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Boone County Conservation District
The Boone County Conservation District manages over 3,00 acres of prairies, woodlands and wetlands in scenic Boone County, Illinois. Minimum impact recreational opportunities, special events and educational programs are offered to the public throughout the year.
Coral Woods - McHenry County Conservation District
This sugar maple forest provides the sweet sap necessary for annual maple sugar programs, and is also known for its magnificent display of spring wildflowers. Activities include hiking, x-country skiing, picnic shelters and scenic views.
Homer Lake Forest Preserve
Homer Lake Forest Preserve contains 892 acres for fishing, boating, hiking picnicking, cross-country skiing and sledding. Also available is an exciting Homer Lake Interpretive Center, which hosts thousands every year through programs like "Homer Lake Take Me Fishing" and the unique Natural Playscape.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
The lush vegetation of the 2,430-acre Ferne Clyffe State Park, located near the small town of Goreville, hides the fact that directly below the soil, a vast area of rock formations exists. The two main areas for rock climbing include Big Rocky Hollow and the Cedar Bluff areas. Cedar Bluff offers both traditional and sport climbing, including several short, but difficult, routes in the class 12 to 13 range that appeal to experienced climbers. Other routes include top-rope access and solid anchors that appeal to new climbers.
Fox River Trail
Located in Algonquin only 30 short miles west of downtown Chicago is where you will find the Fox River Trail. This medium level trail hugs the Fox River between Aurora and Algonquin. The trail travels along the routes of historic railroad lines and crosses six bridges along the way while it changes surfaces between concrete, asphalt and crushed stone on its way through charming towns such as Carpentersville, Elgin and West Dundee.
Austin Acres Kamp Outback
Affordable family lodging, cabins, campers and primitive camping. One cabin has kitchenette, covered shelter, air, tv/vcr, wood burning stove, electric and water shower available. One cabin has sleeping for six or more, electric, water, grill and shaded area. We have excellent walking and riding trails, 40 acres. Horses welcome. Lots of shaded areas for tent camping and fishing pond. We are minutes away from Ohio River, Tower Rock Park boat ramp, Elizabethtown boat ramp, good eating places, LakeTucumseh and Woopie Cat, Iron Furnace, Stone Face, Garden of the Gods, Rim Rock, Cave-in-Rock and lots of scenic views. Children and pets welcome.
Jane Addams Recreation Trail
This multi-use 17 mile recreational trail offers beautiful scenery and 21 decked bridges, including a covered bridge in Orangeville, passing wetlands, creeks, woods, prairies, geologic formations and farmland. The trail, named after Jane Addams, is part of the Grand Illinois Trail which traverses northern Illinois from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. Its crushed limestone surface may be used by hikers, bicyclists, snowmobilers, and cross-country skiers. The The tow miles of trail between the Wes Block Trail Access and Illinois 26 is an asphalt paved surface. The final two mile asphalt paved segment from Highway 26 to the Tutty's Crossing Trailhead on the riverfront in historic downtown Freeport will open in summer 2015. This segment crosses the 1885 Van Buren Street Bridge to the Old River School Historic District, the original north entryway into the City, and through historic downtown Freeport offering specialty shops, restaurants, a bicycle shop offering repairs, and more. At Tutty's Crossing, the Jane Addams Trail connects with the Pecatonica Prairie Trail currently under development between Freeport and Rockford. The Jane Addams Trail connects the Wisconsin state line to the Badger Trail which extends to Madison. Access to the trail is available at the West Block Access, 2636 W. Fairview Road, Freeport, at the Richland Creek Trailhead, 101 N. Ewing Street, Orangeville, at Cedarville Road, at Red Oak off of Beaver Road, and by mid-summer at Turry's Crossing in downtown Freeport. Trail Maps are available.
The Grove National Historic Landmark
The prairie grove, covering 123 acres of ecologically diverse prairie land, is preserved and maintained as former home of the visionary horticulturist and educator Dr. John Kennicott, who brought his family from New Orleans to settle on his land in 1836. The Grove, located in Glenview, is a National Historic Landmark and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. It offers many opportunities for educational, environmental and historical enjoyment including two historic homes, the Kennicott House and the Redfield Estate; the Grove Interpretive Center, a Native American Village, a Log Cabin, a Schoolhouse, a Wetlands Greenhouse and numerous interpretive trails.
Mississippi River Trail
Situated in Sunset Park in Rock Island is the Mississippi River Trail. Listed as a difficult trial, mainly due to its length and many portions not protected by shade, this asphalt trail hugs the bank of the river as you move through parks, industrial sections, downtown business districts and small river towns.
CITY:Rock Island
Kickapoo Creek Park
Kickapoo State Recreation Area in Oakwood, IL has 22 deep-water ponds, ranging in size from 0.2 to 57 acres, providing a total of 221 acres of water for boaters, canoeists and anglers. Lushly forested uplands and bottomlands along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River is habitat for enough birds, wildlife and wildflowers to please any nature lover, while nature trails and running trails provide pathways to inspiration and physical fitness. If you want a less demanding excursion in the outdoors, there are facilities for camping and picnicking. With 22 lakes and access to the Middle Fork River, Kickapoo is known for the opportunities it provides for water-based outdoor activities. Anglers find excellent fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, crappie and redear sunfish. Especially popular are the annual fall and spring stockings of rainbow trout, which provide an unusual opportunity for central Illinois anglers to fish for catch-able size trout. There are 12 launching ramps on nine of Kickapoo's lakes. Boat and canoe rental is available for Clear Pond.
Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery
Rock Springs Center is the largest park in the Macon County Conservation District properties with a total of 1,343 acres in the southwest area of Decatur, IL. The Sangamon River runs through Rock Springs and several small ponds dot the landscape. A wide range of terrain including forest, wetland, grassland, and restored Illinois prairie make Rock Springs a destination for nature lovers. Rock Springs is also home to a large nature center, a museum, a restored farmhouse, nearly nine miles of hiking trails, and a paved bike trail. Rock Springs is a favorite for families all year round. Rooms and pavilions are available for rent for meetings and events.
Moraine Hills State Park
Moraine Hills State Park located in McHenry, Illinois, offers a tapestry of mosaic marshes, lakes, prairies, bogs, wooded hills and streams that are perfect for hikers, skiers and cyclists. The hike consists of two 8-mile loops of crushed gravel that takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete. With a rating of moderate to difficult, Moraine Hills State Park hike will surely make the top of every outdoor enthusiast's list.
Kankakee River State Park
The 4,000-acre park extends along both sides of the Kankakee River offering unspoiled settings that are surrounded by scenic bluffs and woods. The park includes hiking trails, biking trails, canoeing, fishing, camping, cross-country skiing, snowmobile trails, picnic areas, hunting, boat launches, and much more! In addition there are several shelters available for picnic events.
Spring Lake Park
Spring Lake Park in Macomb, IL. has three different singletrack trails ranging in intermediate to difficult. At 10 miles in length this park has a nice smattering of everything an adrenaline junky would want. The trails here are tight in some spots with a few ladder bridges, log piles and even a teeter-totter, and the hills just keep coming with jumps that make you feel weightless.
