concerts in the park, sponsored by the chamber of commerce, occur during july and august each year. the concerts are open to everyone, free of charge, and feature a variety of entertainment from swing music to barbershop quartets. the vermilion area archival society, established in 2000, collects, stores, and indexes archival materials for research from the vermilion area and provides assistance, as well as monthly programs, regarding the history and records of the area.