Now in its ninth year, the festival has grown into one of the largest summer events in Morton County, drawing thousands of ...

A vacant spot on the corner of State and Front streets in downtown Salem near Riverfront Park will soon open as a new shop.

The hills of New Salem will be alive with the sound of country music as the annual ND Country Fest kicks off on Wednesday.

Along with a self-taught hard cider maker, Carol Hillman has launched New Salem Cider, a fledgling tasting venture that attracts more than 100 enthusiasts to her orchard each weekend.

New Salem has remained a picturesque New England town with unspoiled landscapes, thanks, in part, to the Quabbin Reservoir and the protection of land surrounding the water supply.

New Salem was largely abandoned by 1840, but reconstructed in the 1930s. Nearly 360,000 people visited New Salem in 2024. As Illinois Department of Transportation crews do roadwork nearby on ...