|
Places to go and Things to Do!
Listed are telephone numbers for a
variety of locations. We believe Scouting should be fun and exciting and get our
scouts involved in planning. Keep Scouting an adventure.
ANNUAL EVENTS
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
About
|
| NEIC Klondike Derby |
Oh-Da-Ko-Ta
Burlington,
WI |
847/433-1813 |
Late January-Early
February |
| Scouting for Food |
Our local area |
847/433-1813 |
Early March.
Get your bags through the District Roundtable Meeting in February |
|
U.S. Grant Pilgrimage
53rd
Annual in 2007
|
Galena, IL
|
800/747-9377
|
April-Boy Scouts event, 5000 attend (2004 limit
to 1st 10,000)
|
A. Lincoln Pilgrimage
62nd
Annual in 2007 |
Springfield, IL |
217/546-5570 |
April-Boy Scouts event,
5000 attend |
Des
Plaines River Canoe Marathon
50th Annual in
2007
|
Oak Springs Rd, Libertyville, IL
|
847/604-2445
|
The race is 19˝
miles on the beautiful and historic Des Plaines River. There
are 24 classes
to accommodate people of all ages and levels.
|
|
EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh Fly In
55th
Annual in 2007
|
Oshkosh, WI
|
414/426-4800
|
EAA AirVenture is about participating
in aviation from NASA and the military to mega-dollar business-jets,
ultralights, pilot-training companies, and gadget manufacturers. If it
has something to do with aviation, it's here somewhere.
July 23-29, 2007
|
Pike River Rendezvous
10th Annual in
2007
Normally held the first weekend in August, from 9A-5P at
Simmons Island Park, 5001 Simmons Island
|
Kenosha, WI
|
|
Experience living history in the
re-creation of the lives of fur trappers and traders in Wisconsin in
the 1800s at beautiful Simmons Island Park. Get an up-close look at
tepees and tents, demonstrations of blacksmithing, cooking over wood
fire and other daily tasks; shop for beads and pelts at the trading
post.
|
Lake County Fair
79th Annual
in 2007
|
Grayslake, IL
|
847/223-2204
|
Council and OA Booth, Need volunteers,
Last week of July
|
|
Illinois State Fair
|
Springfield, IL
|
217/782-6661
|
August
|
Illini
Jamboree
2007
TBD
-for 2007
15-17 Sept 2006
Illini vs. Syracuse
6th Annual in 2007 |
Rantoul,
IL |
217/356-7291 |
Hosted
by Prairielands Council.
Camping on the former Chanute Air Force Base, museum tours, stage
shows, fireworks, balloon & rocket launches, skydivers and much more!
Plus on
Saturday, all of the campers head to Memorial Stadium as the University
of Illinois football team plays. |
| Devil's Lake State Park
Wisc.
DNR Site
|
Baraboo, WI |
608/356-8301 |
Spectacular views from
500 foot cliffs, miles of hiking trails, swimming areas
including 2 large sandy beaches, hundreds of campsites, mountain bike
trails, cross country ski trails, great climbs |
| Annual
September Adopt-a-Beach Event |
Illinois
State Beach in Zion, Waukegan Municipal Beach, Winthrop Harbor Beach |
847/623-5190
or
(312) 939-0838 ext. 228 |
September-Join
hundreds of volunteers along Lake Michigan's shoreline to remove
trash.
Saturday, September 16, 2006,
9 a.m. to noon |
|
International
Model & Hobby Expo |
Donald
E. Stephens Convention Ctr. Rosemont
Free to all uniformed Scouts, Indian
Guides & Princesses
|
847/692-2220 |
Oct
21-22 2006, Sat-Sun
10A-5P
Events include on-site action and hands-on experimentation: radio
control airplane and helicopter demos; model railroad displays and
demos; car races, boat racing, slot car races and Pine Wood Derby
Races; miniature and landscape demos; Kids "Make & Take"
areas and the RC Triathalon. |
Trail
of History
The third full weekend in October 9A-4P |
Glacial
Park in Ringwood, IL |
815/338-6223 |
The
Trail of History is a living history interpretive event.
