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T railside Centre Stables 5209 Safford Rd. (Northwest Rockford) 815/962-7261 Half-hour & hour trail rides through woods, open fields & along creek Breakfast & dinner rides - May through September Pony & Wagon rides Wednesdays (Wed.-Fri.) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays; 10a.m. - 6 p.m. weekends Call For Reservations Excursion rides Boat Museums Burpee Museum of Natural History, (813 N. Main St. 815/965-3132) Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m., Sunday, 2-5 p.m., FREE. Closed Mondays & holidays. Call 965- 3132 for group tours at other times. Natural History collection, animals, birds, insects & mineral collection. Tinker Swiss Cottage, (411 Kent St. 815/964-2424) Open Wednesday thru Sunday, tours at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. & 4 p.m. Call 815/964-2424 for group tours at other times. Preservation of late 1800's house com­ plete with furniture, clothing and other arti­ facts. *June 24...Tinker Cottage Bluegrass Festival, noon-5 p.m. August 26...Tinker Cottage Ice Cream Social, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. # Rockford Museum Center & Midway Village, (6799 Guilford Rd., 815/397-9112). Open Thursday through Sunday, 1-4 p.m., closed holidays, call. 815/397-9112 for group tours. Local History Building with gift shop, Indust­ rial building 8c village of late 1800s. *July 14-15...Country Days August 18-19...Folk Music Festival Oct. 7...Apple Day Dec. 9...Wassail Welcome Hour rides on scenic Rock River Rides through June 3 Daily Rides June 14-Sept. 3 Thursday, Friday & Weekends - 7 rides a day Weekend - 7 rides a day Trolley •-N ROCKFORD P9RK DISTRICT 45-minute rides on trolley on tracks along river. Wednesday thru Friday, rides leave at 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30 p.m. Weekends - rides leave on hour from noon to 7 p.m. Trolley Station 302 N. Madison (Downtown Rockford) (815)963-8808 OTHER FACILITIES -four golf courses --14 outdoor lighted tennis courts -twin-rink indoor ice skating facility -three outdoor swimming pools -greenhouse, gardens 8< lagoon *-3.8 mile recreation path along scenic river -more than 120 parks and 2,800 acres of open space SPECIAL EVENTS *Beattie is...arts festival, free entertainment, crafts, June 7-10, Beattie Park in downtown Rockford *Melba Moore, star of stage, screen 8c television,(tn free concert, July 12, Sinnissippi Park *Chuck Mangione, internationally known recording star, in free concert, August 16, Sinnissippi Park *Harvest Festival, at Children's Farm, September 30 Rockford Park District, 1401 N.2ndSt., Rockford, IL 61107(815)987-8800