The Fox River Bike trail passes via several forest preserves, supplying weary cyclists an ideal excuse to simplicity off the pedals and soak up the organic elegance from the river. Native flyers you may see include herons, woodpeckers and bald eagles.The Mentor Residence is a beautiful lofted condominium attached into a lake entrance house on Ma

This land was included to the state park in 1957. The farm for the park was obtained with the Office of Conservation in 1969. The residence was at first owned with the Stevens family members, farmers who been given the land beneath a land grant in 1843.The Stratton boat lock was constructed in 1960. The lock extension will reduce wait around period