Lisle Depot Days runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, and Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Museums at Lisle Station Park, Lisle. Admission free. www.lisleparkdistrict.org. New this year are:
- A Civil War luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. each day featuring bean soup, shepherd's pie and bread pudding made by Wheatstack, A Midwestern Eatery. Cost is $7 per person.
- Miller's Petting Zoo featuring live farm animals that are available for petting and photos
- Hourly firing of a Civil War cannon and a Civil War encampment
Other favorite attractions include:
- Tours of an operating blacksmith shop
- Music by musicians from Old Town School of Folk Music
- Children's games
- The old Lisle train station
- A giant operating HO guage railroad train
- A caboose
- Historic fully-furnished buildings
