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Navigation Unplugged

April 01, 2017 - April 02, 2017 @ 12:00 am - 12:00 am

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Description

Discover how people got around before GPS. Learn the basics of orienteering (using a compass) and cartography (the art of making maps) through various activities, then put your skills to the test on the trails. April 1: Deer Grove Forest Preserve, 1650 N Quentin Rd, Palatine; April 8: Bemis Woods South, 1100 Ogden Ave, Western Springs; April 15: Wolf Road Woods, 9800 Wolf Rd, Willow Springs.

Event Cost: Free

Event times: 9 a.m.-noon

Ages: 8 and up

Additional Information

Neighborhood: Western Suburbs

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