Search for clues to county past on History Hike

Submitted by MCCD

Search out clues from the past on a History Hike with McHenry County Conservation District.

Join in the search for clues from the past on a 2.5-mile hike from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at the Kettle parking lot in Glacial Park Conservation Area, Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood.

Learn about the people who lived in this area since the 1850s while looking for drainage tiles, apple trees, planted pines, and other signs of past human inhabitants. Participants will pay a visit to the Thomas family cemetery and a couple of old homesteads as well.

The program is for adults and families, ages 10 and older. Registration and fee required by Friday, Sept. 20. Program is free for county residents and $2 for nonresidents.

Registration is accepted online, by phone (free programs only) at (815) 479-5779, by mail at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake, or walk-in at Lost Valley Visitor Center, Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood.