-18, 2011

September 16, 2011
Civil War Ball
Lincoln Park District Rec Center
7 PM - 10PM

September 17 & 18, 2011
10 AM - 4 PM
Logan County Fairgrounds
Lincoln, Illinois

Admission
$3/Day or $5/Weekend ages 13 & up
Free/Ages 12 & Under
Free Parking

Saturday, September 17, 2011:

10:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies and Ribbon Cutting
10:30 AM - Women's Firewood Split
10:45 AM - Log Rolling Contest
11:30 AM - Cross Cut Saw Competition
12:00 PM - Mike Anderson: Storyteller, Musician
12:00 PM - Hero Tug-of-War
12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot
* Location - Lincoln Sportsmen's Club
1:00 PM - Rail Toss
2:00 PM - Team Railsplitting Contest
3:00 PM - Jr. Railsplitting Contest
3:30 PM - Amateur Railsplitting Contest
3:30 PM - Daily Attendance Drawing (Attendance cards distributed upon entry)

Sunday, September 18, 2011:

10:00 AM - Community Church Service
11:00 AM - Dean Tibbs Tomahawk Throw
(Sponsored By - The Tibbs Family)
12:00 PM - Ray Begolka Corn Shelling Contest
(Sponsored By - The Begolka Family)

1:00 PM - Water Boil Contest
2:00 PM - Railsplitter Parade
3:00 PM - Re-Christening of Lincoln
3:15 PM - National Railsplitting Contest
1^st Place ($1,000) Sponsored By - Graue Chevrolet and Xamis Ford
                  2^nd Place ($500) Sponsored By - Lincoln College
                  3^rd Place ($250) Sponsored By - Lincoln IGA
                  4^th Place ($100) Sponsored By - Rankin Backhoe Service

Featured Events

Both Days:
Old Time Folk Music
Quilt Display

Saturday, September 17, 2011
12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot - Held at the Lincoln Sportsmen's Club

Sunday, September 18, 2011
2:30 PM - Railsplitter Parade through the Fairgrounds
3 PM - Christening Scene Reenactment
3:15 PM - National Championship Railsplitting Contest

Events Away From the Fairgrounds

Friday 7 PM - 10 PM
Civil War Ball at Lincoln Park District Rec Center

Saturday 12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot: Lincoln Sportsmen's Club

Daily Events
Frontier Land
Children's Games
Handmade Crafts
Historical Displays
Quilt Displays
Antique Tractors
Steam Show
Antique Cars & Hot Rods
Food Concessions
Pioneer Games
Learn How To Participate In: Railsplitting, Water Boil, & Corn Shelling
Artistic Entertainment
Working Horses

Ongoing Events in the Pioneer Village

Tic-Tac-Toe

Checkers
Stick Toss
Hopscotch
Cat Tail Mats
Tug-of-War
Lincoln Long Jump
Leaf Rubbing
Lawn Mower Races
Long Pole Step Dancing
Balloon Toss
Lariat Roping
Chess
Cross Cut Sawing
Lariat Roping
Paper Hats
Whirlygigs
Clothespin Drop
Spinning Tops
Marbles
Stilts
Hoops 'n' Sticks
Corn Shelling
Clothes Washing
Wood Carving (Presented by the Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers)

Workshop Events

Apple Butter

Stew Making
Bread Making
Dutch Oven Cooking
Herb Drying
Popcorn