Big River State Forest
Encompassing more than 3,000 acres along the Mississippi River, Big River State Forest is a remnant of woodland that once bordered the vast prairies. The 1-½ mile Lincoln Hiking Trail commemorates Abraham Lincoln's march through the area in 1832.
Bluffdale Vacation Farm
Bluffdale is an Illinois farm vacation dude ranch and bed & breakfast. Parent Magazine's "Top 10 Family Resorts in North America." Our family has been welcoming guests to our historic Illinois farm near Eldred, Illinois since 1963. Recreation activities include horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming, hayrides, bonfires, sing-alongs and more. Bluffdale is famous for its generous home cooked meals with home baked bread, rolls and pies. Our luxury cabins, featuring a fireplace and hot tub, are ideal for romantic getaway weekend or honeymoon bed & breakfast lodging. Spring brings a wide variety of wildflowers and morel mushrooms. In fall the bluffs make a colorful drive and eagle watch from Alton to Bluffdale along the Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway. Check our website for rates and availability.
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial
This is the site of Abraham Lincoln's first Illinois home. Bisected by the Sangamon River, the site also features picnicking and hiking.
CITY:Mount Zion
Lowden-Miller State Forest
Nestled in the Rock River Valley, just 3 miles south of the town of Oregon, lies a 2,291-acre wooded area that is one of Ogle County's most beautiful and historic sites. Its scenic qualities come from 120-foot bluffs along 3.5 miles of riverfront forested with hardwood and pine trees. The history stems from the individual who, in the early part of the 20th century, augmented the natural hardwood forest by planting pines. Frank O. Lowden (1861-1943), Illinois' governor from 1917-1921, ardently embraced proper land use and strongly believed in reforestation as a way to retard soil erosion. Over several decades, an estimated 500,000 trees were seeded directly by him or under his supervision.
Marengo Ridge - McHenry County Conservation District
The major glacial feature at Marengo Ridge Conservation area is the Marengo Ridge, from which the site derives its name. Left by the retreating Wisconsin glacier, the Marengo Ridge moraine is 40 miles long and 3 miles wide, creating one of the steepest vertical moraines in Illinois, at 1,050 feet above sea level. This rugged, fire-protected topography supported wooded communities dominated by oak species. Site features hiking trails, campground, picnic shelters, scenic views, x-country skiing, and fishing.
Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center
The Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center is a joint project of the Homewood-Flossmoor (HF Parks.com) and Olympia Fields (OF Parks.com) park districts. The near 40-acre nature preserve is home to a diversity of wildlife and habitat types. See beautiful woods, wildflowers, birds and furry friends along the way. There are trails along both sides of the park which is located at Vollmer and Western Avenues in Olympia Fields. Please be careful when crossing Vollmer Road. The Park is open to the public daily, sunrise to sunset
CITY:Olympia Fields
Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Park has 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and features a 318 acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life. With facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and winter sports, Shabbona Lake is a convenient and comfortable retreat where you can refresh and reinvigorate yourself in a rare, unspoiled environment.
Lake Katherine Trail
Lake Katherine Trail is a 3.2-mile trail of moderate difficulty, located near Palos Heights, Illinois. This 1.5-hour hike over wood chip, dirt and gravel roads is one of the best urban nature walk trails in the area. The Preserve features an attractive lake, an arboretum, a waterfall garden, an herb and conifer garden and expansive views from atop a ridge in the eastern section.
CITY:Palos Heights
General Dacey Trail
This trail is a multi-use recreational trail -- accessed mainly by walkers, runners, and bikers. As you move along the pathways of the Dacey Trail, you will find nature at its best with many scenic views of Lake Shelbyville. A fitness area is between the Dam West Recreational area and the Dam. The trail is being added to and improved each year. You can begin the trail at Forest Park or at the Dam West Recreational Area (9th St.).
Illinois Prairie Path
The Illinois Prairie Path was the first successful "rail-to-trail" conversion in the United States and inspired a national rail-to-trail movement in the United States in the mid-1960s. The trail is named for its rare segments of original, thousand year-old prairies. With 62 miles of biking, hiking, jogging, equestrian, and nature trails, this is an amazing natural resource that encompasses 4 towns: Elgin, Aurora, Batavia and Geneva and 3 counties. The surface is both asphalt and crushed stone.
Forest Preserve District of Will County
Biking and running trails, bird watching, camping, cross-country skiing, sledding, outdoor ice skating, canoeing and rafting and fishing. The district office provides all information on preserves and issues picnic permits.
Eagle Creek State Park
A favorite of walkers and hikers, this park offers year-round camping and scenic hiking trails, many of them hugging Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek has 163 vehicular campsites, with 148 of those being Class A sites with electricity, picnic tables, and showers. There are 56 sites available by reservations made at least 2 weeks in advance by mail.
Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area
A part of the Apple River Canyon State Park Complex, the Iris and Jack Witkowsky State Wildlife Area is 1,100 acres for public hunting and nature viewing. Beginning of a transcontinental bluebird trail segment. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #4.
Great Western Trail
This 17-mile trail replaces the abandoned main line of the Chicago Great Western Railroad. It is a flat easy ride connecting the communities of St. Charles and Sycamore.
CITY:St. Charles
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
A pool of clear bubbling water which sparkles like silver on sunny days provides the basis for the name of Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area. Even on extremely cold days, this pool does not freeze, and visitors marvel at the bordering beds of watercress. Majestic oaks and prairie grasslands provide a panorama of natural beauty to park visitors. The Fox River runs through this picturesque area which is also home to several small manmade lakes. A natural prairie restoration project gives visitors a feeling of the original landscape with native wildflowers, songbirds, waterfowl and upland game. Picnicking, fishing and hiking are popular pastimes in summer, with ice fishing, sledding, ice skating and cross-country ski trails available for the winter sports lover. For relaxing, exercising or just enjoying nature, Silver Springs is the perfect get away location.
Fox River Trail
32 miles of biking, hiking and cross-country skiing featuring some of the most scenic trails of the Fox River. Points of interest include Carpenters Dam, Fox River Shores, Tyler Creek, Voyageur Landing, Shoemaker Nature Center and Fabyan Forest Preserve.
CITY:St. Charles
Lake County Forest Preserve
We currently manage 25,268 acres of land and offer innovative educational, recreational and cultural opportunities for all ages. Visitors enjoy nearly 112 miles of trail for a variety of outdoor recreation uses, fishing ponds and lakes, public access to the Fox River, award-winning nature and history education programs and events, and three public golf courses. Facilities of special interest include Independence Grove near Libertyville, Ryerson Conservation Area near Deerfield, Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda, Greenbelt Cultural Center near Waukegan, and three golf courses (Brae Loch near Grayslake, Countryside near Mundelein, and ThunderHawk near Beach Park). Most Forest Preserves are open from 6:30 a.m. to sunset, every day of the year. Special hours apply at the golf courses, Discovery Museum, Greenbelt Cultural Center and Ryerson Woods.
