Reagan Trail Days

The wine tasting will be from 7-9 p.m. at the Reagan Memorial Park, 816 S. Hennepin Avenue, next to the Reagan Boyhood Home. Tickets available for $20 from July 1 - Aug. 2 and include a commemorative wine glass and 8 tasting tickets Tickets after Aug. 2 and at the event $25. Only 250 tickets available. Wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and finger foods available. Must be 21 years or older to attend. For more information, call 815-288-5176.

Sponsored by Dixon Tourism

Ice Cream Social on the Riverfront in downtown Dixon with music by TBA. 6-8 p.m.

Sponsored by Culver's.

5-7 p.m. – Pork Chop Cookout/Picnic -- Provided by Oliver's Corner Market and Memory Walk Volunteers
5 p.m. - dusk -- FREE Pontoon Boat Rides
5 p.m. - dusk -- Archery Demonstrations -- Big Horn Archery
Thursday, August 12 – Mid-Way Drive-in Theatre Movie

Showing of the Reagan movie The Killers, including a 50s news reel. Admission is just 50 cents per person. Show begins at dusk.

Tickets are on sale for $35 per person. $300 to sponsor a table. At Timber Creek Golf Club. RSVP before August 5 by calling 815-288-2308.

Honorees include Susan Warner Gustafson, Shannon Bailey and Mayor Jim Burke
Music by the Ronald Reagan Centennial Jazz Quartet
6 p.m. – cocktails/music
7 p.m. – dinner
8 p.m. – presentations
9 p.m. – music

Sponsored by KSB Hospital

With downtown sidewalk sales, food, games, music and much more. Reagan sites are open throughout the
day.
7-10 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast at the First Christian Church, corner of Hennepin and Second St.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Trolley Rides (start at the Riverfront) / Shuttle Bus at Reagan Historic Sites.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. -- Jelly Belly Contests/Games/Music on the Riverfront
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. -- Reagan Boyhood Home Tours
10 a.m. Duck Races on the Rock River by the Alzheimer’s Association.
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Firemen's Water Fights on the Riverfront
3 p.m. – Horse Parade leaves from the Memorial Pool Park, line-up begins at 2 p.m. Arrives downtown around 4 p.m.
5 p.m. – 11 p.m. -- Coverfest at Town Square Center featuring the Johnny and the Beach Bum Band (A
Jimmy Buffett Cover Band), Robbie LeBlanc and a tailgate party featuring food by Pozzy's BBQ. Tickets
are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Get tickets at Sherwin-Williams Dixon, Books on First, Midland
States Bank (downtown Dixon location) or by calling 815-288-2308.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. -- Second Saturdays Art Happenings throughout the downtown

Sponsored by Midas Auto Care

Ronald Reagan Heritage Bicycle Ride will start and end in Reagan's hometown of Dixon at Page Park on August 2010. The ride will wind through the Rock River Valley in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties to include Midway Theater, Mt Morris, Oregon, Grand Detour and Daysville. More information is available at www.rrvbc.net.

Noon - 5 p.m.