Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Brief Interlude
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ There was a lot of noise all week coming from the dam removal project on the other…
Bald Eagles on the Fox River
Apparently I wrote about bald eagles on the Fox River in Yorkville back in January of 2012. Then I did it again at the end of December 2012. But when…
Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Update, Mostly Done With One Section
To play catch up, you can read the past progress reports here. ____________ In case you haven't done it, you might want to download this pdf of the construction plans…
My 2013 Fishing Resolution
In 2012 I got out fishing roughly 75 times. That's a very rough estimate and most likely on the low side, but for the sake of argument, I'll say 75.…
Bald Eagles in Yorkville Again
In the 1960's I had already assumed I would never see a bald eagle in the wild. I assumed that if I ever made it to my mid 50's, they…
A Walk in the Neighborhood
Living on the edge of town, on the edge of civilization by Chicago standards, I usually hop in the car and drive for 10 or so minutes to the west…
Where’d the Water Go?
Because of the drought this year, the creeks around me were lower than I had ever seen them. With an afternoon off, on a whim I decided to go wander…
To: Fox River Waterfowl Hunters Below Yorkville
From: The Guy That Lives on top of the Hill Above the River Some advice... When you put your boat in the river at 4 a.m. at the boat ramp…
My own version of Injun Summer
This post first went up on November 14, 2010 and was called I went for a walk along the Fox River on Sunday... It's that time of year again and…