Mill Creek Park
Mill Creek Park is located seven miles northwest of Marshall, Illinois on the Lincoln Heritage Trail road. Mill Creek consists of 2,600 acres of land and 811 acres of water with 39 miles of shoreline. Since opening, the park has continued to develop; there are picnic areas on either side of the boat launch and at areas around the lake, a 139 site campground with shower facilities and playground, 15 mile ATV trails, horse and walking trails, courtesy docks, cabin and boat rental including kayaks and paddle boats.
Adams Wildlife Sanctuary
A green oasis located in the center of town, the sanctuary is open for hiking or strolling the one-mile nature trail from sunrise to sunset.
Round Lake Area Park District
Round Lake Area Park District offers visitors a wide range of activities and facilities to enjoy. They include the Renwood Golf Course, the new sports center, the Prairie Grass Nature Museum, community theatre, outdoor pool/aquatic center, fitness center, child development center, teen center, senior center and acres of picturesque parklands. Private parties/outings at any of the facilities can be accommodated.
CITY:Round Lake
Buehler Preserve
Hike or bike into Buehler Preserve from Galena and experience the prairie life! Pets welcome. Fishing is allowed.
Oakdale Nature Preserve
This Nature Preserve offers 133 acres of oak and hickory woodlands, restored prairies and shallow streams. Over four miles of winding trails are great for hiking, running, cross-country skiing, nature study and quiet reflection. Facilities, which are available to rent, include the Mogle Learning Center with meeting space for 20 people.
Nauvoo State Park
Offers a timbered nature trail, a small prairie plot, and a quiet fishing lake on its 148 acres.
Lincoln Prairie Trail
This paved hiking and biking trail follows a historic rail bed for 15 miles across the Illinois prairie.
Jubilee College State Park
Home to one of the earliest educational enterprises in Illinois, the park and its sister site, Jubilee College State Historic Site, are located 15 miles northwest of Peoria near Kickapoo. In addition, to the rich history of the college, the park offers hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and camping. Jubilee College State Park has more than 40 miles of multi-use trails that wind through woodland, hills, ravines and prairies. Mountain bikers are reminded that horses have the right-of-way on the trails.
Deer Grove Forest Preserve
Located in Palatine, IL, Deer Grove Forest Preserve has trails that offer a moderate level of difficulty. At almost 10 miles in length, the hiking trials make Deer Grove worth a visit. Split into two very individual sites connected by paved and unpaved trials, the east preserve features open wetlands surrounded by old fields and an in-progress savanna and prairie restoration. The west side is wilder, the forest denser and crisscrossed with footpaths along the rolling terrain. Quite woodlands, white-tailed deer and a completely different experience await the hiker on the west side. Both paths are equally enchanting.
Geocaching Programs
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches"). Several are located at the Rivers Project and interested individuals can attend this free 1 hour program on Saturdays, June through August,to learn more and get involved in geocaching.
Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve
Experience a commanding view of the Mississippi River and the only known intact thunderbird effigy mound in Illinois. Hiking, bird watching, sightseeing, Native American archaeology and much more on 85 acres of scenic Mississippi River bluffs.
Middle Fork Forest Preserve
Middle Fork Forest Preserve, 1600 acres in northeast Champaign County, offers visitors a campground (53 of 65 campsites have electricty), brand new playground, swimming beach, fishing, hiking, boat rentals, cross-country skiing, picnicking, a Waterfowl Management Area, renovated meeting facility and programs. The campground now accepts online reservations.
Blackwell Forest Preserve
Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois, has everything an outdoors fanatic could want. Hikers, bicyclers, horseback riders and cross-country skiers can enjoy more than 6 miles of turf and limestone trails, including a convenient route to the Illinois Prairie Path. Trails around the McKee Marsh area feature two observation decks, a bird blind, and signs that describe the history and ecological significance of the marsh.
Rock Island Trail State Park
The Rock Island Trail provides 27 miles for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing. One of the premier rails-to-trails facilities in Illinois, this trail is a sure-fire winner for the entire family.
Stephen A. Forbes State Park
Located among the rolling hills of Southwestern Illinois, this park has a beach and offers boating, camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, and other activities. 140 camp sites open year round for outdoor lovers
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
Enjoy 9,300 acres of great outdoor picnicking, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing. Fall foliage, winter offers ice fishing, snowmobiling on frozen lake. 308 campsites, Private marina.
Newton Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
This 1,775 acre lake features 540 acres of shoreline as a day use conservation area. Recreational activities include fishing, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and hunting.
Lost Bridge Trail
This easy to traverse asphalt trail, starting in Sprigfield, winds you through wooded landscapes, over bridges and alongside a well-groomed community park.
Apple River Canyon State Park - Thompson/Salem Units
This 1,150 acre area allows hunting, fishing; no boating/biking. See postings/fact sheets at registration. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #2. The vegetative cover at the site is a mixture of steep timbered slopes and bluffs with grassland, row crops and hay fields predominate on ridge tops. The topography can be severe especially bordering the Apple River.
Willowhaven Interpretive Center
A facility of the Bourbonnais Township Park District, The Willowhaven Interpretive Center is a free hands-on museum that houses natural and historical exhibits, provides the community a place to learn, explore, and enjoy the splendors of nature! Displays focus on Illinois wildlife, conservation and natural history. The most popular displays include hands-on discovery tables with pelts, nests, feathers, tracks and more. The center also has live animal displays, aquariums, a children's reading nook, computer tables and a microscope lab table.
Busse Woods
The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the western suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians and pedestrians. The main loop is nearly 8 miles, circling some lakes and meadows, while a couple of much shorter side loops will take you to the north and south end of the forest preserve. The Busse Woods Trail connects with the Schaumburg Bikeway on the west, and on the north, Busse Woods links to the Rolling Meadows Bikeway system. Some key features of the forest preserve include fishing, boat rentals and a small herd of captive resident elk. The trails are open from sunrise to sunset.
CITY:Elk Grove
Lowell Park
Featuring 240 acres, Nature Center, parking, boat launches and Rock River access, fishing, hiking, nature preserve, cross-country skiing, shelters, grills, playground equipment, and more. Ronald Reagan saved 77 lives here as a lifeguard during his boyhood years.
Center Children's Farm
Experience life down on the farm during guided family tours, or take a hike on the peaceful nature trail.
CITY:Palos Park
Waterfall Glen Hike
Waterfall Glen Hike in DuPage County is a nice, moderate hike. This trail wraps around Argonne National Laboratory and is 11.4 miles long. The main path consists of crushed limestone, but it is ok to take the side trails that are mowed grass or part of an abandoned railroad track. Most of the path is under a tree canopy. Marshes and swamps abound in this area so be sure to bring some insect repellent.
Sand Ridge Nature Center
Owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Sand Ridge Nature Center emphasizes the natural history of the Calumet region.
