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Rotary International Headquarters
Ravinia Festival ATTRACTIONS
ravinia.org rotary.org
200 Ravinia Park Rd., Highland Park • 847.266.5100 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston • 847.866.3000
Ravinia is the North America’s oldest and most diverse In may ways, Rotary International Headquarters is
music festival, presenting over 140 different events like a miniature United Nations. Through its 35,000
every summer, including the annual residency of the clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas,
nation’s finest, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. As a Rotary’s 1.2 million volunteers tackle pressing
nonprofit organization, Ravinia provides arts programs humanitarian challenges and create lasting,
for over 85,000 people in underserved communities in positive change at home and abroad.
Cook and Lake Counties through its Reach*Teach*Play
educations programs. Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute Schmidt Burnham Log House
is a summer music conservatory that awards 60–70 winnetkahistory.org
fully paid fellowships each year to the most talented 1140 Willow Rd., Winnetka • 847.446.0001
young professional musicians from around the world to The Log House is open once a month on Sundays
work with an esteemed faculty and the headliners who from May through October. This log house is the
frequent the festival. oldest log structure in Cook County that is still in use
most likely built in 1837 by early settlers in the area.
River Trail Nature Center It is also distinguished as the only home in the area
fpdcc.com to be continuously occupied for nearly 165 years.
3120 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook • 847.824.8360
River Trail Nature Center, one of six educational
facilities in the Forest Preserves located in Northbrook
tells the story of native plants and animals that remain
in the urban environment. Visitors can walk through
Sugar Maple woods along self-guiding trails, learn
about the past and present in the exhibit building,
and see native animals.

The Halim Time & Glass Museum
showcases one of the world’s largest
and most comprehensive collections
of rare and historic clocks, pocket
watches and immaculately restored
stained glass windows.

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