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14 secret parks and gardens in Chicago

Posted on September 12, 2019 by mea

Aside from the small neighborhood parks, our city has sprawling historic parks from Frederick Law Olmsted’s lakefront parks to Jens Jensen’s Prairie-era parks. Landscape architecture continues to be an area of design Chicago represents with projects like Maggie Daley Park, … Continue reading →

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A farm outside Chicago has dedicated its ‘world’s largest corn maze’ to the Cubs’ World Series win

Posted on August 31, 2017 by mea

Richardson Adventure Farm, located in Spring Grove, Ill., about an hour north of Chicago, boasts what they claim is “the world’s largest, most intricate corn maze”. While we’re not in a position to fact-check that, it certainly sounds right: The … Continue reading →

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Another view of my Forsythia bush in bloom

Posted on April 29, 2011 by mea

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