CITY:South Holland
Wright Woods Forest Preserve
The Wright Woods Forest Preserve located in Mettawa offers 4 miles of scenic trails: a short loop for hikers, bicyclists and skiers that circles a pond, and a 3-mile loop for hikers, bicyclists, skiers and horses. This preserve also has footbridge spanning the Des Plaines River, which links Wright Woods to Half Day Forest Preserve.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Largest tall grass prairie in Illinois. Big bluestem, Indian grass, and switchgrass thrive here, as do broad-leafed flowering plants known as forbs. Hiking and cross-country skiing.
Gebhard Woods State Park
Hikers, campers, picnickers, and canoeists frequent this 30-acre site, making it one of the state's most popular state parks. Fishing, boating and bird watching are also popular activities. This picturesque park is bordered on the south by the Illinois & Michigan Canal and to the north by Nettle Creek which gently flows along the perimeter and through the park adding to its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife. Stately old trees including walnut, oak, ash, maple, sycamore, hawthorn and cottonwood provide ample shade throughout the park. In the spring, trillium, bluebell, white trout lily, violets, wild ginger, phlox, toothwort and spring beauties are just a sample of the wildflowers that can be enjoyed by park visitors.
North Branch Trail
The North Branch Trail stretches from Chicago to the northern suburbs. Starting at the Bunker Hill Forest Preserve it twists through 15 miles of small bluffs, ponds, prairie, open grassy parkways and quaint little streams that trickle into the Chicago River. Paved with asphalt, The North Branch Trail makes for an easy to medium level of difficulty.
Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Explore the acres of woods and lakes, with scenic trails, shelters and views of Aurora and Chicago's skyline.
Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
The Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is 272 acre of wetlands offering a rare and fragile ecosystem, which includes endangered turtles, many birds and unique plant life. It is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Mormon Road about 3 miles south of Amboy. Open to the public 7 days a week for walking and bird-watching. No dogs are allowed due to sensitive plant and wildlife.
Perry Farm Park
Enthusiasts of all kinds find enjoyment in the wide array of activities the park offers including 4-miles of fully accessible paved paths that wind through natural prairie, woods and riverfront of the Perry Farm site.
Lincoln Trail Memorial
This memorial commemorates the crossing of the Lincoln Family from Indiana to Illinois in early March of 1830.
Hanover Bluff Natural Area
Sixteen-acre public lake located in southern Jo Daviess County. Largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. No boating. Sign in/out at the visitor parking lot. 350 acres for public hunting.
Richland Creek Trailhead
The Richland Creek Trailhead serves as the main trailhead for the northern end of the Jane Addmas Recreation Trail. It features parking, a large shelter house with electricity, lights and picnic tables, a restroom, water and a primitive campground area.
Glidden Park
Home to newly added in-line hockey rink. Sitting on 30 acres, five tennis courts, soccer field and basketball court, walking track 4 to 10 mile.
Lincoln Park
Enjoy this park offering a picnic area, playground, shelter and restroom facilities as well as access to the Pecatonica Prairie Path which is currently under construction. The Pecatonica River may also be accessed for boating and canoeing approximately 200 yards from the park.
Lincoln-Prairie Grass Trail
two miles of paved surface and 10 miles of aggregate surface. Jogging, walking, equestrian riding and biking permitted.
YWCA Camp Tu-Endie-Wei
Trails, fishing, cross-country skiing, skating, cabins on Willow Lake.
Crazy Horse Campground
Crazy Horse is a 55-acre campground blanketed with rolling hills, hiking trails through wooded land, and two large ponds for fishing, boating, and a swimming beach. A lodge for rest and relaxation and a playground for the little ones makes this campground a great place to get away for the season or the weekend! Check out our wide, level sites with full hook-ups as well as our primitive camping area. Call 217-886-2089 or stop by and see us. We're located 8 miles north of Jacksonville and 25 miles west of Springfield, and we're happy to show you around!!
Rall Woods State Natural Area
280 acres for public hunting, hiking, nature viewing. Area has native hilltop prairies and views of the Mississippi River.
Twin Lakes Park
East lake - swimming, camping, boat dock, walking trail, primitive camping. West lake - fishing, picnic, large pavilion, shelter, fireworks, horseshoes, tent camping, trailer camping, permission by police for primitive camping.
Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Just 20 miles from downtown Chicago, located in Oak Brook, IL is the Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve. It's an easy hike consisting of a 3.2-mile loop. The trail is good for all skill levels and offers a number of activity options. Nearly all of the hike follows Salt Creek as it winds around the bluff and past a few islands on its way to the historic watermill at the south tip of the park.
CITY:Oak Brook
Keough Effigy Land & Water Reserve
Explore the past along Keough's hiking trails. Come and see its mining and Native American history.
Dakota Nature Trail
The Dakota Nature Trail for biking, hiking, and cross-county skiing links Dakota Park with the Dorothy Wirth Nature Area. The trail surface is crushed limestone and follows a former railroad right-of-way. The trail begins on Main Street in Dakota.
McDonald Woods Forest Preserve
The McDonald Woods Forest Preserve in Lindenhurst, offers gentle, rolling grassy terrain. It's the perfect place to hike, bicycle and cross-country ski. Take the 3.8-mile loop around the woods and wetlands for some great exercise. A 0.3-mile wood-chip trail designed for hiking and cross-country skiing leads to a basswood and sugar maple forest, glowing yellow in autumn. A cooling ravine beckons below where migrant songbirds feast on insects, and water skimmers dart atop the clear water.
CITY:Lake Villa
Hennepin Feeder Canal Trail
The Hennepin Feeder Canal Trail located just south of Rock Falls is where you will pick up this medium to difficult trail. Cyclists, hikers and anglers come to enjoy the stocked waters, the peaceful wooded banks and the abundance of bird life. As the trail heads south toward the rural countryside the path frees itself from the throngs of people allowing you to enjoy the serene environment all to yourself.
Red Oak Nature Center
A visit to the center will help folks learn about the native plants and animals of the Fox River Valley. Interpretive center, hiking trails, and tours of Devil's Cave.
Bicentennial Riverfront Park
Bicentennial Riverfront Park is a five-acre community park on the south bank of the Fox River. Built by volunteers on Hydraulic Street, Bicentennial Riverfront Park makes optimum use of the river, with abundant fishing, plus canoe and kayak access to the white water chute. There is also a beautiful view of the Glenn Palmer Dam as you follow the trail along the river and the picnic area, playground and river-side pavilion are popular community gathering spots in the summertime.
Camp Sagawau
Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Camp Sagawau is an environmental education center established to promote the study of nature. Call for program schedule.
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Nature center with 3 miles of walking/hiking trails through woodland, wetland, and prairie. Exhibit building displays local wildlife. Educational activities year round.
CITY:Willow Springs
Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve
This nature reserve is the perfect place to bring the family. Hike 450 natural acres, home of nine Illinois endangered or threatened plants and animals. Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve is The Prairie State's 150th nature preserve.
