118 THE FOREST PRESERVES 



Ponds, lakes and monster springs abound in this region 

 already plentifully supplied with water by the running streams, 

 Little Calumet and Thorn Creek. Ravines, many of which 

 represent depths running close to a hundred feet, contribute 

 to the grandeur. 



Oak and walnut run each other a close race for predom- 

 inance in this splendid run of timber. Throughout the region 

 boasts of a forest turf such as puts the finishing touch of the 

 recreational side of woodland. It is what might be styled the 

 ideal forest. 



How to Get There 



By automobile, take Michigan Boulevard south to Garfield Boule- 

 vard, west to Western Avenue,, south on Western Avenue and Dixie High- 

 way to South Chicago Heights, west along "Sauk Trail" road, one-half 

 mile to preserve. 



By street car, take Halsted Street car to Sixty-third Street Elevated 

 Railroad Station and take Crete Electric Line to South Chicago Heights 

 and walk one-half mile west along Sauk Trail Road to preserve. 



By rail, take Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad from Dearborn 

 Street station to Chicago Heights, Crete Electric Line to South Chicago 

 Heights and walk one-half mile west along Sauk Trail Road to preserve. 



