Openlands Lakefront Preserve Opens in Highwood

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 [...]

Blooming Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve

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 [...]

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