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THE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH 
on the former 
KANE Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Electric Railway 
COOK May Theilgaard Watts, Originator 
ST. CHARLES 
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BELLWOOD 
FOREST PARK 
GLEN VILLA 
BERKELEY 
ELLYN PARK 
A green ribbon of beauty through the countryside. 
Prairie Path Plan Scores a Victory 
Establishment of the Illinois Prairie Path through the DuPage Council 
has become a reality with agreement by the county and the city of Wheaton 
reserving a 10-foot strip through Wheaton for the path. Development of the 
hiking and bicycling trail along the abandoned right-of-way of the Chicago, 
Aurora, and Elgin Railroad is to begin with early fall plantings. 
A number of west suburban groups have volunteered to help develop 
the path, which gained national attention when it was cited by President 
Johnson as the sort of foot path he would like to see developed throughout 
the country. Open land backers now are discussing the feasibility of at- 
tempting to extend the path along the rail right-of-way in Cook and Kane 
Counties. 
Along the north shore, committees continue at work on plans for 
developing a similar trail along the old Chicago, Milwaukee and North 
Shore Railway. Winnetka has just acquired the right-of-way through the 
village for a variety of uses, including the Green Bay Trail. 
From ‘The Open Lands Newsletter,” July 1965 
Announcement 
The Southwestern Wisconsin Audubon Club has just released two 
publications on the Bald Eagle. The first, for $2.00, is the report of a 
study the club sponsored this past winter, entitled: “Wintering Bald 
Eagles at Cassville, Wis. 1964-65.” The second, for $1.00, is: “A Field 
Guide to Locating Bald Eagles at Cassville, Wis.” The second publica- 
tion is designed for the bird watcher and photographer. It contains 
maps of the area, showing where to watch migrations and find the 
feeding areas and roosts. These publications may be obtained by 
writing to the club director, Terrence N. Ingram, Apple River, Illinois. 
