Events
Every year Lee County, Illinois offers many family oriented events. The Petunia Festival is one of the biggest featuring a parade, food fair, carnival, beer tent, fireworks and more. We also have the Sublette Farm Toy Show, Ashton Summer Celebration, Franklin Grove Summer Harvest Festival, Amboy Depot Days, car shows, art & craft shows, concerts, Christmas Walks, and much more…
Recreation
Lee County, Illinois offers visitors many activities such as 3 golf courses, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, 2 fitness centers, bowling alley, laser tag, boating on the Rock River, hunting, fishing, hiking trails , biking trails, art classes, billiards, darts, shuffleboard and more…
Attractions
There are many attractions in Lee County, such as the Nachusa House, the H. I. Lincoln Building, the Historic Dixon Theatre just to start with. Lee County also has one of the few operating drive-in theaters in the country. Dixon, Illinois is most known for being the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan, more…
MEETING PLACES
Lee County offers some great places to hold social, business, political and charitable events. Some locations include Loveland Community House, the Post House Ball Room, Timber Creek Golf and Banquet, Franklin Creek Grist Mill, Sugar Grove Church and many more…
Lodging
When it’s time to turn in, there is a bed and breakfast called Crawford House Inn in Dixon. Then there is a turn of the century cottage in Lowell Park called Woodcote that will accommodate a larger group. For a hotel stay, there is the Comfort Inn and the newly remodeled Magnuson Hotel in Dixon. If you’re looking for some campgrounds there are several to choose from in the Amboy and Sublette areas, and more…
History
Lee County was formed in 1839 out of Ogle County. The county was named in honor of Richard Henry Lee a member of the Continental Congress. The Declaration of Independence was pursuant to Lee’s Resolution. Also known as the resolution of independence Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794).
