We are again in Lake Geneva this week. This time, we are hiking the entire lake shore starting with the...
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Veteran Acres is one of the crown jewels of the Crystal Lake Park District. Located on the site are the...
I'm working my way through the hikes listed the book, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Chicago. This week, I'm...
Fifty-six miles northwest of downtown Chicago lies the 12,000 year old Volo Bog State Natural Area, home to the only open-water quaking bog...
Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is named after Major Richard I. Bong,...
The Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville IL has everything an outdoors fanatic could want. Hikers, bicyclers, horseback riders and cross-country...
When renowned landscape designer O.C. Simonds (1855–1931) conceived plans for the Fort Sheridan army base in 1889, he meticulously merged...
Indiana Dunes National Park is a treasure of diverse natural resources located within an urban setting. The national park features...
The Paul H. Douglas Trail in Miller Woods winds through several habitats including wetlands, globally rare black oak savanna, open...
West Beach offers a great combination of hiking and relaxing at the beach. The trails are varied and encompass many...
In the early 1900s scientists, recreationists and nature enthusiasts, recognizing the value and potential of the Indiana dunes area, fought...
Illinois Beach is the only remaining beach ridge shoreline left in the state, with dunes and swales, sprawling marshes, forests...
Marengo Ridge Conservation Area is one of McHenry County’s most popular and treasured areas. It contains over 818 acres of...
Chiseled out of the state's far northern region is Rock Cut State Park in Winnebago County. Nearby are other "rocky"...
At 15,000 acres, the Palos Preserves in southwest Cook County are the largest concentration of preserved land in the Forest...
