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a family returning from a canoe trip on Wampum Lake

Morning Solstice Paddle

Busse Lake Boating Center • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)

Celebrate the summer solstice by paddling Busse South Pool. Ages 5 & up.

traditional grass dancers at the annual American Indian Center Chicago Powwow

American Indian Summer Solstice

Schiller Woods-West • Schiller Park, IL 60634

Join the American Indian Center of Chicago to learn the importance of the solstice to the Native community; enjoy traditional Native dancing and hear about the cultural significance of Serpent Mounds.

view of Maple Lake at night with stars in the sky and reflecting on the water

Summer Solstice Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Celebrate the longest day of the year during a 1.5-mile walk.

Solstice & Cicada Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

The time has finally come to celebrate the emergence of the 17-year cicadas! Join us on the summer solstice as we walk and talk about these weird and fantastic insects while a librarian from the LaGrange Park library recites a folktale.