To entice you further, we will be giving away three bus trips during the year courtesy of Vandalia Bus Lines.
These day trips will go to several of the Top Spots in addition to other attractions and eateries.
Six winners will be drawn for each day trip.
PLUS each winner can invite 3 more people to join them!
Spring Family Excursion
(enter by May 1, 2010)
Board the bus in Fairview Heights
1st Stop - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville
2nd Stop – GCS Ballpark for a Gateway Grizzlies game
Lunch at the Ballpark
3rd Stop – Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville
Summer History’s Mysteries
(enter by June 1, 2010)
Board the bus in Fairview Heights
1st Stop – History Museum of Monroe County in Waterloo
2nd Stop – Village of Maeystown tour & visit Georgia Mae’s
Lunch at Dreamland Palace German Restaurant, Foster Pond
3rd Stop – Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, Prairie du Rocher
4th Stop – Pierre Menard Home, Ellis Grove
Fall Wine Time
(enter by September 1, 2010 – must be 21 to enter)
Sample the Heartland Rivers Wine Trail
1st Stop – Crooked Creek Winery, Centralia
2nd Stop – Bretz’s Winery & Lodge, Carlyle
Lunch at Trenton House
3rd Stop – Villa Marie Winery, Maryville
More Prizes!!! Click for full prize list!
Every Monday from March 1, 2010 through December 13, 2010,
a travel-related prize will be awarded to a lucky visitor.
Check back as the list of prizes and winners grows and grows!
Click here for the Contest Entry Form
Contest Rules (click for official rules)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO ENTER. ENTRANTS FOR THE WINE TIME DAY TRIP MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD.
How to Enter: Complete and submit the online Contest entry form located at http://www.thetourismbureau.org; or mail your entry to The Tourism Bureau Anniversary Contest, 10950 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, IL 62208. All entries must include entrant’s name, address, state/zip, daytime telephone number, birth date and email address. By entering the Contest, entrant consents to receiving additional Tourism Bureau Southwestern Illinois promotional information. All entries become the property of the Tourism Bureau Southwestern Illinois.
Number of Entries: One entry per email address EXCEPT with a Visit Code from one of the Top Spots identified in the promotion. Visit Codes are posted at each participating attraction and must be obtained there. Entry forms received with a valid Visit Code will be entered into the drawing an additional twenty-five times.
Prizes: Prizes will be awarded by drawing. One prize per person during the contest period. Winners must be able to claim their prize between March 15, 2010 and December 31, 2010.