Mary Jo and John Smith
Owners/Innkeepers
433 Cook Avenue
Jonesboro, IL 62952
(618) 833-5252
www.hiddenlakebb.com
info@hiddenlakebb.com
Mary Jo and John Smith
Owners/Innkeepers
433 Cook Avenue
Jonesboro, IL 62952
(618) 833-5252
www.hiddenlakebb.com
info@hiddenlakebb.com
2010 Wine Festivals & Special Events
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December
The perfect cure for cabin fever? A relaxing weekday or weekend stay at Hidden Lake B&B! Enjoy one of our beautiful Jacuzzi suites featuring a large two-person Jacuzzi and, best of all, a wonderfully warm fireplace!
30 VonJakobVille!- at Von Jakob Vineyard 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM A day filled with music, award-winning wine, food & fun! Back by popular demand: "The Boat Drunks," a nationally known Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band will be performing with special guest Grammy-Award winning vocalist, Nadirah Shakoor of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band!! So mark your calendars for a mini-heat wave of tropical vibrations coming straight to Von Jakob Vineyard’s Alto Pass location in the dead of winter!! Dance the winter blues away at the hottest spot in southern Illinois!! Cover charge $15 includes entertainment, a souvenir glass & a lei!
Plan a truly special Valentine’s Celebration with the Ultimate
Romance Package at Hidden Lake B&B! Every Weekend in February enjoy 7 PAWS Day at Star View Winery - Support a good cause and enjoy a day of fun! Noon to 5pm Fundraiser for the Anna PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) Place Adoption Center. Wine tasting, raffles, silent auction, tarot readings, music by Etherton Switch, food available.
13 Valentine’s Dinner & Dance at Von Jakob Vineyard - Dine in elegance with a five course meal (with entree of your choice) prepared by Von Jakob’s chef & owner, Dr. Paul Jacobs. Dinner from 6-7 and is followed by live entertainment provided by "Four on the Floor" from 7-10 pm. Entree choices are: Grilled Duck Breast, Cornish Hen, Ribeye Steak, or Lamb Chops. Price per couple is $75.00 and includes dinner, a glass of wine, and live entertainment. Call (618) 893-4600 for reservations today!
26 Coffee and Chocolate Open House and Artists Reception- Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St. Anna. Featured southern Illinois artists and authors will meet and greet the public, with book signings, Artists Market, and a wide variety of coffees and chocolates to sample. 618 697-6285
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
Spring has arrived in Southernmost Illinois! Come enjoy our
warmer temperatures!
Every Weekend in March Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
A Month of Wine & Arts ... Throughout March, all twelve wineries on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail will be sponsoring local artists,
whose works will be exhibited and sold at the wineries during the month of March.
Enjoy Shawnee Hills Wine Trail award-winning Illinois wines and meet local artisans from southern Illinois.
6 Geology of the Cache- Cache River Wetlands Center, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more about the ground you walk on. Geology can reveal secret wonders about the cultural, climatilogical, and natural history of a place. This program will teach about the history of the Cache River through geological formations. 618 657-2064.
It’s Morel Mushroom Month in Southernmost Illinois! Join the
hunt for the elusive morel mushroom! Find any 4 Easter Sunrise Service-Historic Kornthal Church Take a step back in time and celebrate the true meaning of Easter in this 1850's church built by Austrian immigrants, now on the National Register of Historic Places. 6 a.m. 618-833-8745
17 River to River Relay (From
Mississippi River to Ohio River) Daylight to dusk. A road race for teams of 8
runners, each runs 3 legs of approx. 3 miles for a total distance of 80 miles.
www.river2river.net 18 Bed & Breakfast Tour in the Hills - Shawnee Hill Wine Trail B&B Assoc. Open House & Cookie Tour. Five unique bed and breakfasts included with cookies and recipes to add to your collection. 2 to 6pm, $20 www.shawneewinetrailbb.com
24 Cache River Nature Fest- At the Cache River Wetland Center 8am to 4pm. The event will showcase the areas’ rich bird life and wetland habitat. Activities include guided field trips, canoe tours, live bird demonstrations, and various exhibits. The Cache River Wetland Center will be open throughout the weekend and features a 12 minute video as well as many interactive exhibits. 800-248-4373. www.birdingblitz.org
25 Blessing of the Bikes - Join hundreds of other motorcycle riders for this annual blessing on the top of Bald Knob Mt off Hwy. 127, Alto Pass. 618-893-2344. 29-May 1 Antique Automobile Club of America Central Division Spring Meet and Car Show - at Fort Massac State Park. Hundreds of cars to be on display. Free admission for spectators.
