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Yorkville (officially the United City of Yorkville) is a city within the Chicago Metropolitan Area and is the county seat of Kendall County, Illinois, United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is a southwest suburb / exurb of Chicago, Illinois .
[2] [3] The park is located in Kendall County, Illinois, five miles (8.0 km) west of the city of Yorkville. Since the original acquisition in 1969, 100 acres (40 ha) have been added to the park [2] Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was one of five new state parks opened in northern Illinois from 1969–1971.
The Glen D. Palmer Dam is a 6-foot-high (1.8 m) dam across the Fox River in Yorkville, Illinois, about 35.9 miles (58.2 km) upstream from the confluence with the Illinois River, and 940 feet (366 m) upstream from the Route-47 bridge. The dam is named after the original manager of the State Game Farm, formerly located in Yorkville. [1]
Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 2,842 acres (1,150 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.Located between Oakwood, Illinois and Danville, Illinois, this park is easily accessible through route I-74.
Land was purchased by Rotary Club of Oak Park–River Forest (IL) and donated to their local Scout council in the 1920s. In 1945 it was sold to the State of Michigan and became part of Warren Dunes State Park .
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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Yorkville have ranged from a low of 10 °F (−12 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936.
Manufacturer of fishing, recreational, and touring kayaks - including the Carolina, Essence, Expression, Impulse, Prodigy, Tribe, Tribute, and Triumph models. [12] Perception Kayaks was founded by Bill Masters in the early 1970s. The company develops rotational molding of plastic kayaks, reducing the expense and maintenance of kayaks. [2]