Deer Park is a community with signs throughout welcoming visitors.
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We spent some time exploring Deer Park, taking pictures of things that grabbed our attention. They showed both sides of the community — serene and bustling — that are unique to Deer Park.
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The sign welcomes visitors to the Deer Park Village Office.
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The mailbox outside the Village Office captures the season and the outdoor feel of the village.
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It's the off-season for the Betty McLaughlin Memorial Butterfly Garden adjacent to the Village Office.
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Wide variety of butterflies inhabit the memorial garden when the weather warms up.
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The Vehe Barn and the surrounding park on Cuba Road offers walking trails and wetland.
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The historic Vehe Farm Park windmill.
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The 1920s restored horse-drawn bobsled.
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A helpful sign pointing out the water fowl that inhabits a local pond.
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The Village of Deer Park is a prairie partner.
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Deer Park is home to various sprawling communities, many with waterfront properties.
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Ashley Lake is a fishing hot spot.
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Sign welcoming visitors to Charles E. Brown Park off Long Grove Road.
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Picnic table on the banks of the Charles Brown Park pond sits quiet during the winter months.
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A spot to sit at the Charles Brown Park, but only when the weather gets warmer.
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The Cuba Marsh spills over Ela Road and into Deer Park.
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The Deer Park Town Center welcomes shoppers from near and far.
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Shoppers can find stores and shops of all sorts at the sprawling Town Center outdoor mall.
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Globe sculpture sits outside the Offices at Deer Park near the town center.
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A place to take in a movie at the Century Theatres multiplex.
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