Lakewood Forest Preserve
Forest Preserve
Schurmeier Teaching Forest
Two miles of beginner and intermediate hiking trails, educational signage teaches about tree and forestry practices. This forest is the perfect place to spend the day. Horses welcome!
Riverside Park
This 34-acre park located next to the Big Muddy River includes a public boat ramp, picnic areas, ball fields, hiking trails, a pavilion, historic band shell and playground areas.
Tapley Woods State Natural Area
Located 5 miles west of Elizabeth, IL, this 260 timbered acres provides public hunting areas, hiking and nature viewing.
Wapello Land & Water Reserve
Experience Native American mounds, prairie and the Apple River. Hike beginner trails. Pets welcome. Fishing allowed.
Wards Grove Nature Preserve
Wards Grove is the best "mound forest" remaining in the Driftless Area. 335 protected acres of woodlands with populations of sensitive plant and animal species.
Washington County State Recreational Area
The 248-acre Washington County Lake offers wildlife viewing, fishing and hiking, as well as 900 surrounding acres for hunting. The natural area also has picnic and camping sites.
Black Hawk Park
The city of Paris operates this property on Twin Lakes. Wander the trails to see plants and animals that live in the woods, on marshy land and on the lake. Special nesting boxes have brough bluebirds to the meadows.
Devil's Backbone/ Devil's Bake Oven
A ridge that runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Offers spectacular views, but with a steep ascent and descent (not an easy hike).
CITY:Grand Tower
Rollins Savanna Trails
Rollins Savanna Trails in beautiful Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve is a outdoor enthusiasts dream; with 5.7-miles of easy to moderate terrain and a thriving habitat to explore. The landscape is dotted with ponds and marshes. Take a walk through lush prairie and thriving wetlands and see why the National Audubon Society named it one of America's most important bird sites in 2005.
The Millennium Reserve
The Millennium Reserve stretches from downtown Chicago to the Indiana border and suburban Park Forest. It encompasses numerous neighborhoods, the Southeast lakefront, and 37 South suburban municipalities. In aggregate, the Reserve includes a collection of over 15,000 acres of open space such as parks, trails, wetlands, and forest preserves; Making it ideal for runners, bikers and kayakers alike.
Irons Oaks Enviromental Center
Call for details
CITY:Olympia Fields
Stephenson-Black Hawk Trail
This scenic 13-mile trail for hiking and biking through the rolling hill of northwest Illinois offers both history and nature. The trail, as it follows county and township roads, is partially paved. Attractions include early pioneer sites, one of the highest natural points in the state, and also Blackhawk war sites. Trail maps are available at the Lena Community Park District Office. For those who complete the trail, trail patches and medals are available for purchase.


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With the lingering winter weather, swimming is probably not on a lot of people's minds at the moment, but Carroll County officials continue to look at the possibility of a water park locally.
During the Carroll County Board of Supervisors' March 11 meeting, Supervisor Sam Dickson said he has been in the process of reviewing proposals submitted to the county for the feasibility study of a water park in Carroll County. Supervisors passed a motion in September to put out a request for proposals for the feasibility study of a water park. Two companies responded with proposals.
"I reviewed both of the companies that submitted for the feasibility study of a water park and so as soon as everyone else has time to do that I am sure we will try to award one and go on," Dickson said at the meeting. "We are moving on that. It is not a dead issue."
Carroll County shut down its swimming pool in the Carroll County Recreation Park in 2009 when county officials had to cut $1.6 million to balance its budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. County officials noted at the time that annual repairs on the pool's water heater and other issues had actually caused the county to lose over $50,000 in each of the pool's last two years. The pool area was torn down in 2011.
Since that time, citizens have requested the county look at options for a new swimming pool or water park. Dickson hoped the committee put together to look at options for a water park would have studied the two proposals enough to move forward at the board of supervisors' April 8 meeting.
"Hopefully by the next meeting they will (have looked at them). If not I will get a little ill because I don't want it to sit on the backburner," Dickson said. "We can't act until everybody looks at it. I just think it needs to be studied and we need to move on with it and decide where we are going. I hope it all works out so we can put one back. I personally think we need one. The reports may say we are crazy. They may say we don't need one, but it is something we need to look at."
Sam McLendon, Director of Parks, Recreation & Tourism for Carroll County, said the committee has been studying the proposals to make sure they both met all the requirements of the RFP.
"The RFP basically asked for a market analysis, what size community it could serve, how far their reach would be. And then from there they can determine what size facility you need, the type of facility, and then they do a cost analysis of what it would cost to run it," McLendon said. "Both proposals look like they met those requirements. Basically they look at the market, and the market helps determine the type of facility to be built. And when that is determined, then they determine what the cost is."
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Sometimes, when far from home, the smallest things can mean the most to a person. Whether it's a friendly letter from a familiar place, a box of your favorite candy, or a copy of your hometown's newspaper, little, everyday items can mean the world to soldiers serving overseas. This was the case for Security Forces Patrolman Randy Lloyd Patton of the United States Air Force, who had no way of knowing that while over 7,000 miles separated him from his home here in the Lowcountry, students at Moultrie Middle School were working on a way to make home seem a lot less far away. It was also this act of kindness and appreciation that brought Patrolman Patton to the classroom of Mark Nadobny to thank him and his students for their consideration.
Patton paid Nadobny's 7th grade class a visit on Feb. 21 in appreciation of the care package he received last fall. While speaking to the class, Patton outlined his daily duties, gave a slide-show presentation of his photos taken while stationed in Kyrgyzstan, and showed the class what equipment he was required to wear while on base. Patton also gifted each of the children a utility bracelet that he made himself and awarded Nadobny a custom-made set of coins commemorating his time stationed overseas.
Every quarter for the past nine years, Nadobny and his class of 7th graders at Moultrie Middle School have selected a member of the military serving overseas and sent them a care package in appreciation of their service. This past fall, Patton was the lucky recipient of one such package while he was stationed in the Russian-speaking country of Kyrgyzstan, located west of China. The care package consisted of nothing more than tooth paste, candy and jerky, but when they come from a grateful group of kids back home, these items are cherished.
Patton, who returned to the U.S. right before Thanksgiving, said this was the first time throughout all his years of service in the military that he has received a package from an entire classroom of children. Patton also said that he put his gifts to good use, distributing a portion of the candy he received to the children at a nearby orphanage located in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Nadobny, who served in the United States Navy from 1992-94 and was stationed here at the Charleston Naval Base, noticed that a few of his fellow shipmates never received any correspondence. "Once I got out of the Navy and found a full-time teaching job, I made it a point to organize these care package projects," said Nadobny. "It's also a great way to teach current events as well as citizenship, goodwill and patriotism." Since he began teaching in Mount Pleasant, Nabodny has encouraged his classes to write soldiers in various branches of the military through a program offered by AnySoldier.com.
