Three Fires Council to host haunted hike

The Three Fires Council Boys Scouts of America continues its 17th annual Haunted Hike at Camp Big Timber, 37W955 Big Timber Road, Elgin.

The haunted hikes will be from 7 to 11 p.m. today and 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The event is open to the public and admission is $9. Admission is $7 to Scouts (boys and girls) wearing their uniforms.

A kiddie hike will be from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, with a $6 admission.

Spooky Scout crews, posts, troops and units from the Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America, are inviting the public to come and see the Gitch Monster lurking throughout the three-quarter mile haunted trail.

The Haunted Hike began in 1990 and has recorded 5,000 to 6,000 visitors from around the Chicago area. For details on the haunted hike, visit Haunted-hike.tripod.com.

Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America, serves more than 35,000 youth in the counties of DuPage, Kane, Kendall, DeKalb and parts of Will and Cook counties.

The Boy Scouts of America is a nationally recognized youth organization offering programs of character development and value-based leadership training. Its mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

For details on the Boy Scout programs, visit www.threefirescouncil.org.