Attend a travelogue of Thoreau's journey along the Fox River
Learn about American author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and his famous journey along the Fox River, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles.
Thoreau traveled through northern Illinois and the Midwest in the spring of 1861, during which time he wrote about scores of native plants and wildlife. Thoreau scholar and former Elgin High School librarian Corinne H. Smith will lead an evening travelogue of the famous transcendentalist's last and longest journey.
Smith will describe Thoreau's routes, the sights he saw and documented, and what you can see in those same places today - more than 150 years later. Copies of Smith's book, "Westward I Go Free: Tracing Thoreau's Last Journey," will be available for purchase and signing.
Advance registration is required. This Learn From the Experts program is for those age 18 and older. There is a registration fee of $10. To register, call (630) 444-3190 or email programs@kaneforest.com.
Creek Bend Nature Center is within LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles.
Learn from the Experts programs are taught by experts in their respective fields and offer in-depth learning opportunities about our local ecology. The programs are offered through a partnership with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, and St. Charles and Geneva park districts.
To view the full roster of forest preserve district nature programs, visit www.kaneforest.com. Follow them on Facebook or Twitter.