AnySoldier.com connects those men and women serving overseas with Americans stateside who are willing to send letters and care packages. Soldiers, like Patton, can sign up for the program and specify which items they prefer to receive and what utilities are available to them, such as microwaves, ovens, etc.
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i'll make an analogy.
let's say i meet usain bolt at the pub, and he's very drunk.
i tell him that i could beat him in a race. i say that he might know how to race on the track, but that **** doesn't work in the street. on the street, i'm faster.
as he starts telling me i'm a moron, i suddenly dash off to the traffic lights at the corner of the block. usain stands there bewlidered. i dance about screaming "i just beat you to the traffic lights! i'm faster than usain bolt! i'm the fastest man in the world!"
Quit making excuses. That pitty-patty boxing **** might look good in the ring, but once someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger wraps his steely arms around you, you'll be fucked. You might feel badass dancing around with a couple of pillows strapped to your hands, but you're living in a fantasy world if you don't think someone with an Adonisian build couldn't just walk into your gym and clean your clock.
Just look at the animal kingdom. The biggest bear gets first picks, and it's the same with humans. Bears also have enormous amounts of muscle to shield their bodies from harm. You might be able to do some damage punching other scrawny bastards in your boxing class, but good luck trying to put a dent into someone with rock-solid abs and a bull neck. After he laughs at your pitiful ass, you'll get to see what REAL power feels like once he plants his bare fist into your dumbfounded face. Remember: Because his arms are already huge, he doesn't need to use "proper" punching technique to hurt you. He also has the luxury of being able to flick his punches out there as fast as possible because he's only using his arms.
In short, if you want to be able to fight for real, don't waste time with boxing or any of that martial arts bullocks. There's a time tested method of fighting that won't cost you $200 a month in tuition fees. It's called being huge, and it's been endorsed by nature since the time of the dinosaurs. Perhaps it's time for all you guys to get up to date.
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I used to spar this really big guy in Poekoelan and and being much bigger did no halp bicause when he would try to grab me I cound easily slip out and get him down by getting him in a necklock and pull him down, He was big but not very mobile, big may work toe to toe but it has disadavantages esp if your so musclebound that you can barely move.
In truth, there are a lot of nerds out there with stories about how they defeated the big bully. Unlike them, however, I have empirical evidence to back up my point:
YouTube - Ernesto Hoost vs Bob Sapp (2002) one of the BEST FIGHT
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not true, I could care less, anyone can be hit especially suckerpunched and as for using the animal kingdom as evidence well there are lots of cases where smaller amimals have defended themselves against a bigger annimal, I watched a video where a wolvering chased a grizzly off a dead animal, but I think we are getting off track, I stated in my post a true situation but I think winning has more to do with the fight in the individual.
and I still would put my money on a well trained boxer over an untrained but musclebound big guy
I was watching the ARL Final series on the weekend and during a tackle a guy was, shall we say, "mishandled". The guy who had this major injustice served to him stood up and viciously grabbed the mishandler by the throat, issuing several challenges both verbal and physical.
Now, during the finals series this kind of altercation normally kicks off and there is a brawl. Not this time. You see the aggressor reacting to his mistreatment would have been about 5'10", while his mishandler was 6'6" if he wasn't 7' and a fucking tank. Obviously the bigger guy could have taken a swing but he showed considerable restraint. The commentators were making jokes about how the small guy "doesn't take into account weight divisions when going in for a bout" and other amusing quotes about how this kid would've been messed up by the much larger opponent. It was even funnier when the ref pulled him aside and you could hear him say, "he's a lot bigger than you, mate, just keep away or you'll be sidelined, not by me but by him". The kid's protestations were classic as it showed a bigger heart than brain.
Now, obviously on the football field you know you have the backing of your team, so the size disparity is evened out, but the recognition from everyone viewing the incident that the smaller guy, no matter how strong and fit he is, is not going to win in a blue against someone much larger showed that this concept is universal.
Crappy barely relevant analogy is now over. Please return to your scheduled thread viewing.
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1and I still would put my money on a well trained boxer over an untrained but musclebound big guy
I don't know what it is with you martial arts nerds. You get picked on in school and take up this Jackie Chan **** thinking you'll be able to do the **** he does in the movies. Wouldn't it just be cheaper and easier to run and hide like the smaller animals do in the wild? Or maybe just give up your fucking lunch money?
Reality check: Once a big, muscley-armed individual locks a MANLY GRIP on you, there's no way you're breaking out of that ****:
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These players were injured last year but will make big impacts in 2014
For a lack of better words, injuries suck.
But we all know they're a part of the game and almost unavoidable. Take the US Men's National Team — can you imagine how much more dangerous they would have been if Jozy Altidore stayed healthy?
He could have helped the Yanks beat Portugal and who knows, maybe he would have been able to make the difference against Germany. 'What ifs' dont matter in the end though.
When injuries occur, all a team can do is step up and rise to the occasion just like the USMNT did and like Brazil must do without Neymar tomorrow.
But, of course, I'd be lying if I said Altidore wouldn't have given the USMNT a HUGE boost against Belgium.
And that brings us to the sport we all love — Texas high school football. Numerous teams lost a star player to injury last season and although they — or at least some — overcame the injury, they'll surely welcome back their studs with open arms in 2014.
If there were a watch list for Comeback Player of the Year, these guys would headline it.
QB Chad President, Temple- A Baylor commit, President was off to a fantastic start last season — over 800 yards of total offense in the first two games. But a torn ACL on the first play of Temple's third game sidelined him for the rest of the year. President was the district Newcomer of the Year in 2012 and is one of the top overall athletes in Central Texas. Expect him to put up monster numbers with his arm and legs this season.
QB/ATH Blake Lynch, Troup- Lynch is reportedly transferring to Gilmer, but that has yet to be confirmed. Wherever he ends up, Lynch, who is also a Baylor commit, will make a big impact. Although his primary position is quarterback, Lynch has the athleticism to play virtually any skill position. Before suffering a wrist injury, Lynch compiled 1,300 yards of total offense and 24 touchdowns in six games.
QB Quinten Dormady, Boerne- As a sophomore, Dormady set the San Antonio-area on fire with 3,010 yards passing and 27 touchdowns. Boerne was one of those teams that couldn't recover after losing its top playmaker — the Greyhounds won a mere two games last year. Dormady missed all of last year after undergoing shoulder surgery, but he is now fully healthy, which means Boerne should have a bounce back year. By the way, Dr. James Andrews, whose patient list includes Drew Brees, Robert Griffin III and Tom Brady, performed the operation.
RB Chris Warren, Rockwall- One of the most sought after recruits in the state, Warren, who holds offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia and Texas, strikes fear into opposing linebackers. Usually it's the other way around but at 6-foot-2, 235-pounds, Warren is a load to bring down. In five games last season, Warren rushed for 747 yards and 11 touchdowns before tearing his ACL.
DB Justin Dunning, Whitehouse- An ACL injury cut Dunning's junior season short, but there is no doubt that he is one of the best defensive backs not only in East Texas but the entire state. He was extremely impressive at the Dallas Nike Football Training camp, shutting down most of the receivers he went up against in 1-on-1's. At 6-foot-3, 190-pounds with 4.4 speed, Dunning, a Texas A&M commit, is exactly what you want in a safety.