30 - May 2 Anna Arts Festival - Anna Arts Center and Washington Street, Friday night, 6:00 - 10:00 - Your Stage Extravaganza with sketch comedy, one-act plays, dance, and open readings of poetry and short fiction in old Fire Station garage. Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 - Artists market and pavilion, in old Fire Station garage and on Washington St. Sunday afternoon, 2:00 - 5:00 - Poetry Festival.
Strawberries Are Ripe for the Picken'! Every Weekend in May Hidden Lake B&B will feature Southern
Illinois strawberries in its breakfast menus! Enjoy strawberry parfaits, And don't forget to order a plate of luscious chocolate-dipped
strawberries from Hidden Lake B&B for your arrival! 29 Spring Fling at Hogg Hollow Winery - Food, wine & music from noon to 8pm. 618-695-9463 29 Memorial Day Service at Mounds City National Cemetery - 10am. This beautiful and elaborate service consists of the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, lowering of the Flag, Invocation, Civil War Re-enactors, Guest Speakers, Laying of the Wreath, Benediction, rifle and canon salute, and Taps. 618-748-9041 29-30 Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Art Festival -at Riverside Park in Murphysboro. Enjoy tasting the wines of all 12 Shawnee Hills Wine Trail wineries at one location as well as food, music and Southern Illinois arts. Blueberries Are In Season! Come pick your own or buy them
already picked! Either way you’ll enjoy the wonderful taste of Southernmost
blueberries! Every Weekend in June Hidden Lake B&B will feature Southern
Illinois blueberries in its breakfast menus! Enjoy blueberry kuechen, blueberry
4 Darn Hot Peppers Is Open -
Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Visit our Farm Store and taste your favorite salsas and pepper jam/jellies. 5 Canoe the Cache - 9am to 1pm. There’s no better way to see the Cache than from a canoe! It’s an amazing experience, paddling into Illinois’ bayou for a close-up view of ancient bald cypress trees. Free, guided canoe tours depart throughout the day and meander to the State Champion bald cypress or Eagle Pond. Space is limited, so reserve your spot: call Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge at (618) 634-2231. 10-13 Superman Celebration -
Comic art gallery, fan films, celebrity appearances, fun run/road race, Superman Drama, super bike trek, Garden tours, super car show, entertainment, "Colgate Country Showdown Talent Show" other contests and carnival. 800-248-4373 Early Peaches are In! Don’t believe what they say about
Georgia peaches! Southernmost Illinois peaches are the absolute best! Come and
taste for yourself! Every Weekend in July Hidden Lake B&B will feature Southern
Illinois peaches in its breakfast menus! Enjoy peach parfaits, baked peach
1 Rendleman Orchards Farm Market -
Alto Pass. Peaches are here! Stop in to see the summer bounty. Enjoy a peach
smoothie or a bottle of peach cider while picking up other seasonal produce as
well as your favorites from last year. 618-893-2771 4 Anniversary Festival at Blue Sky Vineyard. Help us celebrate four exciting years of great friends and award-winning wines! 4 Fireworks Display at the Anna City
Park. Southern Illinois Peaches Are In! Every Weekend in August ... Hidden Lake B&B will feature
Southern Illinois peaches in its breakfast menus! Enjoy peach parfaits, 6-7 Cobden Peach Festival -
Sponsored by the Cobden Lions Club, features carnival rides and games, Peach
Queen Contest, homemade food and peach cobbler. Free admission. 618-893-2777 22-28 Union County Fair - Anna
Fairgrounds. Experience a "small town" county fair at its finest! Carnival
games, rides, exhibits, Queen contest on Mon. night, Demolition Derby on Fri.
