Illini State Park

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VISITOR TO THE STATE'S MOST POPULAR PARK OFTEN OVERLOOK THE HISTORY AND NATURAL STATE'S MOST POPULAR PARK OFTEN OVERLOOK THE HISTORY AND NATURAL VARIETY WHICH LINE THE SHORES OF OVERLOOK THE HISTORY AND NATURAL VARIETY WHICH LINE THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AT ILLINOIS BEACH VARIETY WHICH LINE THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AT ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK IN ZION. LLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK IS FULL OF 4160 ACRES, DIVIDED IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH UNITS IN IN FULL OF 4160 ACRES, DIVIDED IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH UNITS IN IN A VERY NORTH UNIT BORDERING THE NORTH AND SOUTH UNITS IN IN A VERY NORTH UNIT BORDERING WISCONSIN, NORTH POINT MARINA, A VERY NORTH UNIT BORDERING WISCONSIN, NORTH POINT MARINA, 1500 SLIP FULL SERVICE MARINA. WISCONSIN, NORTH POINT MARINA, 1500 SLIP FULL SERVICE MARINA. FREE BOAT PARKING IN LAKE 1500 SLIP FULL SERVICE MARINA. FREE BOAT PARKING IN LAKE MICHIGAN. FREE BOAT PARKING IN LAKE MICHIGAN. AS WE TRAVEL SOUTH, WE COME DO MICHIGAN. AS WE TRAVEL SOUTH, WE COME DO CAMP LOGAN ESTABLISHED IN THE AS WE TRAVEL SOUTH, WE COME DO CAMP LOGAN ESTABLISHED IN THE 1880'S AS A FIRING RANGE, CAMP LOGAN ESTABLISHED IN THE 1880'S AS A FIRING RANGE, MILITARY FIRING RANGE FOR WORLD 1880'S AS A FIRING RANGE, MILITARY FIRING RANGE FOR WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, ACTUALLY MILITARY FIRING RANGE FOR WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, ACTUALLY MARKS THE TROOPS HERE FROM FORT WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, ACTUALLY MARKS THE TROOPS HERE FROM FORT SHERIDAN IN GREAT LAKES FROM THE MARKS THE TROOPS HERE FROM FORT SHERIDAN IN GREAT LAKES FROM THE SOUTH AND HAD THEIR BASIC SHERIDAN IN GREAT LAKES FROM THE SOUTH AND HAD THEIR BASIC TRAINING IN FIREARMS, ANTI SOUTH AND HAD THEIR BASIC TRAINING IN FIREARMS, ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND MORTAR AND TRAINING IN FIREARMS, ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND MORTAR AND HAND GRENADE. AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND MORTAR AND HAND GRENADE. WE KEPT FINDING SMALL HAND GRENADE. WE KEPT FINDING SMALL AIRPLAN WE KEPT FINDING SMALL AIRPLAN ENGINES, MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINES. AIRPLAN ENGINES, MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINES. THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF ENGINES, MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINES. THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM. WE DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM. WE DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THEY FLEW AROUND RADIO THEM. WE DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THEY FLEW AROUND RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES AND SHOT THEY FLEW AROUND RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES AND SHOT THEM DOWN AS PART OF THE ANTI CONTROLLED AIRPLANES AND SHOT THEM DOWN AS PART OF THE ANTI AIRCRAFT TRAINING. THEM DOWN AS PART OF THE ANTI AIRCRAFT TRAINING. WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE COME AIRCRAFT TRAINING. WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE COME IN THE OLD ILLINOIS BEACH STATE WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE COME IN THE OLD ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK WHICH IS SOUTHERN UNIT OF IN THE OLD ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK WHICH IS SOUTHERN UNIT OF THE PARK. PARK WHICH IS SOUTHERN UNIT OF THE PARK. IT CONTAINS THE CAMP GROUND. THE PARK. IT CONTAINS THE CAMP GROUND. WE HAVE 250 CAMP SITES HERE. IT CONTAINS THE CAMP GROUND. WE HAVE 250 CAMP SITES HERE. 50 ARE RESERVABLE AND WE TAKE WE HAVE 250 CAMP SITES HERE. 50 ARE RESERVABLE AND WE TAKE RESERVATIONS FOR THOSE AFTER THE 50 ARE RESERVABLE AND WE TAKE RESERVATIONS FOR THOSE AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. RESERVATIONS FOR THOSE AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. REMAINING ARE FIRST COME FIRST FIRST OF THE YEAR. REMAINING ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. REMAINING ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. EACH SITE HAS ELECTRICITY, SERVE. EACH SITE HAS ELECTRICITY, ACCESS FOR YOUR VEHICLE, FIRE EACH SITE HAS ELECTRICITY, ACCESS FOR YOUR VEHICLE, FIRE RING, PICNIC TABLE, TWO SHOWER ACCESS FOR YOUR VEHICLE, FIRE RING, PICNIC TABLE, TWO SHOWER BUILDINGS. RING, PICNIC TABLE, TWO SHOWER BUILDINGS. IT IS A CLASS "A" CAMP GROUND IN BUILDINGS. IT IS A CLASS "A" CAMP GROUND IN ILLINOIS. IT IS A CLASS "A" CAMP GROUND IN ILLINOIS. RESORT IS FACILITY RUN BY THE ILLINOIS. RESORT IS FACILITY RUN BY THE PRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRES STATE RESORT IS FACILITY RUN BY THE PRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRES STATE OWNED FACILITY. PRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRES STATE OWNED FACILITY. IT HAS CONFERENCE ROOMS, 109 OWNED FACILITY. IT HAS CONFERENCE ROOMS, 109 ROOM FACILITY, AND FULL HEALTH IT HAS CONFERENCE ROOMS, 109 ROOM FACILITY, AND FULL HEALTH CLUB AND DINING FACILITIES. ROOM FACILITY, AND FULL HEALTH CLUB AND DINING FACILITIES. THAT IS BUSY YEAR ROUND. CLUB AND DINING FACILITIES. THAT IS BUSY YEAR ROUND. AS WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE THAT IS BUSY YEAR ROUND. AS WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE COME INTO THE NATURE PRESERVE, AS WE COME FURTHER SOUTH, WE COME INTO THE NATURE PRESERVE, FIRST NATURE PRESERVE COME INTO THE NATURE PRESERVE, FIRST NATURE PRESERVE ESTABLISHED IN THIS COUNTRY IN FIRST NATURE PRESERVE ESTABLISHED IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ESTABLISHED IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. >> WE HAVE OVER 600 DIFFERENT THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. >> WE HAVE OVER 600 DIFFERENT PLANTS. >> WE HAVE OVER 600 DIFFERENT PLANTS. YOU CAN GO A MILE FROM THE PLANTS. YOU CAN GO A MILE FROM THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE PARK TO THE YOU CAN GO A MILE FROM THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE PARK TO THE EAST, AND FIND OVER 600 WESTERN EDGES OF THE PARK TO THE EAST, AND FIND OVER 600 DIFFERENT PLANTS. EAST, AND FIND OVER 600 DIFFERENT PLANTS. EVERY TWO WEEKS THERE ARE DIFFERENT PLANTS. EVERY TWO WEEKS THERE ARE DIFFERENT PLANTS. EVERY TWO WEEKS THERE ARE DIFFERENT PLANTS. YOU CAN COME ALL SUMMER LONG AND DIFFERENT PLANTS. YOU CAN COME ALL SUMMER LONG AND FIND DIFFERENT THINGS IN BLOOM. YOU CAN COME ALL SUMMER LONG AND FIND DIFFERENT THINGS IN BLOOM. WE HAVE AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER, FIND DIFFERENT THINGS IN BLOOM. WE HAVE AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER, NATURE SEN STER ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER, NATURE SEN STER ON THE GROUND. BRAND NEW DISPLAYS ARE COMING IN NATURE SEN STER ON THE GROUND. BRAND NEW DISPLAYS ARE COMING IN THE MOST TALKED ABOUT HOW THE BRAND NEW