8th Ride to Pierogi Fest

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8th Ride to Pierogi Fest

Time: July 25, 2015 from 10am to 6pm
Location: Buckingham Fountain - west side, near Columbus Drive
City/Town: Chicago, IL
Website or Map: http://pierogifest.net/
Event Type: social, eating, sunburned, sleepy
Organized By: John
Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2015

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A relaxed ride (no drop) along the Lakefront Path and Burnham Greenway.  We ramble through the beautiful south side and across the border into Indiana.

  • Vast amounts of delicious food, including much veg friendly
  • Polka music and dancing
  • Mr. Pierogi, the Piroguettes, Ms. Panczki and Mr. Cabbage Roll
  • Shaded beer garden with live music
  • The best festival "relief facilities" (air conditioned, running water and clean)
  • Attended bike parking, courtesy of South Shore Trails!

10:00am departure from Buckingham Fountain.  

There will be a beach stop on the return trip.  Bring a lock, water, sunscreen and cash for food.

Click here for the route

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Comment by John on July 24, 2015 at 9:42am

No Beans?  It won't be the same, but I will point out the "Beans Parkway" sign.

Comment by Andrew Bedno on July 24, 2015 at 4:50am

FYI the following was just posted to the BIKE-CHI mailing list.  Just passing it along:

From:    Bob Huffman a href="mailto:huffmun@SBCGLOBAL.NET">huffmun@SBCGLOBAL.NET>

Subject: Safer route to Pierogi Fest

If you are planning to ride a bike from Chicago to the Whiting Pierogi Fest this weekend you should know that some new bike paths have been completed since last year that allow you to avoid riding on busy Indianapolis Blvd.  The Burnham Greenway bike trail starts under the Skyway bridge at Ewing Ave, and runs in between the Skyway and Indianapolis Blvd.  It crosses the Boulevard at 104th Street and proceeds south.

 

Turn left at 112th Street and head east to Indiana.  At the State Line there is a new bike trail that goes along the north side of 112th Street, under the Toll Road and past WalMart.  It continues past Cargill and then goes along the south side of Indianapolis Blvd for a short while before cutting through the Unilever parking lot and into Forsythe Park.

 

The south side of the park is 119th Avenue.  Just go straight on 119th to Liberty Savings Bank at the corner of Indianapolis Blvd and the entrance to the Fest.  South Shore Trails will be providing staffed bike parking south of Liberty Savings Bank for most of the time the Fest is open.

 

I have a bike map that shows the new trails and the rest of Northwest Indiana bike trails.  Here is the URL:

 

http://goo.gl/FcgS2n

Bob H, South Shore Trails

Comment by John on July 18, 2015 at 11:08am

Comment by John on July 18, 2015 at 11:07am

Comment by Craig S. on July 13, 2015 at 12:52pm

The Ride of The Summer is in Iowa, I'll be finishing up there so have to miss this one, again. Cheers.

Comment by Marcy on July 13, 2015 at 12:34pm

this looks like the ride of the summer!!! I hope I can join! Usually work until noon on Saturdays. :(

Comment by bobweiser on July 11, 2015 at 12:19pm

but now i need to be back for dinner, enjoy!

Comment by bobweiser on July 6, 2015 at 12:49pm

great, i think that's doable. and i see the festivities continue until 10!

Comment by John on July 6, 2015 at 12:19pm

The group usually splits up for the ride back, with one leaving around 3pm and the other at 4 or 5.

Comment by bobweiser on July 5, 2015 at 1:59pm

would love to join you, but have a prior commitment. hmm, but it's in indiana, too, how late do you think you'll stay there?

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