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Whiteside County Barn Tour
July 10-11, 2010

Event Details

This year's tour will feature sites in the southern part of Whiteside County. Sat Hours 9-5 / Sun Hours 9-3

Tours start at $15 per vehicle and include a booklet and tour map. This admission is good for both days of the event. Admissions/Tour Booklets can be purchased from the booth from the Whiteside County Farm Bureau at Summer Cookout 7/10 & 7/11 (Jeff Bright RV Cnt (2109 Industrial Pk Dr / E. Route 30). Hours: Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 9am-3pm. Tours begin at the Whiteside County Farm Bureau Office - 100 E. Knox Street - Morrison, IL 61270. Overnight Accommodations are available, for pricing and other fun and unique tour options contact the Whiteside County Farm Bureau.

Contact

For Information, Booking, and More contact the Whiteside County Farm Bureau
@ (815) 772-2165/(1-877-629-3276 Toll Free). or e-mail wcfb@frontiernet.net

Other Attractions of Interest

Rock Falls Chamber Summer Cookout - Jeff bright RV - on E. Route 30. Buffalo & Elk Burgers, Alligator Brats, Pork Chops, Vendors, Antique Tractors & Camper Trailers, & More!

Barns of IL Presentation - July 10th 7pm- Woodlawn Arts, 3807 Woodlawn Rd, Sterling, IL. Photographic artist Larry Kanfer will discuss his new book, BARNS OF ILLINOIS.

Photography Workshop - July 10th 3:30 pm. Acclaimed photographic artist Larry Kander will share techniques he used in his recent book, BARNS OF ILLINOIS.

 

 


 

Throughout the Midwest, historians are lamenting the disappearance of barns. The sentimental response to the plight of dying barns goes beyond the rustic appeal of the architecture. A barn is the most easily identifiable feature of early American farms. As such it is symbolic of a way of life rapidly disappearing from the American landscape.