The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will be in the parking lot at the Dole Mansion across from Crystal Lake’s Main Beach.

It will be there all day today and Sunday morning in conjunction with Saturday night’s Lincoln 200th Birthday Dinner.

The mobile exhibit tells the story of Lincoln’s life and accomplishments. The only exhibit of its type in the country, the mobile museum uses an engaging mixture of interactive elements, graphics, facsimile documents and artifacts showcased inside a 53-foot long, double expandable trailer to commemorate the Lincoln Bicentennial.

The title of the exhibit is “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America.”

The highlight for many is a visual recreation of Lincoln’s 1861 Farewell Address from a train car in Springfield as he left for the White House, plus the award-winning “The Civil War in Four Minutes” video presentation.

It’s free and you can take pictures.

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You can see the Dole Mansion on top. The log cabin reconstruction with a youngish Lincoln sitting in front is at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield.

I would strongly encourage you to visit it, although my son would recommend the natural history part of the free admission Illinois State Museum.