Friday, August 10, 2012
The McHenry County Conservation District is asking for the public's input on five options they have identified for the Fox Bluff Conservation area.
A sledding hill, a boardwalk and fishing piers along the Fox River and a natural play area where kids can build forts are all a part of the conceptual plans for the Fox Bluff Conservation area. The McHenry County Conservation District revealed five draft options to a master plan for the 279 acres of its Fox Bluff Conservation area, which includes the former site of Camp Algonquin, during an open house last week. The land is located west of Cold Springs Road and stretches from Cary Algonquin Road to the Fox River with a portion of the land in Algonquin and another portion in Cary. The southern portion of that land makes up the Fox Bluff Conservation area, which is currently open to the public with access and parking off of Cold Springs Road…
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The McHenry County Conservation District is seeking public input on five draft options to a master plan for the Fox Bluff Conservation Area during a meeting Thursday.
The public will soon get to sound off on the future use for the grounds of the former Camp Algonquin, which closed last year after over 100 years in business. On Thursday, the McHenry County Conservation District will reveal five draft options to a master plan for the 279 acres of its Fox Bluff Conservation area, which includes the former site of Camp Algonquin, said Austin Taylor, associate landscape architect for the MCCD. The land is located west of Cold Springs Road and between Cary Algonquin Road and the Fox River in Algonquin. The public will be able to review the MCCD's draft master plan for the Fox Bluff area and provide feedback during an open house Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The McHenry County Conservation District will hold an open house Thursday to present its draft master plan for the former Camp Algonquin site and the Fox Bluff area in Algonquin.
The public will soon get to sound off on the future use for the site of a former overnight camp that closed last year after calling Algonquin home for over a century. On Thursday, the McHenry County Conservation District will reveal what it proposes be done with the 279 acres of its Fox Bluff area, which includes the former site of Camp Algonquin, said Austin Taylor, associate landscape architect for the MCCD. The land is located west of Cold Springs Road and between Cary Algonquin Road and the Fox River. The public will be able to review the MCCD's draft master plan for the Fox Bluff area and provide feedback during an open house Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake. A full story on …
Jerry Erickson
11:52 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
There is building called the 'REC HALL" that was scheduled for demolition in the 1980's. Then it was seen as something of interest to preservationists. Architect Stanley Tigerman was retained to make plans to retain the building and, I believe, to add to it to meet needs of the camp at that time. The Rec Hall would be a terrific place for the historic museum. more ›