Glencoe, IL–What a treat! Record rainfall covered the Skokie Lagoons dams, making it easy to access all ponds without portaging. I paddled from the Tower Road boat launch down to the Willow Road dam first. Cormorants fished in their usual spot at the far south pond. A great blue heron eyed me from his perch [...]
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When the temperature hits 90° plus, it’s time to ditch the spray skirt. Head out early, keep to the shadows, and paddle out in the Skokie Lagoons on a hot July day. Lots of fishermen: a baker’s dozen of blue herons doing their goofy, loping head forward walk in the shallows, a family of mallards, a tern diving [...] Tulips bloom on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Photo by Laurie Borman Chicago, IL–It’s tulip time on the Magnificent Mile. Hundreds of bulbs have already burst into bloom, and views are free. Beginning May 7, a gorgeous floral carpet of more than 6,000 live tulips and other flowers will climb the stairs from the John Hancock Center [...] Birds at Ft. Sheridan. Photo by Laurie Borman Highwood/Highland Park, IL–Bring your binoculars! The birds are back at Ft. Sheridan Forest Preseve in Lake County, IL. Now is the time to see many species. The warm weather brings out red-winged blackbirds, sparrows, robins, crows, of course. But bare trees mean you can also easily see the red-headed [...] Exhibit inside Welcome Center. Photo by Laurie Borman Deerfield, IL–Just had to slip in a few more photos of yesterday’s maple sugar hike at Ryerson Woods. Tap 35 trees for 5 gallons of syrup. That’s the pioneer spirit. Big Mama sugar maple holds two buckets of sap. Photo by Laurie Borman Deerfield, IL– It’s a sure sign of spring when maple sugar hikes begin at Ryerson Woods. Jen Berlinghof, an environmental educator at the 552-acre conservation area owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District, leads the hikes. She’s also the manpower behind tapping 35 trees each [...] Flavio@Flickr Chicago, IL–One of the great things about living in a city with serious winter weather is that entertainment kicks into high gear when the weather gets bad. That’s why February is Chicago Flamenco Festival. Last night at the Instituto Cervantes at 31 W. Ohio, Concha Jareño entertained a sold-out crowd with a series [...] Mettawa, IL–Miles of hiking and cross-country ski trails converge at Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve and Half Day Forest Preserve. When the snow falls heavily, as it has here the last few weeks, it’s a veritable bounty of skiable trails. Perfect for snow hiking or snowshoeing, too. With blue skies and temps in the [...] Naperville Riverwalk. Photo by Laurie Borman Naper Settlement Museum. Photo by Laurie Borman Naperville, IL–West of Chicago, Naperville once was the boom town of Illinois. That’s back when you needed to cross a wooden plank toll bridge to get to Chicago. Unfortunately, Napervillians didn’t think the railroad would amount to much, and passed on the [...] Dog sledding at Morton Arboretum. Photo by Laurie Borman
Lisle, IL–Little kids, big kids, and adults who wished they were kids turned out to see the dog sledding demonstrations at the Morton Arboretum today. (The dogs will also be there tomorrow, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Adopt A Husky brought out several Siberian [...] |
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