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Mayslake Marshes and Orchard
by Carl Strang There are several small marsh areas at Mayslake Forest Preserve. One of them was dug to provide fill for constructing the parking lot. Last year the vegetation was relatively sparse, bu… more →
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Mayslake Marshes and Orchard
wrote 2 weeks ago: by Carl Strang There are several small marsh areas at Mayslake Forest Preserve. One of them was dug … more →
Union Township, 1830's
wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang Yesterday I began to recount my study of what my home township in Indiana was like in … more →
Ghost of a Landscape
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wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang The places we live and work all were wilderness at one time. National parks, state pa … more →
Late Summer Woodland Wildflowers
wrote 4 months ago: by Carl Strang The list of flowering plants I have encountered at Mayslake Forest Preserve has grown … more →
More Weeds
wrote 6 months ago: by Carl Strang Time to catch up on the weeds at Mayslake, as many more have begun to bloom. Remember … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: A Mystery
wrote 9 months ago: by Carl Strang It’s time to conclude my series on Fullersburg Forest Preserve history and archeolo … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: Old Building Foundations
wrote 9 months ago: by Carl Strang Two old building foundations are waiting your discovery in northern Butler Woods. T … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: Butler Woods Trails
wrote 9 months ago: by Carl Strang In a series of earlier posts I reviewed surviving ruins as well as structures stil … more →
Waterfall Glen Mystery Structures
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wrote 9 months ago: by Carl Strang Earlier I explained why I think it’s important to include inquiries of human histor … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: Closing the CCC Chapter
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Visitors to Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve experience works created by the depre … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: A Former Picnic Area
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Today I want to plant another idea for those who might wish to search out archeolog … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: Major CCC Works (?)
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang This entry on the Civilian Conservation Corps chapter of Fullersburg Forest Preser … more →
Sweetgum
wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Inquiries begin with questions. Sometimes the question is pretty much all you have. … more →
Phantom of the Mansion
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wrote 10 months ago: by Carl Strang Yesterday a gray squirrel infiltrated the Mayslake Mansion. It slipped through the … more →
Fullersburg's Abandoned CCC Trail
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wrote 1 year ago: by Carl Strang Yesterday I introduced the Civilian Conservation Corps chapter in the history of Fu … more →
Fullersburg Archeology: Trail Shelters
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wrote 1 year ago: by Carl Strang Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve was the site of Civilian Conservation Corps camp … more →
New Digs
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wrote 1 year ago: by Carl Strang In early November I moved my office from Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve to Mayslak … more →
