The Ottawa Memo

10/28/2025

Be sure to visit Turk Furniture for their sale tomorrow. WEDNESDAY! 🏠🪑🛋️👀 🏃

10/25/2025

Tonight!

🎃 Pre-Halloween Bash This Weekend! 🎃
Join us for a spooky-good time with great food and live music!

🍖 Cat's "Q" Menu:
Ribs
Coleslaw
Cornbread
Serving at 5:30 PM — until gone!

🎶 Live Music by Jaik Willis
7:00 – 10:00 PM

Come in costume or just come hungry — it's going to be a blast!

10/22/2025

REMINDER: Our Lot Day has been rescheduled and is now combined with our Fall Fest on Friday, October 25th!

🍁 Fall Fest: 12–4 PM
🏁 Lot Day: 1–10 PM

Sometimes plans change—but now we get double the fun! 🎉
Thanks for rolling with the unforeseen circumstances. We’ve packed the day with vendors, food, stunts, and family-friendly activities early, then we’ll keep the party going into the night.

📍 Starved Rock Harley-Davidson
🔗 starvedrockhd.com

10/16/2025

🚨 LOT DAY UPDATE 🚨

Due to the weather forecast, our Lot Day has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and truly appreciate your understanding.

We’re combining it with our other upcoming event—so there will be plenty of fun to be had! Expect vendors, food, music, and all the good vibes.

10/15/2025

Visit Accessory Solutions to get your car tricked out locally!

10/09/2025

Stop by the earthly muse for their Halloween Sale!

10/06/2025

Upcoming this Wednesday: Visit Turk Furniture for their 2 day sale & Kane Family Farms Sensory Corn Maze!

10/03/2025

The October 2025 Ottawa Memo postcard is out! See what's happening in town.

10/03/2025

🔥🏍️ LOT DAY SEASON FINALE! 🏍️🔥

Starved Rock Harley-Davidson is going out with a bang!

📅 Saturday, October 18th
🕐 1 PM – 10 PM
📍 750 Centennial Dr, Ottawa, IL

⚡ OPEN LOT UNDER THE LIGHTS
⚡ Wheelies • Burnouts • Stoppies • ANYTHING GOES

🎃 Halloween Costume Contest – dress to impress & win!
🍗 Food truck: Jim’s Chicken & Ribs
Halloween chaos, and the last big throwdown of the season—don’t miss it.