HORSE CAMPS:
Bear Branch Horse Resort: Home of the Year Round Horse Camp, http://www.bearbranch.com/area.htm
Bear Branch Log Cabin Restaurant, Eddyville, IL+1 618 672 4249 EMAIL: manders@shawneelink.com
34 Ranch Equine Campground: http://34ranch.com/
Hayes Canyon: Shawnee’s Trail Riding Destination, http://hayescanyon.com/
Bay Creek Ranch, Inc.: http://baycreekranch.com/
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Balk Knob Cross in Alto Pass, IL http://www.epinions.com/reviews/park-Parks-All-Bald_Knob_Wilderness
Cave-In-Rock State Park, Cave-In-Rock, IL http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/CAVEROCK.htm
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge, Carbondale, IL: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=33610
Garden of the Gods State Park http://www.shawneeforest.com/Hiking/GardenoftheGods.aspx
Giant City State Park, Makanda, ILhttp://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/GC.htm
Giant City Lodge http://giantcitylodge.com/
Giant City Stables http://www.giantcitystables.com/
Shawnee National Forest. http://www.shawneeforest.com/
U.S. Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/
GOLFING:
Stone Creek Golf Club, Makanda, IL http://www.stonecreekgolf.com/
Gambit Golf Club, Vienna, IL http://www.gambitgolf.com/
LODGING:
Gambit Inn, Vienna, IL (618) 658-2802
Giant City Lodge–618-457-4921
Cedar Lake Campground, LLC http://cedarlakeil.com/
Trail of Tears Lodge–618-833-8697 http://trailoftears.com/
Broken Wheel Ranch http://sibrokenwheelranch.com/
Rustic Hideaway Cabins http://www.rustichideawaycabins.com/
Cabin on the Hill http://cabinonthehill.com/
Rim Rock’s Dogwood Cabins http://www.rimrocksdogwoodcabins.com/
The Irish Inn http://irishinn.tripod.com/
WINERIES
Bella Terra Winery, Creal Springs, IL http://bellaterrawinery.com/
Blue Sky Winery, Makanda, IL. www.blueskyvineyard.com
Von Jakob Vineyard, Alto Pass, IL. http://www.vonjakobvineyard.com/
Cache River Basin Vineyard & Winery, Belknap, IL. http://www.illinoiswine.com/trail-southern.html
Shawnee Winery, Vienna, IL http://www.shawneewinery.com/
Southern Illinois Wine Trail http://www.illinoiswine.com/trail-southern.html
Local Tourism Sites: http://www.enjoyillinois.com
River 2 River Cycling: http://www.rivertorivercycling.com/
River 2 River Relay: http://river2river.net/
FESTIVALS:
Herrin Festa Italiana: http://herrinfesta.com/
Golconda Deer Festival: http://www.visitgolconda.com/events/50th-annual-pope-county-deer-festival/
Golconda Shrimp Festival:http://www.mainstreetgolconda.org/shrimp_fest.htm