Interpreters from across the country portray and demonstrate life as
it was from 1670 – 1850 in the former Northwest Territory. The
event’s focus is to show the interrelationship between nature, man
and cultural development. |
Jamboree-On-the-Air
(JOTA)
49th
Jamboree on the Air
21-22 October 2006 |
http://www.scout.org/jota/2006.html |
JOTA
is an annual event in which about 500,000 Scouts and Guides all over
the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. It
is a real Jamboree during which Scouting experiences are exchanged and
ideas are shared, thus contributing to the world brotherhood of
Scouting The JOTA is a world-wide event. Units may operate for 48
hours or any part thereof, from Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h
local time. |
Sight
Night!
Order
your free collection kit with your
step-by-step guide, complete with fliers and door hangers you can
personalize for your event. |
Our local area |
|
This
Halloween, have a frightfully fun time on Sight Night, a volunteer
program sponsored by LensCrafters and Lions Clubs International. Join
thousands of school groups, scouts and community organizations who
will collect used eyeglasses on trick-or-treat night. |
BICYCLING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
About
|
|
400 Bike Trail
|
Elroy, WI
|
608/254-2333
|
20 mi, Contact: Gerald Trumm
|
|
Cheese Country
Tr.
|
Monroe, WI
|
608/325-7648
|
47 mi. from Monroe to Mineral Pt.
|
| Des Plaines River
Trail and Greenway |
Russell Road, east of Rt.
41 to Rt. 60, east of Rt. 21 |
847/382-3247 |
The Lake County Forest
Preserves maintains 32 miles of Bike trails along the Des Plaines
River. |
|
Elroy-Sparta Trail
|
Sparta, WI
|
608/337-4775
|
32 mi. trail w/ 23 trestles & 3 tunnels
|
|
Grand
Illinois Trail
|
|
|
Loops 475 miles between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, the
Grand Illinois Trail joins together existing and proposed state and
local trails to create the state’s longest continuous trail.
|
|
Great River Road Trail
|
McGregor, IA
|
319/873-2341
|
15 mi. camp at Pikes Pk.
|
|
Heritage Trail
|
Dubuque, IA
|
319/556-6745
|
26 mi from Dubuque to Dyersville
|
|
I & M Canal St. Trail
|
Morris, IL
|
815/942-9501
|
60 mi. from LaSalle to Channahon St. Park
|
|
LaCrosse River Trail
|
LaCrosse, WI
|
608/337-4775
|
23 mi, connects w/Elroy-Sparta
|
|
Military Ridge Trail
|
Dodgeville, WI
|
608/935-2315
|
39 mi from Dodgeville to Verona
|
|
Oak
Leaf Recreational Trail
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
414/257-6100
|
The trail features over 100 miles of
multiple loops through all the major parkways and parks in the system.
Loops are composed of off-road paved trails, park drives, and
municipal streets where necessary to ensure continuity.
|
|
Omaha Trail
|
Elroy, WI
|
608/847-9389
|
12 mi, 875 ft. tunnel
|
|
Robert McClory Trail
|
Chicago thru Lake County, IL to Milwaukee
|
|
Racine, Wi to Chicago, IL
(For 1st Class
& Cycling MB - Beach Rd to WI Stateline is 5 miles one way, 10 miles
roundtrip)
|
|
Sugar River Trail
|
New Glarus, WI
|
608/527-2334
|
23 mi. New Glarus to Broadhead
|
CANOEING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
About
|
| Des Plaines River |
Russell Road, east of Rt.
