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Places to go - Outdoors
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Chicago River Canoe & Kayak-Winnetka
Tower Road Lagoons
Tower Rd., west of Forest Way Dr.
Winnetka, Ill.
(847) 414-5883
Christmas in the Valley
Spring Valley Nature Center & Heritage Farm
1111 E. Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, Ill.
(847) 985-2100
Cole Park Ice Rink
1031 Kenilworth Lane
Glenview, Ill.
Hotline: (847) 724-3337
Crabtree Preserve Bike Path
Crabtree Nature Center
On Palatine Road, one mile west of Barrington Road
Barrington, Ill.
(847) 381-6592
Custer’s Last Stand Festival of the Arts
600 Main St.
Evanston, Ill.
(847) 328-2204
Deerfield Outdoor Ice Skating Rink
Jewett Park
836 Jewett Drive
Deerfield , Ill.
(847) 945-0650
Des Plaines Summer Fling
Lee Street and River Road
Des Plaines, Ill.
(773) 868-3010
Devonshire Aquatic Center
Skokie Park District
4400 Greenwood Ave.
Skokie, Ill.
(847) 674-1500 ext. 3200
Earth Day Celebration
James "Pate" Philip State Park/Bartlett Nature Center
2054 W. Stearns Road
Bartlett, Ill.
(847) 608-3100
