If not, you have a chance this weekend if you visit the Summerfield Farm & Zoo, a central Boone County gem, located at 3088 Flora Road, Belvidere. Their newest edition was born Friday morning and will be on display this weekend.
For those of you who may not be aware the Anderson family opened their zoo, an addition to their horse farm, in 1990. They are open on a limited schedule and this weekend, including Monday when the kids are out of school, is one of those times. In addition to camels, the zoo houses such exotic animals as mountain lions, zebra, lemurs, giant tortoises, kinkajous, genets, servals, bobcats and wallabies. It is also home to a large reindeer herd.
It is a great place to take younger children as the entire zoo, including the petting zoo, can be easily covered in an hour or so. The cost is $5.00 per person. Your visit to Summerfield Zoo helps to build and maintain exhibits and to feed the animals, many of which are rescues. For more information just go to www.summerfieldfarminc.com.
Submitted by Bonnie Marron