Elsah has upgraded to high-speed internet through a Connect Illinois Grant awarded to Grafton Technologies for fiber optic installation, at no cost to residents. Led by Susan Young and the Connect Elsah volunteer resident group! The project aims for completion by year’s end (2026), enhancing connectivity in Joywood, Elsah Hills, and part of Lockhaven

An inviting new space! full of regional artist’s artwork and antiques for sale! Victorian thru Midcentury, European, Asian, and Primitive American can be found side by side. Find custom furniture, pottery, photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture, weavings, eco-dyed silk and a compliment of artisan made items, all for sale. Something for everyone!The cottage will open its doors June 6th, Sat-Sundays, Noon-4pm, thru October

Are you Resilient? A large scale sculpture has recently been installed in Elsah at Beltrees and Mill Late last fall, a new sculpture was built in stone and steel at the 4-way stop in Elsah. An artist talk takes place May 7, 2026, at 7pm, in Farley’s Music Hall. Come hear and see why the sculpture came to be, was financed, and was built to celebrate the resilience of this Elsah river community! Sculptor and resident, Danne Rhaesa, provides an in-depth look at the process of making public sculpture.