Articles filed under Outdoors
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Smooth running for Des Plaines River canoe marathonMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - Paddlers overflowed with compliments for the Des Plaines River after Sunday's 59th annual running of the Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon. "It was gorgeous. Th...
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Schaumburg mayor leads bike to work rideMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson and Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 Board President Char Kegarise led an annual Bike to Work Week ride through the village Friday m...
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Jackson: Finding comfort in a Wisconsin streamMay 19, 2016 10:05 am - AVALANCHE, Wis. - It was like sitting on one of those uncomfortable benches in the downtown area watching humanity walk by. I had to keep reseating myself kin order not ...
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Two bicycling events in Schaumburg this weekMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg is recognizing Bike to Work Week and inviting the public to join Mayor Al Larson on a ride to his own workplace - village hall - at 9:30 a.m. F...
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Hoffman Chamber to host 20th fishing derby June 4May 13, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry will hold its 20th annual Community Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at South Ridge Lake, 1450 Fr...
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Jackson: As spring season heats up, here are some nearby hotspotsMay 12, 2016 10:05 am - In my somewhat slanted opinion, I hold that many anglers don't want to work hard to locate and subsequently catch fish. It's unfortunate that far too many souls fail to ...
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Warming up to coldwater bassing success close to homeMay 04, 2016 10:05 am - I cannot turn the clock back a month, because life doesn't work that way. Unfortunately, I believe I blew my chances for big southern largemouth bass while I was in sout...
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Experience the Fox River with the Mid-American Canoe and Kayak RaceMay 04, 2016 5:55 am - The Fox River is a lifetime friend. Similarly, I've enjoyed the same long-term relationship with the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race. We go way back … to boyhood days wi...
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Heim's energy leads to success in southern WisconsinApr 29, 2016 10:05 am - GENEVA LAKE, Wis. - There aren't too many people I've encountered over five decades of outdoors-related involvement and writing that display such an endless amount of en...
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Kane County bow hunting to continue, possibly expandApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Hunters love it. Deer fans hate it. Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners believe continuing a bow hunting program in local forest preserves, and perhaps ex...