Rock Falls Chamber
Of Commerce
Rock Falls, IL 61071
www.rockfallschamber.com
Email:rockfallschamber@essex1.com
Phone: 815.625.4500
Fax: 815.625.4558
Whiteside County Barn Tour
July 12 - 13, 2008
Event Details
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 at Rock Falls Country Market, 928 1st Ave, Rock Falls, IL 61071. Hours: Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 9am-3pm. Motorcoach Tours and Overnight Packages are avaialble, pricing and other fun and unique tour options are listed bellow.
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 - 10-4pm - Rock Falls Country Market Parking Lot. Buffalo & Elk Burgers, Aligator Brats, Pork Chops, Vendors, Car Show, Racing Attractions, & More!
Sandy Pine Elk Farm - located 10 miles South of Rock Falls, off of IL Rt 40. Tour the elk farm and enjoy many excellent activities.
Morrison Historical Museum - view a pictoral collection of Whiteside County Barns, local history, and more!
Pricing and Information
Basic Individual Tours
$15/Vehicle - Purchase @ Rock Falls Country Market
Motorcoach Tours
Saturday Only - $45 per person. Includes tour and lunch.
Sunday Only - $35 per person. Includes tour and lunch.
Tow-day tour is $70 per person.
Motorcoach Itinerary
One Day Tour (or Day One of 2 Day Tour)
8:30am - Meet at Wahl Clipper Annex Parking Lot - Pick up Barn Tour Tickets & Itineraries
9:00am - 11:00am - Tour as many barns as predetermined by committee
11:30 -Return to Rock Falls for lunch at Rock Falls Chamber Cookout
!2:45 - Board bus to continue tour
4:30 - Return to Sterling for departure - two day tours, retreive vehicles and return to Rock Falls Country Inn & Suites
Day Two
7:45am - Meet in hotel lobby for Continental Breakfast at hotel, or travel to Behren's Muffins and More for breafast at your expense
9:00am - Board bus for Sandy Pine Elk Farm - coffee break with pie & beverage included
10:30am - Depart fo Ag History Museum in Morrison, IL
Noon - Lunch at Blue Goose Run
Following Lunch - group can tour several more barns, or return to Rock Falls for departure
Throughout the Midwest, historians are lamenting the disappearance of barns. The sentimantal respons to the plight of dying barns goes beyond the rustic appeal of the architecture. A barn is the most esily identifiable feature of early American farms. As such it is symbolic of a way of life rapidly disappering from the American landscape.