2 and I-90. The P.A.C. features concerts, dance performances, and plays presented by school drama clubs, the Center Stage Players, and visiting tour groups. Residents young and old participate in such sports programs as tee-ball, baseball, soccer, basketball, swimming and much more. Younger residents take advantage of summer activities and field trips at the Rec Hut, sponsored by the Village of Rockton. A number of social, civic and service organizations welcome new members and volunteers to share interests, socialize, and provide opportunities to reach out and help others.
Campers can stake their claims at two county forest preserves.
Both Hononegah, with 62 campsites, and Sugar River, with 100, have full amenities. Rockton also has the largest collection of Greek Revival homes in Illinois and a nostalgic Main Street that evokes memories of simpler days. Stephen Mack, Jr., was born in Vermont in 1798, and attended Dartmouth College before joining his father's fur trade in Detroit. The ambitious young man then traveled to Green Bay, where he met fur traders that talked of the Rock River country. Seeking his fortune, Mack became a licensed agent for the American Fur Trading Company in Grand Detour, and married Hononegah, daughter of Winnebago Indian, Owanico.