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On Father's Day weekend, more than 75 artists will display their work among the blooming gardens of Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
The park boasts one of the largest display gardens in the Midwest. Adding to its beauty, Cantigny annually celebrates a pop...
Updated: Jun 17, 2011 at 03:56 PM
Does anybody besides me remember watching a birding show on PBS?
It was a series, about 10 years ago, hosted by Don and Lillian Stokes. I loved that show. But because it aired around 5 a.m., I always taped it and watched it later. (Yes, taped it, w...
Updated: Jun 13, 2011 at 11:29 AM
It was nearly 80 degrees, unusually windy and 2 p.m. — not exactly ideal birding conditions.
On the plus side, the calendar said it was April. Spring migration was well under way, so there would be plenty of birds around. Hopefully some big one...
Updated: Jun 01, 2011 at 12:48 PM
By Susan Dibble
sdibble@dailyherald.com
Not everyone would want to live where they work.
Joy Kaminsky, the new director of horticulture at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, couldn’t be happier about it.
“It’s perfect for me,” she said. “Living on the proper...
Updated: Apr 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of birding — at home and away from home. Yard birding and field birding. Like most birders, I enjoy them both.
Today's column is about the backyard, where many of us spend the majority of our bird-watching minut...
Updated: Aug 03, 2018 at 03:26 PM
There are multiple storylines to keep Fox Valley boys track and field fans intrigued this spring.
Will Wisconsin-bound Dundee-Crown senior Anthony Manfrin, who missed last season with a hip injury, continue to show the form that carried him the indo...
Updated: Apr 01, 2011 at 12:08 AM
A day after the big blizzard in February, I did the sensible thing and flew to Miami. It was a preplanned trip to visit my parents in Key Largo. There would be some golf, a Super Bowl party and, of course, plenty of amazing birds.
Golf is really ju...
Updated: Mar 30, 2011 at 02:14 PM
Griffin Theatre, a company whose provocative shows inspired by novels for young adults also resonate with older audiences, continues its season with “Port.” A working-class family drama by British playwright Simon Stephens, “Port” centers on Rachel ...
Updated: Jan 06, 2011 at 09:14 AM
It wasn't a Christmas Count bird — a few days late for that. It wasn't a “lifer” either. But it was a bird I'd been waiting to see for a long time. Almost 11 years, in fact.
My last column, you might recall, featured a fine photo of a Northern shrik...
Updated: Jan 05, 2011 at 02:28 PM
Visitors to Wheaton's Cantigny Park have selected three grand prize winners in the museum's 2009 Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest.
The winners are:
First Place Mary Lemak of Batavia for her artfully composed detail of the Robert R. McCormic...
Updated: Dec 19, 2010 at 09:40 AM