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Camp Manitowa – Cedar Point

1327 Camp Cedar Point Ln , Makanda, IL 62958

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Camp Manitowa – Cedar Point is located in the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Cedar Point offers beachfront access with a new swim dock to 1200-acre Little Grassy Lake.

This expansive property includes a full commercial kitchen, a dining hall that seats several hundred, and air conditioned / heated bunkhouses with showers for around 80 people. There are three villages of hogans and two of platform tents complete with fireplaces and restrooms, as well as large spaces for tent camping on this property that offers outdoor retreat experiences for groups big and small.

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Southern Illinois Route - The American Discovery 250 Relay

Oct 03 – Oct 09

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Southern Illinois Honey Festival

Sep 19 @ 10AM

Southern Illinois Honey Festival is held in the Valley of the Arts, Downtown Makanda, IL. Makanda borders the beautiful Shawnee National Forest, the gateway to Illinois’…

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Little Grassy Get Down at Touch of Nature

Touch of Nature •  Oct 09 – Oct 11 @ 10AM

A family friendly music festival featuring mostly original acoustic Americana music from around the Midwest.

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