Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Learn about Civil War drummer boyJan 20, 2019 12:00 am - Explore the life of Civil War drummer boy Orion Howe of Waukegan with author Marlene Brill as she reads from her children's book from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. ...
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22 additions that help museum collect, preserve Lake County's historyJan 14, 2019 4:00 am - A wool blanket made by an early settler family in the 1850s and a tool chest built nearly a century later by a worker at the famous Frank G. Hough Co. are among the 22 n...
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Trails and Tales: How a woman and her curious son started the Lake County Forest PreservesJan 10, 2019 5:00 am - A 33-year-old spontaneous homemaker with drive and determination, coupled with her son's desire to explore nature, sparked the start of the Lake County Forest Preserves ...
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Special Exhibition Opens January 19 at Libertyville's Dunn MuseumJan 09, 2019 10:00 pm - The Booker T. Washington Progressive Club is a special exhibition on display January 19 through February 24 at the Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. Vi...
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Recycle your Christmas tree at Lake County forest preserveDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is accepting undecorated, real Christmas trees for recycling through Feb. 1. Donated trees are chipped and used for trails and l...
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Storytime at Dunn MuseumDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - "Pajama Party Storytime: Owls" is a free event for families from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. Parents a...
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Winter wetland botanyNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - Winter wetland botany workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 1, at Volo Bog State Natural Area on Brandenburg, west of Route...
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Will Sandy Hart be the Lake County Board's first Democratic chairwoman?Nov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Support is growing among Lake County Board members to name Lake Bluff Democrat Sandy Hart the panel's next chairwoman. If selected by a majority of the 21-person panel, ...
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Lake County scavenger hunt in nature set for SundayNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Thanksgiving nature scavenger hunt will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve, 15838 West Route 173 in Wadsworth. Participants...
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Lake County forest district prepares $18.5 million project listNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is ready with $18.5 million in projects to submit for funding should the new administration in Illinois advance a capital spendi...