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Inwood Park
3000 W. Jefferson St.
Joliet, Ill.
(815) 741-7275
Irons Oaks
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20000 S. Western Ave.
Olympia Fields, Ill.
(708) 481-2330
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
Columbia Street, off Scott Street and east of Ruby Street bridge
Joliet, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
Joliet Last Call Art Festival
116 North Chicago Street
Joliet, Ill.
(847) 926-4300
KayakMorris.com
William G. Stratton State Park
Morris, Ill.
6305674653
Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens
7402 Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights, Ill.
(708) 361-1873
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
23202 W. Renwick Road
Renwick Road, .5 miles east of Route 30 (Plainfield Road)
Plainfield, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
