Whether you walk, run, blade or bike, be alert and cautious ... Beginning in Gompers Park and stretching all the way north to the Skokie Lagoons, the North Branch Trail runs for nearly 16 miles ...

Bikes are only the latest in a long line of ... Golf and Northfield until it connects with the Skokie Lagoons in Winnetka and Glencoe. There, the trail becomes a scenic, 4.4-mile loop around ...

Dogs and people were seen on the walkways and bike path. “I don’t think I ... escorted cyclists on the five-mile ride. The Skokie Lagoons cycling course has, “a lot of beautiful scenery ...

Separate lanes for bikes and pedestrians allow enough space for all trail enjoyers, which means even novice bikers can enjoy the busy trail. Route: Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove (Albany Park) ...

What to watch along the way: The Skokie Northshore ... While bikes can ride through much of the gardens for free, the main attractions have an entrance fee. Fun fact: The Lagoons were made by ...

For the first time since the Skokie Lagoons were dug in the early 1930s, plants have been added instead of being weeded and burned in brushfires. “For the first time in the history of the Skokie ...

Along the way, I drive along Skokie Lagoons for about half a mile. Corny though it sounds, that half-mile is the most calming, beautiful drive of pretty much my entire week. The water stretches hazily ...

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