Need a little help for an upcoming trip, please!

[Joe Di Cola]

(04-10-2018 02:30 PM)Angela Wrote:  I had made arrangements to see “Lincoln the Communicator” in Pittsfield, IL , meet up with some friends to talk and also added on a short trip for a young lady that otherwise would not be able to see the ALPLM.

The concert/event was cancelled yesterday and all the people who planned to attend from the area aren’t coming anymore.

I’ll still be in Pittsfield to meet them on Sunday and take them to Springfield but am now lacking a proper itinerary for Saturday.

I have already been to Beardstown.

Was told Quincy is worth a visit (how much time do I need there?)

And also – is there something else in the area you’d recommend to see?

Flying in to Chicago on Friday, arriving in the afternoon.

I can’t reschedule the hotel in Pittsfield (Saturday to Sunday) for it would make me look like an unsteady ogre from abroad with no clear destiny.

Basic dates are: Arrive in Chicago on Friday afternoon, free time till Sunday morning in Pittsfield; Sunday spent in Springfield, back to Chicago on Monday for flight back.

ANY suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Thank you all in advance!

Hi,

It is a 72-mile drive from Pittsfield to Springfield (an hour and a quarter). A first-time visitor should definitely see the ALPLM and, if possible, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. In there is time, New Salem (about a half-hour north of Springfield), is worth a visit, especially if there a good number of period-costumed docents on hand to enhance the visit. This however, cannot be guaranteed since the State if Illinois is in budget limbo.

I am not sure what travel arrangements you have so, without a doubt, the Lincoln Home and ALPLM in Springfield would be my top choices. Hope this helps. Too bad your itinerary got scrambled and too bad you were not going to be in that area for the spring tour the first weekend in May. Quincy has a debate-site plaque and is a fine old river town, but I would still opt for Springfield.

Hope this helps. And, just to rub it in for Gene, stay away from the Cozy Dog unless you are traveling with a gastroenterologist--HaHa!