STOCKTON — The Stockton Heritage Museum will host Illinois historian John Lynn, as he takes his audience on an entertaining road tip tour of Illinois towns. The presentation, “Main Street, Illinois” will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Stockton at 2 p.m. at the Stockton Heritage Museum, 107 West Front Street.

The product of a 30-year continuing project to capture the many ways Illinois towns offer roots, a hometown, and a Little America for all, “Main Street, Illinois” is a memorable and fun-filled tour of the charms, traditions, and personalities of our Illinois towns — mostly small towns — led by the only person who has visited and photographed all 2,400 of them. Lynn takes audiences to the far-flung corners of the state to the small towns that aren’t on the map.

Lynn has also hiked, biked, and canoed enough historic and scenic trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain to circle the globe. He has shared his experiences and discoveries with over 4,000 audiences.

The event is free and open to all audiences. For more information, visit their website at https://www.stocktonheritagemuseum.org/, visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StocktonHeritageMuseum, email at info@stocktonheritagemuseum.org, or leave a message at 815-947-2220.

Stockton Heritage Museum is a not-for-profit entity dedicated to the preservation and teaching of Stockton area history. Visit the museum May through October, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m;, on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment.