28 Oct 2014

Army Corps of Engineers Waives Day Use Fees at Recreation Areas on Veterans Day

Mark Twain Lake - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it will waive day use fees

27 Oct 2014

Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,200 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.

27 Oct 2014

2014 Water Control Operations/Dam Safety Meeting

CARLYLE LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans for a public workshop to be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mariner’s Village Resort Conference Center in Carlyle, Illinois.

17 Oct 2014

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam Dedication Ceremony

CARLYLE LAKE – On Thursday, November 6, 2014 a dedication ceremony will be held to commemorate the renaming of the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam to the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam. The ceremony will be held at ten o’clock in the morning adjacent to the pavilion at the upstream boat ramp of the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam (formerly the Kaskaskia River Project Lock and Dam).

16 Oct 2014

Shuttles to be used at Indian Creek Halloween Walk

Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mark Twain Lake Chamber of Commerce are

15 Oct 2014

Mark Twain Lake Waterfowl Refuge and No Hunting Zones

Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages a waterfowl refuge on the Middle Fork and

15 Oct 2014

Firewood Cutting at Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that firewood cutting for personal

14 Oct 2014

Fall Opportunities at Carlyle Lake

CARLYLE LAKE – Fall is a beautiful time for camping! Enjoy the cool fall temperatures with family and friends while roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over a crackling campfire. Carlyle Lake offers opportunities at several campgrounds that stay open for fall camping. Dam West and McNair Campgrounds will be open through 4 p.m. Saturday, November 1st, Boulder Campground will be open through 4p.m. Wednesday, October 15th, and Dam East and Hazlet State Park Campgrounds are open year round.

9 Oct 2014

Wappapello Lake Festival of Lights Christmas Auto Tour

Wappapello Lake – The 22nd Annual Festival of Lights Christmas Auto Tour will be held in the Redman Creek East Campground at Wappapello Lake. The event is scheduled to begin November 28, 2014, and will run through December 28, 2014. The Festival of Lights will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights from dusk until 9 p.m. until December 19, when it opens on a nightly basis until closing on December 28. This event is held in partnership with the Wappapello Lions Club and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake. With the help of local businesses, volunteers, churches, and other organizations within the community, it is speculated that this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever.

8 Oct 2014

Get Spooked at the Haunted Museum

Alton, Ill. – The Meeting of the Rivers Foundation is hosting the 3rd annual Haunted Museum event on Friday, October 24th at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Ill. from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Take the chance to show your costume off twice by celebrating Halloween early. Activities will include trick or treating, Halloween crafts and games, and many more spectacles. Serengeti Steve: The Reptile Experience will be performing from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Get up close and personal to the creepy-crawly creatures that make the hair on your neck stand up. Live birds from the TreeHouse Wildlife Center will be joining in the trick or treating fun. Come out for trick or treating, Halloween crafts and games, and night time lock and dam tours.