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                                RECREATION & WELLNESS
              Wheeling Family Aquatic Center             Winnetka Ice Arena
              www.wheelingparkdistrict.com/              www.winpark.org
              family-aquatic-center                      490 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka • 847.501.2060
              327 W. Dundee Rd., Wheeling • 847.465.3333  Open September through May each year. Play hockey,
              Make a SPLASH at the Wheeling Park District’s Family  practice your figure skating skills or enjoy a
              Aquatic Center. Enjoy water playgrounds, water  recreational skating or watch an Ice Show. The area
              basketball, tube and body slides, drop slides, a zero  features a full sheet of ice, lounge, concessions,
              depth pool, lap lanes, sand volleyball, diving boards,  locker room and public access Wi-Fi. Hall of fame
              spacious locker rooms, and a picnic area.  hockey teachers include Bob Melton, D.J. LaVarre
                                                         and Tom Gullen.
              Winnetka Beaches
              www.winpark.org                            Winnetka Platform Tennis Facility
              540 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka • 847.501.2040   and Paddle Hut
              Over 23 acres of park land adjacent to scenic Lake  www.winpark.org
              Michigan. Operating three swim beaches (Elder Lane,  490 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka • 847.501.2060
              Maple Street and Tower Road), one boat Launch and  Platform Tennis also known as paddle tennis is played
              Sailing Center (Lloyd) and for our four-legged friends a  outdoors in fall, winter and spring. The sport has many
              Dog Beach (Centennial Beach). Daily admission  advantages: it’s easy to learn, it’s great exercise, it’s a
              available mid-June through mid-August.     social sport, and it can be enjoyed by players of any
                                                         age or ability. The Winnetka Park District operates one
                                                         of the only public facilities in the Midwest. Six courts in
                                                         top condition complemented by a state-of-the-art hut.


















































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