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Recent Articles from the Gazette
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Local Beaches Bring Winnetkans Together through Swimming, Boating, Sunbathing, Regattas, and Water Carnivals
Originally appeared in the Spring 2021 Gazette, by Helen Weaver The lake was accessible to the public by the power ...
A Shining Star of Creative Expression: Children’s Theatre of Winnetka
Originally appeared in the Spring 2021 Gazette by Joan Evanich Children’s Theatre of Winnetka’s directors and some past CTW members ...
WHS Gala 2021: Famous House on Lincoln Avenue Still Draws Crowds After 30 Years
Originally appeared in the Spring 2021 Gazette, by Holly Marihugh Lincoln Avenue sits in the heart of Winnetka and includes ...
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Newsboy: Winnetkan Remembers Delivering Tribune
Author Gary D. Cole became the Chicago Tribune paperboy for his Winnetka neighborhood in 1968. His extended family lived far ...
The Illinois Lakeshore 2100, Adaptive Shorelines to Cope with Climate Change
Appeared in the Gazette, Fall/Winter 2019 By Charles W. Shabica, Ph.D., P.G. Educated at Brown, Yale, and the University of ...
The Big Move: When the Log House Made a Landing in Crow Island Woods
By Holly Marihugh Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2019 Even though it rained cats and dogs on and off, ...
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A Look Back at 1969, Winnetka’s Centennial Year
By Helen Weaver Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2019 As we celebrate the sesquicentennial year of our Village’s founding, let’s ...
Winnetkans Stay Connected During Pandemic
These photos originally appeared in the Fall/Winter Gazette, 2020
Curator’s Corner
Originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2020 Gazette by Meagan McChesney, PhD This year’s successful Virtual Gala featured several of the ...
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