DISPLAYS ARE COMING IN THE MOST TALKED ABOUT HOW THE LAKE FORMED THE DO YOU KNOWS THE MOST TALKED ABOUT HOW THE LAKE FORMED THE DO YOU KNOWS THEMSELVES. LAKE FORMED THE DO YOU KNOWS THEMSELVES. THE PLANTS THAT ARE HERE, THE THEMSELVES. THE PLANTS THAT ARE HERE, THE ANIMALS THAT ARE HERE, THE THE PLANTS THAT ARE HERE, THE ANIMALS THAT ARE HERE, THE HISTORY THAT IS HERE. ANIMALS THAT ARE HERE, THE HISTORY THAT IS HERE. THE PARK WAS CREATED BY SAND HISTORY THAT IS HERE. THE PARK WAS CREATED BY SAND MOVING IN WITH THE LAKE. THE PARK WAS CREATED BY SAND MOVING IN WITH THE LAKE. SO AS WE GO FURTHER AWAY TO THE MOVING IN WITH THE LAKE. SO AS WE GO FURTHER AWAY TO THE LAKE WHICH IS THAT DIRECTION SO AS WE GO FURTHER AWAY TO THE LAKE WHICH IS THAT DIRECTION TODAY, THAT IS THE OLDEST PART LAKE WHICH IS THAT DIRECTION TODAY, THAT IS THE OLDEST PART OF THE PARK. TODAY, THAT IS THE OLDEST PART OF THE PARK. WE HAVE A LOT MORE VEGETATION OF THE PARK. WE HAVE A LOT MORE VEGETATION THIS WAY. WE HAVE A LOT MORE VEGETATION THIS WAY. IT IS OLDER, MORE DIVERSE, AND THIS WAY. IT IS OLDER, MORE DIVERSE, AND AS WE COME FORWARD, WE GET IN IT IS OLDER, MORE DIVERSE, AND AS WE COME FORWARD, WE GET IN THE YOUNGER VEGETATION. AS WE COME FORWARD, WE GET IN THE YOUNGER VEGETATION. THERE IS NOT QUITE DIVERSITY. THE YOUNGER VEGETATION. THERE IS NOT QUITE DIVERSITY. OUT HERE ON THE PRIS TEENS, WE THERE IS NOT QUITE DIVERSITY. OUT HERE ON THE PRIS TEENS, WE HAVE TWO GREAT PLANTS, ONE IS OUT HERE ON THE PRIS TEENS, WE HAVE TWO GREAT PLANTS, ONE IS HORIZONTAL JUNIPER, A LOW HAVE TWO GREAT PLANTS, ONE IS HORIZONTAL JUNIPER, A LOW GROWING SHRUB. HORIZONTAL JUNIPER, A LOW GROWING SHRUB. IT HANGS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE GROWING SHRUB. IT HANGS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE DUNES. IT HANGS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE DUNES. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE DUNES. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS IT GROWS ALONG THE DUNES, IT THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS IT GROWS ALONG THE DUNES, IT HOLDS THE SAND IN PLACE, AND AS IT GROWS ALONG THE DUNES, IT HOLDS THE SAND IN PLACE, AND MORE IMPORTANT HOLDS PRECIOUS HOLDS THE SAND IN PLACE, AND MORE IMPORTANT HOLDS PRECIOUS NUTRIENTS IN PLACE SO OTHER MORE IMPORTANT HOLDS PRECIOUS NUTRIENTS IN PLACE SO OTHER PLANTS CAN GROW. NUTRIENTS IN PLACE SO OTHER PLANTS CAN GROW. IT IS NOW ENDANGERED SPECIES AND PLANTS CAN GROW. IT IS NOW ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE BIGGEST POP POPULATION IS AT IT IS NOW ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE BIGGEST POP POPULATION IS AT ILLINOIS BEACH. THE BIGGEST POP POPULATION IS AT ILLINOIS BEACH. LIGHT GREEN IS FAIR BERRY. ILLINOIS BEACH. LIGHT GREEN IS FAIR BERRY. 10,000 YEARS AGO, THE GLAZER WAS LIGHT GREEN IS FAIR BERRY. 10,000 YEARS AGO, THE GLAZER WAS HERE, TEMPERATURES WERE VERY 10,000 YEARS AGO, THE GLAZER WAS HERE, TEMPERATURES WERE VERY COOL. HERE, TEMPERATURES WERE VERY COOL. IT WAS VERY MOIST, AND A LOT OF COOL. IT WAS VERY MOIST, AND A LOT OF ARCTIC PLANTS WERE HERE. IT WAS VERY MOIST, AND A LOT OF ARCTIC PLANTS WERE HERE. AS THE GLAZER LEFT, TEMPERATURES ARCTIC PLANTS WERE HERE. AS THE GLAZER LEFT, TEMPERATURES WARMED UP, AND MOST OF THOSE AS THE GLAZER LEFT, TEMPERATURES WARMED UP, AND MOST OF THOSE ARCTIC PLANTS DIED OUT. WARMED UP, AND MOST OF THOSE ARCTIC PLANTS DIED OUT. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT. ARCTIC PLANTS DIED OUT. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT. YOU CAN DIG IT UP, MOVE A MILE THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT. YOU CAN DIG IT UP, MOVE A MILE INLAND, IT WILL DIE. YOU CAN DIG IT UP, MOVE A MILE INLAND, IT WILL DIE. IT NEEDS THE COOLING EFFECT OF INLAND, IT WILL DIE. IT NEEDS THE COOLING EFFECT OF LAKE MICHIGAN IN ORDER TO IT NEEDS THE COOLING EFFECT OF LAKE MICHIGAN IN ORDER TO SURVIVE HERE. LAKE MICHIGAN IN ORDER TO SURVIVE HERE. THE PINE TREE GROVE DOWN IN THE SURVIVE HERE. THE PINE TREE GROVE DOWN IN THE NATURE PRESERVE ON THE SOUTH THE PINE TREE GROVE DOWN IN THE NATURE PRESERVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE WAS PLANTED BY A LOCAL NATURE PRESERVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE WAS PLANTED BY A LOCAL NURSERY MAN ALONG WITH DANIEL SIDE WAS PLANTED BY A LOCAL NURSERY MAN ALONG WITH DANIEL BIRNHAM WHO DEVELOPED THE NURSERY MAN ALONG WITH DANIEL BIRNHAM WHO DEVELOPED THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR. BIRNHAM WHO DEVELOPED THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR. PART OF THEIR EXPERIMENT WOULD CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR. PART OF THEIR EXPERIMENT WOULD BE WHAT SPECIES WOULD GROW ON PART OF THEIR EXPERIMENT WOULD BE WHAT SPECIES WOULD GROW ON THE SHORELINE IN ANTICIPATION OF BE WHAT SPECIES WOULD GROW ON THE SHORELINE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CHICAGO'S WORLD FAIR. THE SHORELINE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CHICAGO'S WORLD FAIR. >>> IT IS THOUGHT, ALTHOUGH WE THE CHICAGO'S WORLD FAIR. >>> IT IS THOUGHT, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE PROOF FOR IT >>> IT IS THOUGHT, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE PROOF FOR IT BECAUSE THE LIBRARY BURNED WITH DON'T HAVE THE PROOF FOR IT BECAUSE THE LIBRARY BURNED WITH CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FILM. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY BURNED WITH CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FILM. ONE OF CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FIRST CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FILM. ONE OF CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FIRST MOVIE IS THOUGHT WHO HAVE BEEN ONE OF CHARLIE CHAPLAIN'S FIRST MOVIE IS THOUGHT WHO HAVE BEEN HERE. MOVIE IS THOUGHT WHO HAVE BEEN HERE. MANY MOVIE LOTS WERE ESTABLISHED HERE. MANY MOVIE LOTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY PRESENTATION OF MANY MOVIE LOTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY PRESENTATION OF THAT MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY IN IN THE EARLY PRESENTATION OF THAT MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY IN OUR NATURE PRESERVE. >>> ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK DRAWS 2.5 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. DRAWS 2.5 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. IT IS THE LARGEST VISITED YEAR. IT IS THE LARGEST VISITED FACILITY IN ILLINOIS, AND THE IT IS THE LARGEST VISITED FACILITY IN ILLINOIS, AND THE 11TH HEAVILY VISITED STATE FACILITY IN ILLINOIS, AND THE 11TH HEAVILY VISITED STATE FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 11TH HEAVILY VISITED STATE FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PARK ALSO OFFERS FIVE MILES FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PARK ALSO OFFERS FIVE MILES OF TRAILS, A BIKE PATH, AND A THE PARK ALSO OFFERS FIVE MILES OF TRAILS, A BIKE PATH, AND A CHILDREN'S CAMP GROUND. TO REACH THE ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK CALL (847)662-4828.