Lake County Audobon Society talks about Des Plaines River

The Des Plaines River watershed from Wisconsin to Kankakee will be the topic at the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2 at the Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave. Ralph Frese, founder of the annual Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon, will give a multimedia presentation to include the natural and human histories of the area. Frese also organized the 300th anniversary re-enactment of the Joliet-Marquette expedition of 1673. Ralph gives illustrated lectures on the role of the canoe in Illinois history, on the water trails of the Midwest and the environmental state of these waterways. He was inducted into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame in 2006. Call (847) 362-5134.