Burnham Plan Century - Make No Little Rides...June 6th

In celebration of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, several groups are supporting a 100-mile ride from Lake Forest, IL to Michigan City, IN on Saturday, June 6th. This is a casual ride (avg. speed 12mph), and plans to take advantage of our regional trail system. You DON'T have to do the whole 100 miles, and in fact, many won't. The idea is to join and leave at your leisure - either 100 miles or 100 feet.

There will be a timed cue sheet on the route and what time the ride plans to pass each location. If we're early, we'll wait, but if we are on time or running late, we will simply ride through. There will be a few rest stops along the way - with or without refreshments. You are strongly advised to bring your own sustenance and repair gear...this is truly a "no frills" ride.

Please visit the official website for details: http://burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu/events/id/956

We ask that you freely "register" by emailing to regionride@gmail.com, and let us know where you plan to start and finish.

Thanks...and hope to see you out there!

Mitch Barloga
NIRPC

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Permalink Reply by Mitch Barloga on May 15, 2009 at 6:06pm
5/15 Update:

- Route map and timed cue sheets should be ready to view on the event website by the weekend.

- Sponsorships have been secured for free t-shirts and refreshments along the ride. The shirts will be first come, first seved.

- Camping accomodations are being worked on at the Indiana Dunes, and other locations. As you register, please let us know if you would like to camp and we'll help locate a site for you.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 16, 2009 at 2:35pm
hey all, this could be a great route to the Dunes camping trip already in the works!!!
Permalink Reply by Mitch Barloga on May 16, 2009 at 7:26pm
my thoughts exactly!
Permalink Reply by Bob Huffman on May 17, 2009 at 11:09am
Here's a link to the map for the June 6 Burnham Century:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid...

Also there is an Excel spreadsheet with turn by turn instructions for the ride, with estimated times,
at http://sites.google.com/site/huffmun/files

Bob
Permalink Reply by Mitch Barloga on May 19, 2009 at 10:28am
I am securing a limited number of campsites at the Indiana Dunes State Park and nearby park locations along the route for those interested on this Saturday night - for little to no cost. You MUST be part of this ride. Please contact me ASAP with your interest to camp. My email is mbarloga@nirpc.org.

Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Mitch Barloga on May 22, 2009 at 10:24am
The ride kicks off in Lake Forest at 9am, not 6am as previously advertised.
Permalink Reply by Mitch Barloga on June 2, 2009 at 9:44am
We have 3 camping sites available for Sat night at the Indiana Dunes State Park for $5 a head. Let me know if you want a spot - first come first serve.
Permalink Reply by Bob Huffman on June 2, 2009 at 12:25pm
Here is a summary cue sheet for the Burnham Century Saturday June 6.
It's copied from a spreadsheet so I apologize if the formatting is messed up.

Abbreviated Ride Schedule

Dist Estimated Location Arr. Time
0.00 9:00 AM Lake Forest Metra Station
5.81 9:29 AM Highland Park Metra
7.85 9:39 AM Ravinia Park
14.55 10:12 AM Wilmette Metra station
18.54 10:32 AM Dawes Park lagoon building
23.78 10:58 AM Lake Front path at Ardmore Ave
31.04 11:50 AM Grand Avenue (Navy Pier)
33.14 12:00 PM Solidarity Drive (Tunnel)
40.12 12:35 PM Marquette Drive (La Rabida)
45.07 1:15 PM Calumet Park Foreman Drive
49.80 1:39 PM Powers Conservation Area
57.69 2:18 PM Lansing Bock Park SAG stop
64.30 3:21 PM Highland Erie Lackawanna Trail 41st St
68.34 3:41 PM Oak Ridge Prairie County Park Entrance
72.94 4:04 PM Oak Savannah Trail at Broadway - Gary
77.47 4:42 PM Unitarian Church - Hobart 5th & Main
89.09 5:40 PM Prairie Duneland Trail - Jackson Blvd, Chesterton
102.70 7:03 PM Michigan City Washington Park - END


Everyone is invited to come out and join us.
I think the schedule is ambitious, and we may be late. I am working on Twitter to keep everyone posted on our progress. If you want to "follow" us, join up at Twitter and follow "RegionRide". Then Saturday you will know just where we are and when.

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