Traffic on the Green Bay Trail was heavy—tons heavy—even 12,000 ago. It is believed that Woolly Mammoths used the trail for migration during the Ice Age.
Before Grubhub and Domino’s, the earlies deliveries on the Green Bay Trail were done by the Post Office. In the beginning of the 1800s the trail was used as a delivery route between Fort Dearborn in Chicago and Fort Howard in Green Bay,...
Oaks are very popular in the small vertebrate world. A mature oak may produce up to 10,000 acorns in a single year. This is a major source of food for over 100 species of vertebrates, which is why it takes so many acorns for even one to germinate and produce another...
Deer are the only animals that can regenerate bone—their antlers. The horns of other animals like goats and sheep do not fall off. They grow throughout the animal’s life. Deer shed their antlers, and then grow them...
A male cardinal (the bird, not the priest) is very much like a Glencoe dad. He shares duties of parenthood; takes care of mom during the incubation period; and helps protect and care for the little ones until they leave the nest. Even then, the young follow him around...
Oak trees are slow to reach puberty. So, if the oak in your yard drops acorns on your lawn, it has to be at least 50 years old. If you just planted one, be patient.
The purple coneflower found on the Green Bay Trail, and in flower beds of many Glencoe homes, can stir more than your heart. As a member of the Echinacea flower species, they make great herbal tea, purported to help strength the immune system. An extract of these...
