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Column: The art of ice and enjoying frozen water in winter

January 21, 2021 at 10:44 a.m.

Nearly every winter when the conditions are just right, clear-colored pancakes the size of Frisbees float huddled together like steaming batter atop Lake Michigan. Geologists and meteorologists call it pancake ice....

Folk club reaches wider audience with virtual Song Circle, Open Stage events

January 19, 2021 at 12:37 p.m.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Lake County Folk Club had to change its Sunday Song Circle and Open Stage events from live to virtual. As a result, the 30-year-old...

Environmental artist exhibition shown virtually through 3-D video

January 19, 2021 at 10:12 a.m.

In her exhibition, "Tides: A Prelude," artist Arica Hilton makes an environmental statement about plastics in the ocean. She uses recycled bits of plastic to create her abstract and impressionistic-style...

As pandemic continues, libraries create and expand services, forego others

January 14, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.

As he prepared for a Warren-Newport Public Library planning meeting in the new year, executive director Ryan Livergood said it dawned on him the library could help encourage patrons to...

Library of things: Beyond books, movies, music

January 14, 2021 at 2:17 p.m.

Need a pair of binoculars? A telescope? Cake pans? The latest board game? You might be able check it out for a few weeks from your local library rent-free. Local...

Watch Bald Eagles Devour Lunch

July 2, 2026 at 1:36 p.m.

This area is a winter mecca for the giant raptors. Sheryl DeVore, author of Northern Flights and Birds of Illinois, breaks down where to spot them.

A sign at Lakewood Forest Preserve shows where the solar-lit trail can be accessed for night-time hiking.

Night hiking: Solar lights guide way through unique nature experience

January 7, 2021 at 5:19 p.m.

Grayslake residents Emilie and David Scott have long loved hiking and viewing nature in Lake County during the day. A few years ago, Emilie Scott learned two Lake County Forest...

Outdoors column: Bird makes unusual visit to Waukegan Beach

January 7, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.

My New Year's treat happened on Saturday. A bird, called a brant, which breeds in the northern tundra and winters in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, spent several hours at...

Rendezvous Arts Series presents coming attractions with collage of performers

January 5, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

To give patrons a taste of the past year and what's coming in the new year, the Rendezvous Arts Series will show pretaped live performances of an eclectic group of...

Column: Lake County’s aromatic evergreens beckon in winter

December 28, 2020 at 9:40 a.m.

In the bleakness of winter, I go outdoors to look for trees with green leaves. Pines, firs, spruces and cedars grace our neighborhoods and natural areas. Some have leaves that...

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