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A park for all seasons But Petrifying Springs County Park shines best during the fall
By Sandra Landen Machaj Correspondent
EARLENE FREDERICK Hi-Liter
Color him happy
A young participant in Riverview School’s Color-a-Thon 5K Run gets blasted with blue powder by Angie Bush as he completes another lap on the course Oct. 10 at Fox River Park in Silver Lake. The event was a fundraiser for the school’s parent-teacher organization.
As the warm days of summer morph into the cooler days of fall, many people have a desire to spend more time outdoors, enjoying the last of the mild weather before settling in for the cold winter. For residents of the Kenosha area, Petrifying Springs Park is a popular spot for such an autumn outing. The park is the flagship of the Kenosha County Park system and offers a variety of outdoor activities. The park known to locals as “Pets” is the oldest park in the system and one of the largest at 360 acres. It is at 4909 Seventh Avenue in the northern edge of Kenosha. The park consists of dense wooded areas with a canopy of trees and a rolling landscape. Miles of walking and biking trails wind their way through the many acres of the park. Visitors are encouraged to bring walking shoes, hiking boots, or bicycles to enjoy a pleasant day admiring the fall colors while meandering along the trails. A popular spot for visitors is the artesian well that has been in use since the 1930s.
SANDRA LANDEN MACHAJ Hi-Liter
Several playground areas are located throughout Petrifying Springs Park to provide activities for children.
An artesian aquifer consists of groundwater that overcomes gravity and flows upward through wells without a need for pumping. The artesian well at Petrifying Springs produces pure spring water to which both locals and visitors bring jugs to fill with the clean water for home use. In 2006 officials noticed that a fine sediment was ap-
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