Period 1700-1840 when people were traveling & settling along the Goshen Trail. Authentic foods & goods. Musicians, singers, dancers, storytellers. Children's activities. Artisan demonstrations. Hands-on quilting. Primitive encampment. Blanket traders.
HERITAGE DAYS ON THE GOSHEN TRAIL
PARTICIPANT GUIDELINES
Dear Participants:
Please read carefully the following Participant Guidelines. Some information has
changed from previous years.
We are no longer providing a Participant Gate. All participants must enter and exit
through the Main Gate. Your participant button must be worn to allow you access
back into the grounds, or else you will pay the event admission fee. All participants
must wear period-appropriate clothing to be allowed in.
Participants
Booth locations for traditional artisans and foods are pre-assigned spaces by the Heritage Days Ground
Committee and cannot be changed. All primitive area setups are on a first-come basis. All vehicles
MUST be out of the exhibit area by 8:45 a.m. There will be no exceptions. No vehicles may enter the
grounds until 5:00 p.m. at the close of the day. All booths must be open and period clothing must be
worn at all times between 8:45 a.m. and closing at 5:00 p.m. both days, rain or shine.
You must provide a sketch of your site for your application or contract to be accepted. Heritage Days will
no longer provide tents or canvas tops to participants. Participants must provide their own if needed.
Participant Buttons
Buttons are required at all times while on the grounds. It need not be visible, but easily accessible to
show when passing through the gate. If you leave the grounds, be sure to take your button so that you
may gain entry upon your return. Everyone must enter through the Main Gate. We will not have a
separate Participant Gate!
Pets
No pets of any kind are allowed on the festival ground at any time. This decision is to protect the health
and safety of your pet, your fellow participants, and the weekend visitors. Only service animals will be
allowed on the grounds.
Fires, Firewood, and Water
Please do not build ground fires. If you need a fire, remove the sod carefully and save it. When you are
ready to leave, make sure the fire is dead, removing partially burned logs, replace the sod in position and
level with the surrounding ground and water it before departing. Please do not dump food items in the
fire pits. Firewood WILL be available to participants. All booths with a fire must have an approved
extinguisher on hand. All unused wood must be removed from your site.
Trash
You may not leave bags of trash, boxes, paper, or any other item for disposal at your assigned site. Trash
must be put in bags and placed in the dumpster outside the fence. Please do not put it in the smaller trash
barrels.
Etiquette
The Heritage Days Board reserves the right to cancel a participant’s invitation at any time. Excessive
loudness, rowdiness, or other disruptive behavior, drunkenness, crude and/or profane behavior to the
public or other participants will not be tolerated.
Church Services
Protestant and Catholic services will be held on the grounds Sunday morning. Please see Schedule of
Events for times and places.
Food Vendors
All food vendors will be required to display a Madison County Health Department permit during the
event. This must be purchased by the participant prior to the event date.
Insurance
All participants are required to have Liability Insurance coverage. Heritage Days on the Goshen Trail is
not and will not be responsible for any lost or stolen merchandise before, during, or after the event.
Guidelines
Tables should be covered to the ground in the front and sides. No modern chairs.
Tapes or CDs of period music may be sold but not displayed or advertised.
No coolers or other non-period items for storing perishables should be visible to the public. Such items
are permitted, but must be kept hidden.
Minor children are the sole responsibility of their parents or the adults who bring them.
Taxes are the responsibility of the vendor.
Raffles may not be held or chances sold without the prior approval of the Heritage Days Committee.
Trader Information
Heritage Days Committee reserves the right to remove inappropriate items and those not listed on your
application. Some items not allowed are T-shirts, bumper stickers, souvenir-type items, items using the
words “Heritage Days,” posters, and foreign mass-produced items. Books sold are limited to a small
selection relating to your specialty. Musicians may sell tapes or CDs of their period music but are not
allowed to display or advertise such items.
Help or Assistance
If you have a problem or question, locate a Heritage Days representative wearing a ribbon or contact a
representative at the Information Booth located next to the Main Gate.
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Event Location:
Grounds of Lewis & Clark Community College
Hwy 67/111
Godfrey, IL 62035
Maps/Directions:
Yahoo Map
Yahoo Driving Directions
Google Map
Mapquest Map
Mapquest Directions
Event Website:
http://www.altonheritagedays.org
Booshway:
(Or Event Contact Information)
Gretchen Schmitz 
P O Box 1334
Alton, IL 62002
618-806-3095
Fees:
Entrance Fee: $5.00
Trade Tent Fee: $50.00
Trade Blanket Fee: $10.00
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