41 to Rt. 60, east of Rt. 21 |
847/382-3247 |
The Lake County Forest
Preserves maintains four canoe launches located along the Des Plaines
River. |
|
Fox River
|
Yorkville, IL
|
630/553-0515
|
Popular from Yorkville to Wedron
|
|
Hennipin Canal
|
Sheffield, IL
|
815/454-2328
|
1-2 day trip from Rock Falls, portages
|
|
Kickapoo River
|
Ontario, WI
|
608/337-4344
|
Best in Spring, flows into Wisconsin
|
|
Maquoketa River
|
Dundee, IA
|
319/924-2527
|
Can canoe from Backbone to Mississippi
|
|
Pecatonica River
|
Blanchardville, WI
|
608/523-4427
|
Southern Wisconsin to Rock River
|
|
Rock River
|
Oregon, IL
|
815/234-2628
|
Byron Boat Basin, 2 day trip to Dixon
|
|
Volga River
|
Fayette, IA
|
319/425-4161
|
Fayette to Mississippi River
|
|
Wisconsin River
|
Prairie de Sac
|
608/643-4168
|
Canoe, camp on sandbars
|
DAY TRIPS
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Price
|
About
|
| Discovery World |
Milwaukee, WI |
414/765-9966 |
Students (4 - 17) $4.00
Adults $5.50
Group Rates Available |
Over 150 hands-on exhibits,
exciting live theatre shows, professionally led workshops and labs, and
a ton of unique events and activities too numerous to list |
| Adler Planetarium |
Chicago, IL |
312/922-STAR |
Call |
|
| IL Railroad Museum |
Union, IL |
815/923-4391 |
Call |
Earn
Railroading
Merit Badge |
| Lake
County Discovery Museum
|
Mundelein, IL
|
Contact Ranger Ino Saldivar at (847) 968-3301 x4507
or e-mail ISaldivar@co.lake.il.us
|
Call |
Scout
and Safety programs are designed to aid both Girl and Boy Scouts in
completing badge requirements. |
| Museum
of Science and Industry
|
Chicago, IL
|
773/684-1414
|
Call |
|
|
EAA Aviation Museum
|
Oshkosh, WI
|
414/426-4800
|
|
|
Wisconsin
Maritime Museum
USS COBIA Submarine |
Manitowoc, WI |
920/684-0218 |
|
The Wisconsin Maritime
Museum's USS COBIA Overnight Program will provide a once-in-a-lifetime
experience for you and your group. |
| Jelly Belly Factory |
Prairie View, WI |
800/522-3267 |
Free |
Factory Tours, free
samples |
| Volo Bog State Park |
Ingleside, IL |
815/344-1294 |
Free |
Only "quaking"
bog in Illinois, picnicking, hiking, and cross country skiing |
HISTORIC TRAILS HIKING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Distance |
About
|
| I
& M Canal |
Lockport, IL |
708/366-9420 |
2.00 miles |
The Lockport
Canal hike & bike path offers a very rich view of this country's
history in the 19th century |
| Old
Plank Road Trail |
Park Forest,
IL |
|
19.4 miles |
Wildlife,
such as; deer, coyote, eagles, herons, egrets, hawks and others can be
seen from the trail. |
| Palos/
Sag Valley Trail System- Swallow Cliff |
Lemont, IL |
|
5.00 miles |
Palos/ Sag
Valley Trail System offers an exciting mix of paved and unpaved trails
and amazing scenery that seems out of place in the Chicago metropolitan
area |
| Waterfall
Glen |
Argonne
National Lab
Argonne, IL |
630/252-2000 |
10.0 miles |
Use main
trail as a first-date mountain biking trail or side trails as a
stay-in-shape trails for hiking |
| Rock
Trail |
Racine, WI
Hwy 11/ Racine St exit off I-90. |
|
10.0 miles |
Mostly paved
bike trail which passes through city parks and greenbelts. |
MERIT BADGE OPPORTUNITIES
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Price
|
About
|
| IL Railroad Museum |
Union, IL |
815/923-4391 |
Call |
Earn
Railroading
Merit Badge |
| Discovery World |
Milwaukee, WI |
414/765-9966 |
$25.00
overnighter |
Earn
Chemistry,
Weather or Electricity Merit
Badges |
| Adler Planetarium |
Chicago, IL |
312/922-STAR |
$35.00 |
Earn
Astronomy and Space
Exploration Merit Badges |
|
Upper
Limits
|
1304 W. Washington
Bloomington, IL
|
309/829-8255
|
$35.00
|
Earn
Climbing
Merit Badge |
| 19th
Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County |
Waukegan, IL |
847/377-3600 |
Free |
Earn
Law Merit
Badge, offered to 1st Class Scouts & above in January. |
| Lakewood
Forest Preserve |
Wauconda |
847/367-6640 |
|
Can provides training for Anthropology
and Geology Merit Badge |
RAPPELLING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Price
|
About
|
|
Devils
Lake
|
Baraboo, WI
|
608-356-8301
|
|
Ancient 500-foot bluffs ring a spring-fed lake at one of Wisconsin's
oldest state parks.
|
|
Mississippi Palisades St. Park
|
Savanna, IL
|
815-273-2731
|
|
This 2,600-acre state park preserves palisades, or high cliffs, along
the Mississippi River.
