Looking for something different to do this weekend in and around Geneva? Here are a few suggestions.
Here are some interesting, different, unusul things to do this weekend in and around Geneva. 1. COTTAGES IN THE WOODS SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS 2. BOOK SIGNING FOR FLUFFY, FUNNY AND FABULOUT 3. GENEVA MUSIC BOOSTERS HOLIDAY WREATH SALE PICKUP 4. 2012 CHICAGO FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL 5. FERMILAB PHYSICS SLAM
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Two burglaries were collected in Geneva police reports this week: A wallet from a car on Bent Tree Drive and water bottles from a cottage at Good Templar Park
Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. Unless, of course, you're looking for it in a cottage at Good Templar Park. This blotter item, which would fall into the category of "different," was one of two burglary reports collected this week from the Geneva Police Department. Burglary—Someone broke into one of the cottages at Good Templar Park and took a case of water sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30, Geneva police reports said. Earlier in the year, two other cottages at Good Templar were broken into, according to reports. The damage to the property and the theft of the water was estimated at $200. Burglary to Motor Vehicle—Someone took a wallet from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a home in the 2000 …
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CBS-2 and WBBM News Radio are saying that the Friends of the Viking Ship, located at Good Templar Park, are close to taking over the title from the Chicago Park District.
CBS-2 and WBBM are reporting that the Viking ship housed at Good Templar Park is soon to be officially handed over to the Geneva-based group that's been raising funds for its repair and permanent home for several years. According to the story posted this morning (Sept. 12, 2012) on the CBS Chicago website, Lorain Straw, who heads up Friends of the Viking Ship, is about to take over the ship's title on behalf of Friends of the Vikings Ship Inc. The Chicago Tribune had reported back in June that the Chicago Park District was hoping to unload its official responsibility to take care of the 1890s-era replica of an ancient Viking ship. The ship has been housed at Good Templar Park in Geneva for several years. The ship was built by Norwegians …
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"Friends of the Viking Ship" are trying to raise money to restore the 1890s-replica Viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair, now housed at Good Templar Park in Geneva. A Chicago Tribune story says the Chicago Park District wants to abdicate any and all
Friends of the Viking Ship to host an open house May 19 at Good Templar Park.
Did you know that the Viking Ship, from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, is housed at Good Templar Park in Geneva? Have you always wanted to see Illinois’ largest remaining artifact from the Columbian Exposition? On Saturday, May 19, the public will have an opportunity to view the Viking Ship in Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive. Friends of the Viking Ship (FOVS) will host a “Viking Visitor’s Day” from 1 to 4 p.m., describing the ship’s amazing voyage from Bergen, Norway, to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and its subsequent adventures. You'll see the wonderful stabilization work that has been done and walk up the ramp to view the inside of the ship. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for visitors 13-19, and $1 for children 5-…
Dry leaves along the bike path, in the woods of Good Templar, start smoky fire on Sunday afternoon.
A fire started along the bike path between Good Templar Park and Oak Hill Cemetary late Sunday afternoon. At around 3:50 p.m., smoke billowed over Oak Hill Cemetery that looked like someone had started a good-sized leaf fire. That was pretty much exactly it. Leaves were on fire along the bicycle path between the two fences—one fence that surrounds the perimeter of Good Templar, the other that stretches along the south side of Oak Hill Cemetery. The bicycle path runs between the two properties from Bennett Street to xxxx. The fire had spread a good 30 yards along the path and inside the woods of Good Templar Park. Police arrived within about 10 minutes of the call-in, and Fire Department personnel a few minutes later. The flames were doused…
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No, not the Swedish Days festival—that's next week. The International Order of the Good Templars mark the 100th anniversary of Swedish Day this Sunday at Good Templar Park in Geneva.
Before the annual Geneva extravaganza that celebrates our Swedish heritage is another, smaller—and also annual—event that celebrates Swedish heritage. This one is Swedish Day, and this year is the 100th annual celebration of the ethnic festival. (The Geneva Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Swedish Days festival is next week.) Swedish Day is held each year on the third Sunday of June—since 1925 at Good Templar Park in Geneva—and is the Midwest’s oldest midsummer festival. It’s organized by the Swedish Day Committee of the International Order of the Good Templars. That organization promotes “the ideals of temperance, peace and brotherhood.” Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive, is across from the western entrance to the Geneva East …
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This truly is a Swedish Day—the centennial anniversary of Good Templar Park's annual event. Oldest ethnic festival in Illinois celebrated in Geneva.
One hundred years is something to celebrate and that’s exactly what will happen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19 at the 100th Annual Swedish Midsommar Festival at Good Templar Park in Geneva. The oldest ethnic festival in Illinois, and believed to be the second-oldest in the United States, the 100th Annual Swedish Midsommar Festival is steeped in Scandinavian traditions, with activities that will please everyone. Opportunities to explore Scandinavian culture are plentiful at the festival. The Swedish Cottage Walk begins at 11 a.m. and continues throughout the day. It includes information about the history of the 60-acre park. You can try speaking Swedish with a mini-Swedish lesson taught by Inez Tornblom. Viking Ship presentations will give …
