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Pittsfield's drinking water supply is provided by Lake Pittsfield, an artificial reservoir held in by an earth and concrete dam. The 200-acre (0.81 km 2) lake is located within a 680-acre (2.8 km 2) park that has become a prime recreational area offering boating, fishing, RV and primitive camping, hiking, disc golf, and other outdoor activities.
Rondout is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States that first formed around a railroad junction. The area is located within Libertyville Township.
The ferry is free and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is one of two permanent ferries operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation . The village is the base of operations for the Center for American Archeology , an educational and research organization dedicated to the archeological understanding of the Native Americans and ...
Illinois Route 19 (abbreviated IL-19, or simply Illinois 19) is a major east–west arterial state highway in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from Illinois Route 25 (Liberty St.) in Elgin , to Lake Shore Drive ( U.S. Route 41 ) on the north side of Chicago .
Peck Farm Park is a 385-acre park in Geneva, Illinois.It is a part of the Geneva Park District and open to the public year-round. [1] Peck Farm Park includes the historic Peck House, an observation tower in a converted silo, two original barn structures that serve as rental spaces, and the Stephen Persinger Recreation Center. [1]
Walkabout is a term dating to the pastoral era in which large numbers of Aboriginal Australians were employed on cattle stations. During the tropical wet season, when there was little work on the stations, many would return to their traditional life on country.
Grandwood Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,297. [4]
Watkins Glen State Park is in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State.