Rock climbers ascend Twin Sisters Rock and Sentinel Rock
|
|
Upper
Limits
|
1304 W. Washington
Bloomington, IL
|
309/829-8255
|
$35.00
|
Upper Limits has something for everyone. We have many
different rooms and areas for a total of more than 20,000 square feet
of climbing surface making us one of the largest climbing gyms in
North America. Our numerous climbs range from beginner climbs to
routes that will challenge the most advanced climbers.
|
|
Upper
Limits
|
326 S. 21st St.
St. Louis, MO
|
314/241-7625
|
|
SNOW SKIING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Price
|
About
|
|
Alpine Valley Resort
|
Elkhorn, WI
|
262-642-7374
800-227-9395
|
Call
|
From Chicago- I-94 west towards Milwaukee,
exit WI Hwy 20, west to Hwy D (Hwy 20 curves north, so turn left on D,
that's west) just 1/2 mile west of the intersection of Hwy D & Hwy
120.
|
|
Cascade Mountain
|
Portage, WI
|
608/742-5588
|
$15-30
|
460 ft vertical drop, 1 mile longest run
|
|
Chestnut Mountain
|
Galena, IL
|
815/777-1320
|
$15-30
|
475 ft
|
|
Crystal
Ridge
|
Franklin, WI
(Just South of Milwaukee)
|
414/529-7676
|
Call
|
Downhill skiing, snowboarding and
tubing!! Tractor & trailer to bring you back up the tubing hill. Four-lane
tubing run served by a rope tow. Weekdays: 4:30
- 10 pm, Weekends: 10 am - 10 pm, Nights start at 5:00 pm
|
|
Devil's Head
|
Baraboo, WI
|
608/493-2251
|
$15-30
|
500 ft, 1 mi.
|
|
Sundown Mountain
|
Dubuque, IA
|
319/556-6676
|
$15-30
|
475 ft.
|
SNOW
SLEDDING AND ICE SKATING
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
Price
|
About
|
|
Lakewood
Winter Sports Area
|
Wauconda, IL
(Fairfield Rd /SR 176)
|
847968-3235
|
Free
|
The hill at Lakewood is lighted and open
until 7 p.m. every day
|
|
Old
School Forest Preserve
|
Libertyville, IL (off St. Marys
Road)
|
847/968-3235
|
Free
|
Old School's sled hill is one of the most
popular features of this Preserve and can be seen from the Interstate
94 Tollway. The sled hill is open until one hour after sunset every
day.
Note: no sleds with metal runners or snowboards, please
|
|
Petrified Springs
|
Kenosha, WI
(SR 31/CR A)
|
262/552-9052
|
|
Located at the golf course in winter.
|
|
Sunburst
Ski Area
|
Kewaskum, WI
|
262/626-8404
|
Call
|
Have you ever wanted to slide
down a hill on an inner-tube? Well here's your chance! You'll be
laughing all the way to the bottom as your tube wisks you down one of
our 900 foot long chutes each with a 10 story drop, reaching
speed in excess of 40 miles per hour!
|
|
Wadsworth Sledding Area
|
Wadsworth, IL
|
|
Free
|
Corner of Delany and Wadsworth Road. Short
run, parking to the west of the hill.
