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Chain O'Lakes State Park is a 2,793-acre Illinois state park at the inlet of the Fox River into the Chain...
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https://youtu.be/DgSvf7od0EA Hiking Highlights from Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve, IL - Chicago's 60 Hikes (Hike 360° VR Video) This is Hike...
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A pool of clear bubbling water that sparkles like silver on sunny days provides the basis for the name of...
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Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, part of the Palos Heights nature area, has live animals, exhibits, and self-guided trails. There...
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Lake Katherine Nature Center’s very presence owes itself to the geological and industrial past of this area. The Cal- Sag...
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Jackson Park totals 551.52 acres and features Wooded Island - which includes the Japanese Garden - Bobolink Meadows, cherry blossom...
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Humboldt Park is 207-acres on the West Side of Chicago and is named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist,...
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Devil’s Lake State Park is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and is Wisconsin’s most popular state park with about 3 million...
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Cave of the Mounds, a natural limestone cave located near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, is named for two nearby hills called...
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Pratt's Wayne Woods is home to over 1,000 species of native plants and animals. Below the savanna’s widely spaced oaks...
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Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a 4.6-mile cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. The caverns were...
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site preserves the central section of the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico. Occupied from...
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The 1,388-acre Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville is home to more than 540 native plant species, making it one...
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It's April and it's raining but that does not stop us. We've had such great weather during our Thursday hikes...
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April showers bring May flowers and this May we are recommending floral and prairie featured hikes. Get yourself outside and...