DB Jalen Campbell, CC Flour Bluff- Another victim of a torn ACL, Campbell was not available for the Hornets last season. But expect him to be the face of the Coastal Bend region this season. Campbell is one of the top cover corners in the state and will also see time on the offensive side of the ball at wide receiver. Campbell, once a Texas commit, holds offers from Oregon, TCU and Texas State.
LB Andrew Ezzell, Canadian- When asked about his team's defense, Canadian head coach Chris Koetting couldn't stop raving about Ezzell. Koetting said Ezzell would be the leader of the defense after missing all but two games last season. Canadian finished 12-2 in 2013 and getting Ezzell back makes the Wildcats a favorite to win the 2A Division I state championship.
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Google tweaked the UI for Instant Previews and made the search interface a lot cleaner. There's a new large icon for Instant Previews, but it's only displayed when you mouse over a snippet. Click the new icon or only hover over the gray bar and you'll see a much bigger screenshot.
"Instant Previews have been around since last year, allowing you to click on the magnifying glass to the right of the result to see a visual overview of a page. Now these previews are no longer even a click away: if you move your mouse over a search result, arrows will appear. Hover over them to see a visual preview of that result," explains Google.
Clicking the snippet no longer triggers an Instant Preview in the new interface. Unfortunately, the keyboard shortcut has been disabled, so you can longer get a glimpse of the page using the right arrow.
Google now repeats the title of the page and the URL next to the screenshot, while the links to the cached page and to other similar pages are included in the new enlarged snippet. It's a bad news for those who frequently use the "cache" link, who now have to spend more time to find it.
The only action that's still displayed is the Google +1 button, but you need to log in to see it. Probably Google wanted to emphasize the button, which is now placed next to the URL.
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Hilbert Drops to #2 Nazareth College
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Hamburg, NY - The Hilbert College men's volleyball team gave Nazareth College a battle March 8th before they fell to the 2nd ranked team in the AVCA Division III national poll, 3-0. Nazareth came out swinging the first two sets yet Hilbert responded with great defense, strong passing and powerful hitting. The Hawks fought back in both sets taking the wind out of the Golden Flyers' sail for a brief time. Nazareth (21-3) opened the third set focused and easily took the match with set scores 25-18, 25-20, 25-8.
Leading the way in his first match back, freshman Adam Weaver (Stow, OH/Archbishop Hoban) led the Hawks with 6 kills, and senior RJ Sykora (Stow, OH/Stow Munroe Falls) dished for seven assists while getting to 6 digs.
Hilbert (1-19) hosts Kean College Friday, March 11 at a match which will be played at D'Youville College beginning at 6pm. Kean will then compete against D'Youville immediately following the Hawks match.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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The world turned its back on the Jews of Europe during the Nazi Holocaust. Many of those who miraculously survived became a part of a reborn Jewish state. But the ghosts of their horrific past linger, and far too many are living out their last days in poverty and loneliness.
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The Arsenal forward was substituted six minutes from time during the 3-3 draw with Fulham on Saturday and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed he had picked up a knock.
The Frenchman said Walcott would need to be assessed ahead of next Wednesday's friendly match in Stockholm.
"Walcott has a glute muscle problem," said Wenger. "We nearly took him off at half-time, he nearly went down, but we left him on and on.
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If you have a garden, or even access to a farmer's market where you can get good fresh tomatoes, and you haven't tried making slow roasted tomatoes, you've missed an absolute treat. I first learned about slow roasted tomatoes last year when I was just starting to read food blogs.
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Yesterday, I wrote about Alex Day, a YouTube musician who is turning the music industry on its head. Where is the music press on all this? Sleeping of course.
They not only missed the story on Alex, they missed the significance of his latest move—which I spoke of briefly in my article. The move, which came on May 27th, breaks all the rules: Day decided to release three singles on a single day instead of batching them together in an album. As Day puts it, "Releasing three songs at the same time flies directly in the face of major label conventional wisdom. It's exactly the opposite to the major label method with acts like Justin Bieber and One Direction."
And it seems to have worked so far. The songs are well on their way to selling 150,000 copies. Just ONE of the videos has already done more than 300,000 views, and the three have been streamed more than 100,000 times on Bandcamp. But despite all the noise—and thousands of radio requests from Day's fans in the UK and Australia—hardly anyone in the music industry noticed. I imagine that's because they can't see a disruptive model when it's right in front of them.
To me, this presages a very clear fact: the album as we know it is over.
"Albums are dead as far as I can tell," says Day. "I don't mean physical formats are dead, but the concept of an album seems redundant when you can cherry-pick any individual track you like on iTunes anyway. Putting out singles means each song has its own artwork and its own video; it gets its time to shine; it makes me work harder to make sure the songs are good enough to withstand that light; and it's more interesting for my audience, who are getting new songs from me every few months at the moment instead of once every year or two."
Why would someone like Day, free from the constraints of a major label, need to arbitrarily package his songs together in a 12-song pack? He wouldn't. With no real need to appeal to retail stores, with no hope of strong radio sales, this frees him up to go directly to the fans with songs whenever he feels like it.
So just know this: by doing that Day is changing the model right in front of our eyes. All the talk we've heard from blogs and gurus in the last few years about the 1,000 true fans model and the future of self-publishing? Well, here it is, on a real scale, doing real volume. He's the self-made, self-marketing and self-funded musician, and he's making a killing of it. And instead of giving credit where credit it due, those same talking heads are asleep on the job.
Bob Lefsetz, the music guy that Wired Magazine called the "digital-era pamphleteer," actually asked Day to ask his fans to stop emailing him because he would never write about him. " This all means nothing to me," he told him rudely. "When I feel the groundswell from the outside, then I'm intrigued." You missed the boat Bob, congrats. (also, real mature tweet!). Guys like Bob knew this new kind of star would come one day but couldn't quite grasp the form it would take when it did. That's why a 23-year-old British kid writing nerdy pop tunes seems to escape their radar.
I'll give you Day's words one last time because I think they make a lot of sense.
"I make pop music. I make it for other people to enjoy. The more people that hear it, the better. And I'm immensely proud of the songs I've released; I think they deserve a moment in the spotlight."
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Get email on your iPhone the way it was meant to be with Sparrow
Many of you have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Sparrow for iPhone, myself included, so I'm excited to report that it's here! Sparrow is a popular mail client for the Mac that focuses on providing the perfect email experience. That experience is now available on your iPhone.
Sparrow is particularly great for Gmail users because it handles labels extremely well. You are not restricted to Gmail, though. Sparrow offers full iMAP support including Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL, Mobile Me and custom IMAP accounts. It does not support POP or Exchange accounts.
Some of the favorite features of Sparrow include using Facebook to assign avatars to your friends, ability to add attachments while composing a message, a very well designed pane navigation layout, pull to refresh, alias support, and custom signatures for each email account.