|
SCOUT CAMPING IN ILLINOIS
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
About
|
|
Camp Big
Timber, TFC
|
Elgin
|
630/584-9250
|
60 acres, Cabins, trails, creek
|
| Camp Dan
Beard, NEIC |
Wheeling |
847/433-1813 |
80 acres,
Cabins, trails, creek |
| Camp
La-Ko-Ta, NWSC |
Woodstock |
847/824-6880 |
20 campsites, 7 buildings
or facilities |
|
Camp Lowden, Blackhawk
Area Council
|
Oregon
|
815/732-6674
|
200 acres along Rock River, cabins
|
| Camp Max
McGraw, NWSC |
Dundee |
847/824-6880 |
Trails, Fox River canoe
trips, cross country skiing |
| Camp
Oakarro, NEIC |
Wadsworth |
847/433-1813 |
40 acres, two ponds,
hiking trails |
| Illinois State Beach
State
Park |
Zion |
847/662-4828 |
4,160 acres, hiking,
camping, biking, swimming, fishing in Lake Michigan |
|
I & M Trail
|
Morris
|
815/942-9501
|
15 mi. trail, camping
|
|
Johnson-Sauk Trail
|
Kewanee
|
309/853-5589
|
15 mi. 58 acre lake
|
|
Lake
Le Aqua Na St. Park
|
Lena
|
815/369-4282
|
5 mi. of trails, sailing
|
| Lakewood Forest Preserve |
Wauconda |
847/367-6640 |
Accommodates up to 40
people |
|
Matthiessen State Park
|
Utica
|
815/667-4868
|
7 mi. of trails, canyons, waterfalls, fishing
|
|
Mississippi Palisades
State Park
|
Savannah
|
815/273-2731
|
11 miles, bluffs, wetlands
|
|
Rock Cut State Park
|
Caledonia
|
815/885-3311
|
11 miles of trails, lake
|
|
Starved Rock
State Park
|
Utica
|
815/667-4726
|
15 mi., canyons, rock climbing, lodge
|
| Three
Fire Council Scout Ranch |
Rochelle, IL |
630/584-9250 |
Facilities include
several latrines and two cabins (capacity 30 people each) for winter
camping |
| Van Patten Woods/
Sterling Lake |
Wadsworth |
847/367-6640 |
Accommodates up to 100
people |
|
Apple River Canyon
|
Apple River
|
815/745-3302
|
200 acres, fishing
|
|
Castle Rock St. Park
|
Oregon
|
815/732-7329
|
1995 acres, hike, canoe on Rock River
|
|
White Pines St. Park
|
Mt. Morris
|
815/946-3717
|
385 acres, fish, hike, sledding hills
|
SCOUT CAMPING IN WISCONSIN
|
What
|
Where
|
Phone
|
About
|
|
Bong
State Rec. Area
|
Kansasville WI
|
262/878-5600
|
2 regular campgrounds with a total of 217 campsites, 54 of them with
electric hookups. Six group campsites can accommodate 150 campers.
|
|
Blue Mound St. Park
|
Blue Mound
|
608/437-5711
|
Hike, swimming
|
| Camp Crown R.
Sol, NEIC |
Wilmot |
847/433-1813 |
146 acres, several ponds |
|
Camp Freeland Leslie,
TFC
|
Oxford
|
630/584-9250
|
466 acres, 54 acre lake, cabins, ski
|
| Camp
Oh-Da-Ko-Ta, SEWIS |
Burlington |
262/539-2774 |
130 acres,
cabins |
|
Devil's Lake State Park
|
Baraboo
|
608/356-8301
|
2300 acres, rock climbing, canoe, 15 mi.
|
|
Eagle Cave
|
Richland Center
|
608/537-2988
|
Cave camping, trails, horseback rides
|
|
Kettle Moraine
State Forest
|
Waukesha
|
414/594-2135
|
Greenbush Group Camp offers 9 sites. Located near the Greenbush
Trail 130 miles of trails. A shelter house, hand pumps and pit toilets
.
|
|
Governor Dodge St. Park
|
Dodgeville
|
608/935-2315
|
5000 acres, swim, fish, 3 lakes, hike
|
| MaKaJaWan
Scout Reservation, NEIC
|
Pearson |
847/433-1813 |
1600 acres, several
lakes, several High Adventure camps |
|
New Glarus
Woods State Park
|
New Glarus
|
608/527-2335
|
Hike, next to Sugar Creek Bike Trail
|
|
Napowan Scout
Reservation, NWSC
|
Wild Rose
|
847/824-6880
|
1600 acres, 2 lakes, COPE Course, cabins
|
|
Mirror Lake State Park
|
Baraboo
|
608/254-2333
|
Hike, swim, canoe, 3 mi from Wis Dells
|
| R.S. Lyle
Scout Reservation, SEWIS |
Elcho |
715/275-3436 |
640 acres,
pavilions, lakes, Wolf River access. |
|
Tower Hill State Park
|
Spring Green
|
608/588-2116
|
Hike, canoe campsites on Wisconsin River
|
|
Wyalusing State Park
|
Wyaslusing
|
608/996-2261
|
Hike, canoe, mouth of Wisconsin River
|
|
Yellowstone Lake
State Park
|
Blanchardsville
|
608/523-4427
|
Hike, canoe, water ski
|
|
