Don't worry, very few have. But Bushnell has SURE heard of the Cornerstone Festival. Although the fest officially begins Thursday July 1st, thousands of fest goers show up as early as the Saturday before the fest to camp, fish, canoe and just basically mellow out before the insanity begins. As you drive into the small town that hosts this event it becomes clear that they are expecting you. Local businesses and churches put welcome signs up.
Restaurants offer special deals and they stay open into the wee hours.
Even in Macomb, a sizeable town that hosts Western Illinois University, which is a good half-hour away, they know we're coming. The set was amazing, and the tent was packed. Now we C-stone regulars have no aversion to a little precipitation. But the tent they got for the Gallery Stage is different this year. At one point it really seemed like it was raining harder in the tent than outside.