Let's Go for a Hike!

By Ed Max

What greater way to spend Father's Day than atop a kame viewing the fen below? The small botanical treasure that is Bluff Spring Fen is chock full of flora - with over 450 species found so far. 

Echinachea steals the spotlight at this time of year to create a purple haze on the hillsides and trails. Not a difficult hike, but an easy to moderate jaunt, botanizing along the way, on a loop trail for a few hours. 

So come along this Father's Day, June 19^th, on a foray into a wonderful park located in a rather unusual place off Rt. 20 near Elgin.

Register for this popular hike here. Hope to see you there!