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I've been using Sparrow for Mac over Apple's Mail client for over a month now and have been extremely happy with it. I'm very excited about Sparrow on my iPhone and even though I've only spent a moment with it, I'm already impressed. Without push, however, it may be hard for me to make the switch from the native Mail app. We'll see.
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Get email on your iPhone the way it was meant to be with Sparrow
yea re-post this article when they add push
For those who want more details as to why push was removed, you can see Sparrow's explanation here.
In a nutshell, Sparrow initially used the same frameworks that VoIP applications (like Skype) use to respond to network events, and Apple said no. On their page, Sparrow has what appears to be a signup if you want to register your desire for such a feature; they imply that perhaps with enough signups they can persuade Apple to change their minds.
Thanks. Added to post.
As a Sparrow for Mac user I'm excited to use Sparrow on iPhone now. While it is at first blush just a mail app, Sparrow users will enjoy the little UI niceties that set it apart from Apple's stock app. There is some room for improvement, but I'm already enjoying the gestures and different handling of threaded views. Similar to why Tweetbot is worth buying even though Twitter is free, Sparrow will find a good following. And Apple will probably "borrow" many of its innovations for iOS 6.
exactly, probably the better solution anyway. I only have important mails sent to boxcar otherwise you'd get nothing done in the day; constantly checking your phone.
Wow didn't even realize that boxcar was still around.
Just for any MailShot Pro users out there playing with Sparrow...
You can't use MailShot group email as seamlessly from Sparrow as you can for most apps, but there is a workaround: If you save and retrieve your email from drafts just before you send, it will send email to the entire group.
I've been looking for a native app that supports gmail labels and archiving properly, but I'm stuck on iOS4 (having an old iPod touch) so can't use this app. Does anyone know of something I could use that isn't a crappy web app wrapper like Google's?
Sparrow for Mac may be as close to a perfect mail app that has ever been created. I like it so much I wish I had something like it when I'm away from my MacBook and using a Windows machine. I'm betting that Sparrow on the iPhone will be awesome, but the lack of push is a dealbreaker for something I'm going to spend money on. I know it's not their fault, but I like getting the notifications so I can decide if I really need to look at the email quickly or not. I do hope they can get this resolved in the future because the app itself looks super slick.
Doesn't support POP....forget it. No Push.....no deal. Hope Apple changes their mail app to be like this and Facebook.
Don't know if anyone else noticed this, but I went and got Sparrow for iOS, because of how awesome it is, and the fact I prefer native apps to the web anyday. But there are no notification settings for Sparrow at ALL in iOS…so I can't customize notifications, add it to notification center, nothing. I understand no push, and that's not a biggie…but will this app even fetch mail if it's not open? Kinda seems dumb to me if it won't do that, or at least set up polling and push notifications.
So it doesn't have push, but it does actually DELETE emails when you delete them in GMail rather that archiving like the native app. For someone who gets a lot of emails that don't need to be saved that is great.
To me what is so awesome about Sparrow is the mutiple signature ability. I do work and play on my iPhone. I need my work emails to say something more that "Sent from my iPhone" and I don't need to tick off my friends with my work signature like I'm trying to sell them.
Who cares about push, I can hold on a second, it isn't like there is a blinking LED to tell me I have mail like my Crackberry.
Sparrow might not be for you, but then that is why there are multiple apps out there that do similar things. It is right for me and enough other people it is in the #2 paid app right now. Says something there.
Love the ease of sparrow on both my iMac and iPhone.
On the phone - getting around the lack of push is no prob I didnt delete gmail so the notifications still work fine. Plus with lock on I have to access my mail directly anyway so I go to sparrow.
However as someone else mentioned there is no where to adjust settings - if sparrow is reading this - what's the dealy yo? I'd like to adjust my signature.


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The data used to compile the index for states and provinces covers three main areas: the size of government and its spending in relation to the gross domestic product (value of goods and services); tax rates and revenue; and labor market freedom. The index also includes three additional factors the same for all states within each country: legal system and property rights, sound money and freedom to trade internationally.
Using the world-adjusted subnational government index for overall economic freedom, Vermont falls into 55th place among the 60 states and provinces. It is followed by New York and three Canadian provinces. The economic freedom winners are Alberta and Saskatchewan, followed by Delaware, Texas and Nevada.
What keeps Vermont from sinking all the way to the bottom is its relatively high scores for a free credit market (competitive banking sector) and, perhaps surprisingly to some, its relatively low sales tax revenue (since 2003, a 6 percent rate, with exemptions for food and most clothing).
At the subnational level where differences in national policies are not taken into account Vermont ranks 53rd. New Hampshire, where many Vermonters shop without paying a sales tax, ranked 11th in this index. Beneath Vermont came New York and five provinces.
At the very bottom came Quebec, the province with the most aggressive and inclusive single-payer health-care system. This certainly makes one wonder about Gov. Peter Shumlins frequent assurances that installing single-payer health care here will produce an economic boom.
Big government advocates will challenge the reports methodology and findings. They tend to regard economic freedom not so much as the source of a societys wealth, but as an annoying nuisance requiring constant reduction in scope. The report also omits noneconomic features of a society, such as quality of life, clean environment, public safety, community values and the like. Add these into the rankings, they say, and Vermont will shoot up, which is probably true.
They will also excitedly point out that the American coauthor, Dr. Dean Stansel, is a free market economist, and the report was supported by the libertarian Charles Koch Foundation and the Searle Freedom Trust. That might account for the criteria used, but the actual data come from public sources.
The summary observations of the report are worth reading in full, especially for policymakers and citizens in 55th ranking Vermont:
The results of the experiments of the 20th century should now be clear: free economies produce the greatest prosperity in human history for their citizens. Even poverty in these economically free nations would have been considered luxury in unfree economies. This lesson was reinforced by the collapse of centrally planned states and, following this, the consistent refusal of their citizens to return to central planning, regardless of the hardships on the road to freedom.
Among developing nations, those that adopted the centrally planned model have only produced lives of misery for their citizens. Those that adopted the economics of competitive markets have begun to share with their citizens the prosperity of advanced market economies.
Restrictions on freedom prevent people from making mutually beneficial transactions. Such free transactions are replaced by government action. This is marked by coercion in collecting taxes and lack of choice in accepting services: Instead of gains for both parties arising from each transaction, citizens must pay whatever bill is demanded in taxes and accept whatever service is offered in return.
In some ways, it is surprising the debate still rages, because the evidence and theory favoring economic freedom match intuition: It makes sense that the drive and ingenuity of individuals will produce better outcomes through the mechanism of mutually beneficial exchange than the designs of a small coterie of government planners, who can hardly have knowledge of everyones values and who, being human, are likely to consider first their own well-being and that of the constituencies they must please when making decisions for all of us.
Let us hope that during the next few years Vermont policymakers and citizens will come to appreciate that economic freedom leads to prosperity, which is something very much worth having.
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