Paw Paw, IL

The Pawpaw Festival of Paw Paw, Illinois – A New Tradition with Old Roots

Category: Paw Paw, Enjoy the Outdoors, Attract Tourists, Bring Families, Placemaking

Paw Paw, a small farming community in northern Illinois with a population of under one thousand, is rich in history and has seen many ups and downs. Founded in the mid- 1800s, it was a booming farming and rail town, but as with many other rural communities, Paw Paw felt...