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More on 34 
Miles and Miles of Yard Sales

June 16 - 17, 2007
Father's Day Weekend

 

Mark your calendar now for Father’s Day weekend, June 16th and 17th and take advantage of great bargains, treasures, antiques and collectibles and more during the More on 34 - Miles and Miles of Yard Sales.  

 

 

Princeton

Bureau County Fairgrounds:  Several vendors at the Bureau County Fairgrounds - 3 large buildings and many outside.

Sherwood Flea Market: Building just north of Sherwood Antique Mall, Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-4, several vendors.

Several yard sales along Route 34 and throughout the town

Look for sales just off the highway

Demo Derby, Saturday, June 16, 6:30pm - Bureau County Fairgrounds, Route 34 (616 W Peru) - rain date Sunday, June 17

Restaurants - 

Fast Food - Burger King, Culver's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds, Subway Deli, Taco Bell, Wendy's

Pizza - Maria's Pizza, Monical's, Pizza Hut, The Pizza Cellar, 

Sit Down - Big Apple, Cadillac Ranch, County Kitchen, Garden Room, Oriental Garden, Prime Quarter, Princeton Plaza, Scoonerz, Stagecoach Spaghetti Express, Super Wok, The Coffee Cup, Ye Old Underground Inn, 

Ice Cream - Dairy Queen, Tastee Freeze

Camping at the Bureau County Fairgrounds

Lodging available

Wyanet

Many yard sales along Route 34 and throughout the town

Food stand - 

Restaurant - Food, Friends, & Fun

Camping available

Sheffield

Many yard sales along Route 34 and in west park

Restaurant - 6 & 34, Belluccio's Pizza, Main St. Cafe

Lodging available

Neponset

Many yard sales along Route 34 and in the park

Camping available nearby at historic Francis Park

 

The four tourism bureaus representing Bureau County, Henry County, Knox County, and Warren County and other parties of interest are spear-heading this new tourism event that features all the communities along Route 34 from Princeton to Monmouth and include a few communities that are not far off the path. 

For more information about becoming a vendor or general information about the event, contact the Bureau County Tourism Committee at 815-454-2502, Henry County Tourism Bureau at 877-436-7926 or the Galesburg Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-916-3330.

Bring the van - it'll hold more on 34!

Lodging in Bureau County:

Bed & Breakfast

Chestnut St. Inn, S. Chestnut (blocks off of Route 34), Sheffield, IL 815-454-

Camping

Bureau County Fairgrounds, Route 34, Princeton, IL, 815-875-2905.  Rates for the weekend are $15.00/per space/per night.  Electric and Water hookups are available.  No dump stations.
Hennepin Canal Parkway
Lock 21, just west of Wyanet on Route 34, no electric or water hookups.  

Hotel/Motels

Comfort Inn, Route 26 and Interstate 80, Princeton, 815-872-3300
Days Inn, Princeton (815) 875-3371 or (800) 864-1756. 
Days Inn, I80 & Route 40 (exit 45) just 2 miles north of Route 34, Sheffield, 815-454-2361
Princeton Motor Lodge, Route 26 and Backbone Road, (815) 875-1121
Super 8, Route 26, 1/8 mile north of Interstate 80, Princeton (815) 872-8888
The Ranch House Lodge, Route 26 & 29, Bureau (815) 659-3361

Retreats

Shallowbrook Farm Conference Center and Retreat, -R.R. 2  (20 minutes from Princeton, 1 1/4 miles east of Rt. 40) Bradford (309) 897-8437 (toll free 1-888-879-6469)
 

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