Jeff Reiter
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Cantigny 5K races to help homeless veteransOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Cantigny Park invites runners and walkers of all ages to enter the 12th annual Cantigny 5K Run/Walk to help the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton. Held an...
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Backyard bird feeding is a seedy obsessionOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Last month on the train returning to Glen Ellyn from Chicago, I might have been the only passenger reading a book and not fiddling with a smartphone. And I'm 99 percent...
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Cantigny to host Revolutionary War encampmentSep 02, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 400 actors will provide a living history lesson about the Revolutionary War this weekend at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. The free and historically accurate spec...
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Birding can be what you make itSep 02, 2015 11:00 pm - I never really expect too much on an early August bird walk. Fall migration hasn't quite arrived. The birding can be a little slow. But I'm rethinking that after a walk...
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Exploring the secret lives of barn swallowsAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - I attended the annual "Purple Martins 101" program in July at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton, conducted by Ray Feld, a devoted Cantigny volunteer. Feld monitors and maintains ...
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Cantigny to host Meteor Shower PartyAug 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Cantigny Park will host an out-of-this-world experience in partnership with Chicago's Adler Planetarium when the Perseid Meteor Shower Star Party is held from 6 to 11 p....
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Cantigny celebrates French Connection DayJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - From wine tasting to can-can dancers, area residents can enjoy the culture of France at Cantigny Park's French Connection Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 1...
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Lessons learned from DuPage's Centennial BioBlitzJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - I hope over the years I haven't given you the wrong impression about birders. But, just in case, let me clear something up. Most of us are not one-dimensional and obses...
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Cantigny to celebrate 60 years with special dayJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - Cantigny Park and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation will celebrate their 60th anniversary by giving the community a free day of special activities in the park. Performa...
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Cantigny celebrates 60th anniversary with family eventsJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Natural beauty, local history and family fun all come together at Cantigny in Wheaton. This is an even bigger summer than most as the park celebrates its 60th anniversar...