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| Spoon River has carved a wide scenic valley through Fulton County as it flows from London Mills to the south and east where it joins the Illinois River near the southeastern corner of the County. The Spoon River became nationally known from the work of Edgar Lee Masters, author of the noted "Spoon River Anthology". The home of Masters still stands in Lewistown, the county seat of Fulton County. The highways and byways of Fulton County sport the colors of the four seasons and are open to visitors the year around with routes running through London Mills, Farmington, Fairview,Ellisville, Mount Pisgah Park, Smithfield, Cuba, Canton, Lewistown, Bernadotte, Duncan Mills, Waterford, Ipava, and Astoria. There are over one hundred thirty miles of scenic routes on the Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive to be enjoyed. The unusual beauty of the colors throughout the Spoon River Valley inspired Scenic Drive Founders to hold the first Fall Festival and to organize the Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive thirty four years ago. The first weekend of the Scenic Drive brought such great numbers that it was held on a second consecutive weekend back in October of 1968. The Scenic Drive's Fall Festival has since been held each year during the first two full weekends of October. The 2003 Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive will be the 36th Annual Fall Festival and will attract over one hundred thousand visitors to Fulton County over the two weekends. |
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