Some of the available housing, for birds, in the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary, a facility of the Oak Brook Park District.
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Enjoy this glimpse of Oak Brook.
We spent one hour — no more, no less — roaming around Oak Brook photographing things that caught our eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiable to Oak Brook.
Believe it or not, this famed shopping, dining and industry mecca has a lot to offer the outdoors enthusiast, too. Golf courses, bike trails, forest preserves, historical sites, extensive park district sports and recreation facilities and much more. There are sites to enjoy outdoor concerts, plays and even weddings. It seems all the village management buildings, including the library, are surrounded by playing fields. A nice way to bring the community together.
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So here's “An Hour in Oak Brook.”
The Graue Mill is on York Road on the banks of Salt Creek and is surrounded by Fullersburg Woods.
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The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois. It's on the Salt Creek in Oak Brook and owned by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
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The McDonald's restaurant on the McDonald's Plaza in Oak Brook.
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Some of the prairie plants and flowers you can see and learn about at the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary.
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Some of the available housing, for birds, in the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary, a facility of the Oak Brook Park District.
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The Oak Brook Park District path system takes you all around the village and meets up with the Salt Creek trail.
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The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois. It's on the Salt Creek in Oak Brook and owned by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
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A trail winds through the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary leading visitors by prairie plants, wetlands and a lake for sport fishing.
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A Blue Star Memorial, tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America, stands before the Oak Brook Historical Museum.
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The Ben Fuller Farmhouse, circa 1840, is part of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and is surrounded by Fullersburg Woods.
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Some of the prairie plants and flowers you can see and learn about at the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary.
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The sculpture "Off to a Flying Start" by Dan Massopust sits atop an oak tree trunk on the grounds of the Peabody Estate.
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A weather vane sits atop the main hall on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate.
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Learn about prairie plants and flowers. wetlands and birds at the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary.
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A gazebo on the Oak Brook Park District campus.
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Flowers and playing fields surround the Oak Brook Public Library.
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The outdoor stage at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
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Sunset over Oak Brook's skyline.
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Soccer players out on a sunny day on one of the several ball fields on the Oak Brook Park District campus.
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The Portiuncula Chapel on the Mayslake Peabody Estate was built in 1926 in memory of Francis Stuyvesant Peabody, owner and builder of the house. The Chapel is a replica of the Portiuncula Chapel in Assisi, Italy.
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Salt Creek rushes over the dam near the Graue Mill and through Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook.
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The lake in the Dorothy and Sam Dean Nature Sanctuary is perfect for a little catch and release fishing.
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The walkway under York Road from one side of the Graue Mill site to the other is a plank deck that skims the Salt Creek. When the creek water runs high this walkway is closed.
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The new AMC movie theater at Oakbrook Center.
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McDonald's corporate grounds in Oak Brook.
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A Blue Star Memorial, tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America, stands before the Oak Brook Historical Museum.
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The historic Old Butler School is in the process of being restored and serves as the Oak Brook Heritage Center.
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The original merry-go-round on the grounds of the historic Old Butler School in Oak Brook.
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The sun sets on the corporate buildings in Oak Brook.
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The front facade of Mayslake Hall, constructed in the Tudor Revival style in Oak Brook. The estate hosts art classes, music, theater and more.
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