night. Rodeos, horse racing and tractor pulls. 618-833-6311 Join Us for the Apple Harvest! Every Weekend in September Hidden Lake B&B will feature
Southern Illinois apples in its breakfast menus! Enjoy cinnamon apple
coffeecake, 4 Pepper Fest at Darn Hot Peppers. If you like it hot, this is a favorite gathering for all chile heads and hot pepper fans. 618-893-1443 4-5 Shawnee Hills Wine Festival Enjoy all of the Shawnee Wine Trail Wineries at one location this weekend! Noon to 6 p.m. Live music, food, wine by the glass. 618-893-4898. 11-13 Everything Apple Celebration
at Rendleman Orchards, Alto Pass. Celebrate fall by baking up your favorite
apple recipes, or better yet try our simple ready-to-bake apple crisp mix or our
own family recipe apple cobbler mix. Stop by our Farm Market this weekend only
to receive 20% OFF a half bushel of apples (Limit 2). We will also be
celebrating the fall season with fresh apple cider, cider slush, mums, and other
fall favorites. 618-893-2771 Enjoy the Fall Colors of Southernmost Illinois’ Hilly Terrain! We’ll be celebrating the colors of fall with our Union County
Colorfest and fall festivals at the wineries & orchards. 9-10 Union County Colorfest Celebration.
Celebrate the fall season throughout Union Co, with Home Tours by P.A.S.T from
noon to 4pm, and an Arts & Craft Fair in Cobden. Participate in the fun run or
biathlon race, a wine festival at Alto Vineyards, Von Jakob or Owl Creek winery
or a health fair at Union county hospital. A Bayou Boogie Boil at Northwest
Passage Root beer Saloon. Rendleman Orchards Farm Market Celebrates all weekend
long with samples of specialty food items. Flamm Orchards Fall Festival. Music,
BBQ, Applebutter making demonstrations, working cider press, petting zoo and
childrens activities 10am - 5pm Kid Fest at Anna city park 9 to 5 on Sat. will
host the First Annual Wiener Dog Derby. The doggie fashion will begin at 1:00pm
with the race beginning at 2:00pm. 800-248-4373 10 Color Fest Poetry Festival and Artists Market -at the Anna Arts Center 2:00 - 5:00.
11 Cache River Wetland Guided Hikes - 9 am to 11 am Heron Pond Trail; 1 pm to 3 pm Wildcat Bluff & Little Black Slough 618-657-2064. 22 Bike Tour - Bicyclists meet at the Olive Branch Community Center at 8 AM. There will be routes of different lengths. For more information, call 866-407-1450 or 618-734-2737. www.tourdeshawnee.org
29 Gospel Music Night - Anna Arts Center Old Fire Station Garage, 7 to 10pm. From blue-grass gospel to contemporary Christian to traditional worship, something for everyone. 618 697-6285
The weather in Southernmost Illinois is still very fine
indeed! Escape the cold … 6 Canoe Tour, Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Canoe tours along the old Cache Channel. This abandoned section of river is maintained by the Ohio River flood gates. The area provides habitat for a diversity of wildlife and an opportunity to fish, hunt, canoe, and watch wildlife. For reservations: Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge at 618 634-2231.
7-8 Applepalooza! At Rendleman
Orchards Hwy. 127 Alto Pass. Stop by our Farm Market this weekend only to
receive 20% OFF a half bushel of apples (Limit 2). Itπs that time of year for
making apple pies, apple butter, apple sauce and other fall favorites! Fresh
apple cider and hot mulling spices now available to make the perfect
Thanksgiving treat. (Limit 2). 618-893-2771 11 Veterans Day Parade Anna, begins
at 2 p.m. from the city park entrance on Davie St and follows Main St to
Jefferson St. and back to the park. 618-833-5182. 26-28 Holiday Open House Along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail - Start your Christmas
shopping along the wine trail. Remember that wine is never the wrong size and there are plenty of unique shops in the area to find that one-of-a-kind Christmas gift. Need a break from the craziness of the season? Plan a weekday
or weekend stay in one of Hidden Lake B&B’s Jacuzzi and fireplace suites. 5 Carols at Candlelight An informal Christmas celebration at St. Anne's, a quaint 1886 church in Anna. 618-833-9441. 11 Annual Christmas House Tour
Golconda, 1 to 6 PM. Purchase tickets at Pope Co. Museum on Main St for $10 p/p,
refreshments available. Christmas in the courtyard begins at 5:30 p.m. depart
from museum for candlelight walk and caroling to courtyard. Bonfire, hot
chocolate, cookies and visit from Santa. 618-683-9702. 11 Darn Hot Pppers Holdiay Open House Join us for customer appreciation day. Plenty of Mexican hot cholocate, spicy ciderd, pan dulce and tamales. 12 Olde Tyme Christmas Fort Massac
State Park, Metropolis. 1 to 4 p.m. 1700's decorations with period music and
refreshments. 618-524-9321. 2010 Wine Festivals & Special Events
Please Note: Most wine festivals charge a small admission Just Three of the Many Wineries & Vineyards in Southernmost
Illinois! January 30 VonJakobVille! - at Von Jakob Vineyard 2:00 PM - 6:00 pm A day filled with music, award-winning wine, food & fun! Back by popular demand: "The Boat Drunks," a nationally known Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band will be performing with special guest Grammy-Award winning vocalist, Nadirah Shakoor of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band!! So mark your calendars for a mini-heat wave of tropical vibrations coming straight to Von Jakob Vineyard’s Alto Pass location in the dead of winter!! Dance the winter blues away at the hottest spot in southern Illinois!! Cover charge $15 includes entertainment, a souvenir glass & a lei!
February 13 Valentine’s Dinner & Dance at Von Jakob Vineyard - Dine in elegance with a five course meal (with entree of your choice) prepared by Von Jakob’s chef & owner, Dr. Paul Jacobs. Dinner from 6-7 and is followed by live entertainment provided by "Four on the Floor" from 7-10 pm. Entree choices are: Grilled Duck Breast, Cornish Hen, Ribeye Steak, or Lamb Chops. Price per couple is $75.00 and includes dinner, a glass of wine, and live entertainment. Call (618) 893-4600 for reservations today!
May 29-30 Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Art Festival -at Riverside Park in Murphysboro. Enjoy tasting the wines of all 12 Shawnee Hills Wine Trail wineries at one location. May 29 Spring Fling - at Hogg Hollow Winery - Food, wine & music from noon to 8pm. 618-695-9463
July 4 Anniversary Festival at Blue Sky Vineyard. Help us celebrate four exciting years of great friends and award-winning wines! September 4-5 Shawnee Hills Wine Festival - Enjoy all of the Shawnee Wine Trail Wineries at one location this weekend! Noon to 6 p.m. Live music, food, wine by the glass. 618-893-4898. November 26-28 Holiday Open House Along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail - Start your Christmas
shopping along the wine trail. Remember that wine is never the wrong size and there are plenty of unique shops in the area to find that one-of-a-kind Christmas gift. Click Here for printer-friendly version of this page.
and we’ll cook up a delectable
Hidden Lake omelet for any of our Hidden Lake guests!
Every Weekend in April Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
strawberry crepes, and strawberry-nut muffins to name just few of our signature
strawberry recipes!
Every Weekend in May Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard, Starview Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
pancakes, and lemon blueberry muffins to name just few of our signature
blueberry recipes!
Every Weekend in June Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard, Starview Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
pancakes, and peach cobblers to name just few of our signature peach recipes!
Every Weekend in July Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
baked
peach pancakes, and peach cobblers to name just few of our signature peach
recipes!
Every Weekend in August Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
deep dish baked apple pancakes, and poached apples topped with
vanilla cream sauce to name just few of our signature apple recipes!
Every Weekend in September Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
And be certain not
to
miss our Annual Pumpkin Town Display!
Every Weekend in October Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
Join us for a weekend of hiking and wine tasting! Then relax
in a
Hidden Lake B&B Jacuzzi and fireplace suite!
Every Weekend in November Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
It’s a
great way to relax and unwind!
Every Weekend in December Enjoy
Music in the Vineyard at Von Jakob Vineyard and Rustle Hill Winery
charge of $4-5
that includes a free wine glass.
Von Jakob Vineyard
Blue Sky Vineyard
Alto Vineyards
And Remember to Book Your Stay at Hidden Lake B&B!
We’re Just a Short Drive from All of the Area Wineries!