Tag: Tours

Art at Ellwood Sunday

Come to the Ellwood House this Sunday, July 3rd, between 9am – 4pm for the Art at Ellwood Art Fair & Sale. View and purchase artwork created by over 50 artists. There will be live music and great food also available on the beautiful grounds of the Ellwood House.

Tours of the Ellwood House Mansion begin every 15 minutes from 11am-3pm. Built by barbed wire millionaire Isaac L. Ellwood in 1879, the mansion remains with its original furnishings just as when the Ellwood family lived there decades ago.  Tickets can be purchased at the front door.  The Ellwood House is located at 509 N. First Street in DeKalb. For more information please visit their website.

Fun Around the County This Weekend

Greek Fest
St. George Greek Orthodox Church is hosting a Greek Food Festival this Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, from 11am-9pm at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. The public is invited to come eat Greek food, pastries and listen to live Greek music. Live dance performances on Saturday at 1pm, 2pm and 4pm. Free admission. Hopkins Park is located at 1403 Sycamore Road in DeKalb.

Hinckley Garage Sales
Hinckley will be having it’s town-wide Garage Sales this Saturday, June 25th. There will be no fireworks this year. For more information please visit www.hinckleyil.com.

Rockin’ for the Reptiles
Enjoy an afternoon of music, food, games, live reptiles, and family fun, benefiting the live animals with the Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore this Saturday, June 25th, from 12:00pm – 5:00pm. Enjoy games, live music, live animals, food, a moon bounce, and more. Adult day pass: $2, Child day pass: $6, Family day pass: $20. Pass covers all games, live music, animal visits, and more. The event will be held in the parking lot next to Riccardi’s on the corner of W. State St. and California St., in Sycamore. Visit their website now for more information.

Glidden Homestead Tours
The Glidden Homestead will be open for tours from noon-4 p.m. this Sunday, June 26th. Joseph Farwell Glidden’s invented of one of the most widely-used types of barbed wire in 1873, helped change the history of the American West and had far-reaching impact throughout the world. Glidden Homestead is located at 921 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Visit their website.