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Pottawatomie
Park
Population: 32,134 (2004
est.)
Elevation: 735 feet
Land area: 14.0 sq mi
Zip code: 60174
County: Kane
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Originally
home to the Pottawatomie the Neshnabi, as they called themselves St.
Charles, Illinois is situated along the banks of the Fox River, about 40
miles west of Chicago. The river, as the Pottawatomie well knew, was a
tremendous asset, and white Anglo-Saxons were quick to discover this.
Not only was the river a source of water power, the land around it was
an abundant source of firewood, game and fresh spring water and
limestone one of the major building materials still seen in numerous
area dwellings today. Moving into the area in the 1830s, these early
European pioneers eventually drove the Native Americans from their home.
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Farmer's Markets: Fresh Fruit
& Veggies for the Fox Valley
I will shamelessly admit that I was unaware until this past weekend, when I
discovered three of the local markets available on a weekly basis that are
all open to the public from June through October. Each is available on a
different day, so it is easy to attend one or
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New Year's Eve at Pheasant Run
Resort & Spa
And one of the things
that I have always tried to do is to make every New Years Eve
different but very special in terms of the way in which I celebrated
it. This year my wife and I decided to book a room and a
special package at Pheasant Run Resort in St Charles. Appropriately, the package was called
the St. Charles Elegance Package; it turned out to be a great choice.
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Rutherford Hill Winemakers Dinner at Harvest
The evening began with hand-crafted hors
d'oeuvres from the kitchen of Chef Josef Yurisich, a true master
in the art of pairing wines with his sumptuous creations.
Tonight, Mini Phyllo Roulades,
Smoked Duck and Caramelized Onion Tostones and Asian Style
Grilled Scallop Napoleons... Other winemaker dinners:
Sonoma-Cutrer,
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St. Charles/Geneva Il Pocket Map
St Charles, cont.
In 1836, the
first dam was completed in what was then Charleston. It was a great
source of power to grind flour and cut wood, both necessary to a growing
town which, in 1839 changed its name to St. Charles. 1857 saw an iron
bridge constructed across the Fox River, replacing several failed wooden
ones, during a time when the city experienced great growth, aided by the
influx not unlike sister city Geneva to the south of hard-working
Swedish immigrants. The years of 1920-1940 brought now-familiar names
like the Cable Piano Factory and Moline Malleable, Hotel Baker and
Arcada Theatre to St. Charles, the philanthropic contributions of the
Gates, Norris and Baker families.
Although St.
Charles has experienced incredible growth, it still has the small-town
allure that brought to its borders people from far and wide. There is
an abundance of recreational areas including Pottawatomie Park
picture-postcard scenic views along the Fox River, fine restaurants,
great shopping opportunities and some of the friendliest folks in the
valley.
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