Fall color peaks this week in northern Illinois. Check out scenes of families and photographers enjoying the forest preserves and changing leaves.
Highwood, IL-
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Highwood, IL–The Last Call Art Fair winds up its last day on Sunday, October 18, and the sunny skies will make it a beautiful day for browsing. Sip hot cider, munch on pizza, and wander through more than 100 booths on Sheridan Rd. in downtown Highwood. Kids can create their own art or decorate pumpkins, [...] Jack in the Pulpit. Photo by Laurie D. Borman Highwood, IL–Some folks get all the luck. Two preserves now bookend the Town of Ft. Sheridan. At the north is the Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve, managed by Lake County. At the south is Openlands Lakeshore Preserve. While there is still a way [...] Highwood/Highland Park/Lake Forest, IL–After exiting the big hawk’s nest, I hear the red-tailed hawk calling, right on cue. It’s easy to spot the dad circling the fields, looking for mice, while mom and chicks perch in the big twig nest. Just follow the chirps and screeching sounds. There are lots of other birds to spy [...] Highwood/Highland Park/Lake Forest, IL–Wildflowers bursting with blooms line the paths of the Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve. Check out fields of delicate Queen Anne’s Lace, brown-eyed Susans, and beautiful Blue Sailors (wild chicory). Thick, fuzzy bumblebees hum from flower to flower while tiny American goldfinches perch atop the tallest stalks. It’s a riot of color. Someone told [...] Highwood/Highland Park/Lake Forest, IL–If your best friend has four paws, bring him or her to Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve. Bring the leash and doggie bags, too. You can walk your dog along paved and mulched trails, and even down to the beach where there’s plenty of sand to dig. It’s great exercise for owners, too. [...] Highwood/Highland Park/Lake Forest, IL–The compact size of Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve makes it easy for families to maneuver. Climb into the giant Red Tailed Hawk’s nest at the north end of the preserve and peer through the binocular eyes for a hawk’s eye view of the ravines. As if on cue, a hawk screeches as [...] Highwood/Highland Park/Lake Forest, IL–A red-tailed hawk screeches as he surveys his territory at the relatively new Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve. A lone walker and a woman with her dog tred the paved trails. Wildflowers bloom and grow past adult shoulder height. It’s a typical day at the preserve at the north edge of Highwood and [...] Lake Bluff, IL–A ride on the Green Bay bicycle trail, which runs for miles from Evanston up to North Chicago, guarantees beautiful scenery and nature. Sounds keep up with sights as main attractions. The path parallels the Union Pacific Metra rail line, so there’s the occasional train swooshing past, but there’s also the chirp of [...] |
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