Sauganash Trail Bicycle Ride

Sauganash Trail Bicycle Ride - History view of Sauganash
Sunday, October 19th at 10:00 AM
Starts and end at Bryn Mawr, near Kostner
Map: https://www.google.com/maps?ll=41.98275,-87.737761&spn=0.006428,0.009645&t=m&z=17

From Ald. Margaret Laurino:

Here in Sauganash, we are fortunate to have one of the finest bike trails in Chicago. My family and I enjoy Sauganash Trails a wonderful fun way to exercise in the outdoors together.

Sauganash Trail is a partnership between the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District and Commonwealth Edison. It is the fruition of years of work by countless members of the community, including the Sauganash Trail Advisory Council, the Sauganash Community Association,and the Sauganash Park Community Association.Thank you for joining us on the Sauganash Trail ride to celebrate their hard work and commitment. It's just one more example of how we can make our lives better by working together.


Sincerely,

Margaret Laurino
Alderman, 39th Ward


A 3-mile ride lhat highlights the Sauganash Trail and historic sites in the Sauganash neighborhood.The ride will start and finish at the southern end of the Sauganash Trail (Bryn Mawr Ave near N Kostner Ave.) and its open to the public.  Free, no registration required but helmets are encouraged.

In the event of rain. please visit Ald Laurino's web site: www.aldermanlaurino.com for updates.

Points of interest along the route.

1 The Sauganash Trail was converted from Union Pacific Rail line to a scenic recreational trail in 2008.

2 In 1928 a parish was established for the Calvert Club, a Catholic fraternal organization. In 1940, land was purchased to build a new church and in 1960, Queen of All Saints was formally consecrated. In 1962, Pope John XXIII elevated the church to a basilica.

3 War Memorial at Peterson Ave. and Forest Glen Ave.

4 The northern boundary of Fort Dearborn was marked by an elm tree that once stood in the center of Kilbourn Avenue where Caldwell Avenue and Rogers Avenue converge. This site is where Chief Sauganash (also known as Billy Caldwell) signed over his land to the federal government with the Treaty of Elm.

5 In the 1920s, Henry G. Zander, Sr. and George F. Koester subdivided Sauganash for homes. In 1926, residents of the prestigious new development petitioned for a park board to create recreational facilities in their growing community. Sauganash Park was complete in 1930 and included walkways, tennis and horseshoe courts, and a wading pool.

6 North Park Village is a 160 acre site that once contained the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Today, it contains a nature center, Peterson Park, senior housing and gymnastics center.