He's also a member of the Illinois Geographical Society and has been known to show up for lectures at Fermilab and organize field trips for the IGS. Kubal is a geographer, data analyst, researcher, amateur historian, foodie, astronomy and science geek, sci-fi fan, and co-author of The Curious Traveler's Guide to Route 66 in Metro Chicago. She is an author, independent journalist, policy analyst, foodie, webdiva, Lindyhopper, and occasional swing DJ who also loves astronomy, particle physics, sci-fi, and a nice glass of wine at the end of the day. Traska is the main writer, editor and blogger for the upcoming book The Curious Traveler's Guide to Route 66 in Metro Chicago. WELL, we couldn’t have that, now could we? When we asked about that creek, we found out that nobody knew its name. Patrick Cemetery on the outskirts of Argonne Lab. The creek that has the natural falls – and a cascade, too - is way over in the southwest corner of the preserve, east of Lemont Road and just off Bluff Road as that street wends its way northeast toward St.
That’s not the one we mean, but it’s the one everyone thinks the preserve is named after (wrong again more on that a little later). And it had the only natural waterfall in all of DuPage County.Īctually, during the Great Depression, FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps created a manmade waterfall on Sawmill Creek on the east side of what is now Waterfall Glen. Of course, the feds didn’t give back all that land to the county until the mid-1970s, but part of that land had been a preserve long before Argonne was built after World War II. That means Route 66 passed it on the north side.
Waterfall Glen is the one that wraps completely around Argonne National Laboratory near Darien. Now, Canyon Creek, its east and west branches and its cascade and waterfall can be known to all.īack in early 2013, we were doing research on Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in DuPage County, and we discovered a mystery. Board of Geographic Names for accepting our proposed names. We’re grateful to both papers for the coverage, but really, our thanks go to the U.S. This time, the Chicago Tribune’s Suburban Trib west suburban bureau caught up over the July 4th weekend, thanks to freelancer Joan Cary. The Darien area Suburban Life newspaper’s Danny Ciamprone was the first to cover the story, back in May.
Let’s hear it for natural waterfalls and cascades! For that matter, a big shout-out to Wilderness and Mother Nature. But the one about charming little Canyon Creek – ? Who knew that there were so many people out there who cared about the fate of a previously nameless little rivulet that was no longer a name-orphan? WOW. They now are officially home owners in the Chicago Suburbs and couldn’t be happier to spend all of their days together.Hello again, fellow roadies! Okay, so we weren’t surprised that our posts about the Hancock building’s TILT experience or the Sears Tower’s Ledge were so popular, given that those tourist sights are plenty popular on their own. Once Bryan finished up school at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the pair made sure that their relationship would no longer be distance. For the beginning half of their relationship, they were long distance and put in countless hours of driving just to spend a day or two with each other any chance they got. They met almost four years ago and have been dating since. This adventurous couple also helped feed my excitement by being totally up for anything, even crossing slippery rocks to get to the middle of the stream! We had a great time exploring the park and I am sure we could have been there for days finding photo spots if we had let ourselves.īryan and Ashley are a wonderful couple. waterfalls, greenery, flowers, trees… I couldn’t get enough.
The forest preserve was a photographer’s dream…. We chose to meet at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve which was absolutely perfect for what they envisioned. The second Bryan and Ashley mentioned waterfalls for their engagement session I instantly got excited! Bryan and Ashley are nature/hiking enthusiasts and wanted to do their engagement session somewhere that would tie that in.
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