A Ribbeting Discovery
Park guest Lisa spotted this hopping mad frog at Glenwood Gardens earlier this fall. It’s cool to see a not-quite-grown frog still with its tail, but this guy also has an extra leg! We asked…
Awesome Photo Walk Photos
One Sunday a month, shutter-happy people gather at a different Great Park to photograph whatever catches their eye. The program is open to everybody and every ability level. Phone, point-and-shoot and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR)…
Backyard Challenge: 5 Tips for Spotting Wildlife
We’re giving you tips to improve wildlife viewing at home and at parks.
A Final Farewell
As we enter the final month of golf at Shawnee Lookout, we would like to thank everyone who has been part of the course’s history. First, a special thank-you to all of the golfers who…
A Record-Setting Day at Winton Woods
The sixth and final Bass Series Tournament of 2019 was at Winton Woods Lake on September 7. Twenty-six teams of anglers entered the event and 21 of those teams brought fish to the scales. There…
2019 Fishing Tournament Standings
Bass SeriesBass Series Standings – September 7, 2019 Rod-Busting SeriesRod-Busting Series – August 23, 2019
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: A Recipe for Inclusion
Can nature, food, and ancestry connect us? My mother, born into a German household in southern Minnesota, grew up knowing and enjoying a plant called rhubarb. It is a cultivated plant in the genus Rheum…
An Edible Lawn
A surprising finding for some people is that there is a virtual supermarket living in your lawn. For centuries, Europeans collected food and herbs from lawn areas. Folklore tells us that at the shift in…