Press Release - Friday, March 31, 2006
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"CABIN FEVER JUBILEE" APRIL 1 AT APPLE RIVER FORT
ELIZABETH, IL - Dust off the cobwebs and chase away the winter blahs during "Cabin Fever Jubilee" to be held Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois.
Costumed interpreters will portray the settlers of Apple River Fort as they embrace spring following the long winter. Settlers will tap trees for maple sugaring, till the ground and sow seeds for spring planting, and make soap to prepare for spring cleaning. Sheep shearing will begin at 11 a.m. Other period activities will also be demonstrated, and visitors should be prepared to join in the fun. "Cabin Fever Jubilee" is free and open to the public.
The Apple River Fort State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is a reconstruction of the 1830s civilian fort that was the site of a battle between Black Hawk's Sauk warriors and Apple River settlers during the Black Hawk War. It is located along U.S. Route 20 in Elizabeth, Illinois, and is open Wednesday through Sunday for free public tours. The site will be open seven days per week April 16 - September 4, 2006.
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