Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Knox County will now be open extended hours for free public tours, a news release says. The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed from noon until 12:30 p.m. for lunch. The site will be closed for regular state holidays.
The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site is the birthplace of Carl Sandburg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Lincoln biographer, children’s author, and folk song collector.
Behind the historic cottage is a tranquil garden where the ashes of Sandburg and his wife lie beneath a red granite boulder called Remembrance Rock, based on the title of his only novel.
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site is at 313 E. Third Street in Galesburg.