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PLANS ALSO CALL FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ST. JAMES FARM PICNIC PAVILION The DuPage Forest Preserve District is moving forward with plans to build a 0.5-mile limestone trail along Mack Road to connect the St. James Farm Forest Preserve trail system to county trails along Winfield Road and a future trail at Cantigny. The 10-foot-wide trail will include an equestrian trailhead with rest area and overlook. Construction will begin in August and is expected to be complete by November 2020, according to Forest Preserve District Planning manager Kevin Horsfall. The $300,000 project will be paid in part by a $200,000 Recreational Trails Program grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The remainder will be covered with funds from the St. James Farm endowment, Horsfall said. The trail will run along the south side of Mack Road through a former agricultural field that the Forest Preserve District is restoring to prairie. It will connect to the preserve’s main loop trail, an existing service drive and carriage walks along Winfield Road. It will be the last major trail segment north of Butterfield Road in St.James Farm’s master plan. Also at St. James Farm, work will begin in September on the 4,300-square-foot picnic pavilion, one of the District’s most-reserved shelters. Plans call for replacing the cedar shake roof with asphalt shingles; repairing posts and foundations to stabilize the structure; connecting both sides of the pavilion with a covered roof; adding a grill patio to the south shelter; and providing benches and artificial turf game courts. The entire floor of the shelter and the outer plaza space will be replaced to meet accessibility guidelines and increase capacity for larger groups. The project, which will finish by November 2021, received a $150,000 matching grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program. The District has allocated $155,000 toward this project. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has been connecting people to nature for more than 100 years. More than 4 million people visit its 60+ forest preserves,166 miles of trails, six education centers and scores of programs each year. For information, call 630-933-7200 or visit dupageforest.org , where you can also link to the District’s e-newsletter , blog , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram pages. ALL DUPAGE ALL KANE ALL KENDALL

DUPAGE | New Mack Road Trail Will Connect St. James Farm to Winfield Road, Blackwell, Cantigny Park

PLANS ALSO CALL FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ST. JAMES FARM PICNIC PAVILION The DuPage Forest Preserve District is moving forward with plans to...

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August 2010 - PLAY & LEARN Taking advantage of our local community and what it has to offer has become my latest obsession. I have been abusing my library card lately checking out free passes to various museums via their Museum Adventure Pass. These passes are valid for a week and offer free admission to area museums. All you have to do is present your library card and check it out. But just like a book, it may be already checked out by someone else and you may have to wait for it to become available. My neighbor, Heidi Rios, has been telling me to checkout Cantigny Park. I have decided I need to listen to her more often. What a fantastic adventure. Three moms embarked on a journey to Cantigny Park with 16 children ranging in age from 7 months old to 13 years old. That might sound daunting to some but this park offered something for all too truly enjoy. The general grounds are ‘arboretum like’ as there are beautiful gardens, reflection ponds, and beautiful paths. Along one pathway toward the First Division Museum is the Tank Park, offering many army tanks. This element alone offered tons of enjoyment for the children as they climbed and explored and entered an imaginary world of their own. The First Division Museum seems almost impossible to put into words. I would love to be able to put my online album of photos in place of these words to fully express how awesome it was. It felt as if you were entering another world as the museum offers a 3D, interactive, hands on approach to sharing the history of our country at war. There are jungles to walk through with soldiers camouflaged in the trees, moving walls, a telecommunications room, so many buttons to press and things to see. The kids were even inspired to walk through a real mansion as they visited the McCormick Museum and were able to see a secret room behind a wall. We ended our day with a picnic lunch at the playground near the parking lot. Cantigny Park is located at 1S151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189. Phone 630-668-5161. Website is www.CantignyPark.org. Museums are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm in the summer. The gardens are open 7am-Sunset. Admission is $5/car or free with an Adventure Pass. – Kristen Kucharski #GlancerMagazine #KristenKucharski #MomsLittleBlackBook #MBBOutdoorAdventures #MBBHikingNature #KidsTeens #FeaturedBlogger #FeaturedBlog #August2010

MOM'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK | Cantigny Park

August 2010 - PLAY & LEARN Taking advantage of our local community and what it has to offer has become my latest obsession. I have been...

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