🌱 Lake County Fall Boat Show and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lake County Fall Boat Show at Lake County Fairgrounds

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 65, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenwood

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Saturday September 26

• Lake County Fall Boat Show →
  Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E Peterson Rd, Grayslake
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21

• Thompson Road Preserve Restoration Workday →
  Thompson Road Preserve, 9707 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley
  9:00 am
• Inglés como Segundo Idioma / English as a Second Language
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce, 809 Front St., McHenry
  6:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Business before Business - Burger King / MJG Enterprises, LLC
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce, 4417 W Elm St, McHenry
  9:00 am
• Medicare 101 Seminar →
  Village of Wonder Lake, 4444 Thompson Rd., Wonder Lake
  10:00 am
• MC1 Mixer - So Long Summer, Hello Fall!
  The Snuggery River Roadhouse, 801 N. River Rd., McHenry
  5:00 pm

Thursday September 24

• Plant Bingo
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 219 N Benton St., Bull Valley
  7:30 pm

Friday September 25

• Main Street Vinyl Night
  Ye Olde Corner Tap, 3901 Main St., McHenry
  7:00 pm
• The Dave Matthews Tribute Band →
  Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N Williams St, Crystal Lake
  8:00 pm

Wednesday September 30

• Native Gardening Day - Ringwood, IL 2026 →
  Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6310 Harts Rd, Ringwood
  10:00 am

Saturday October 3

• Fall Migrants Bird Walk →
  Thompson Road Preserve, 9707 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley
  8:00 am
• Defenders’ Annual Potluck Picnic →
  Boone Creek Conservation Area, 916 Cold Springs Road, Bull Valley
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Wonder Lake

• Man safely rescued after climbing Illinois radio tower, yelling and refusing to come down (dailydispatch.com)

Woodstock

• Marengo, Richmond-Burton roll in KRC, Burlington Central blanks Prairie Ridge: Week 5 McHenry County roundup (shawlocal.com)
• Flash flood watch in McHenry County cancels Saturday events (shawlocal.com)
• These residential properties were the best deals for McHenry County's in the week of Sept. 7 (shawlocal.com)

McHenry

• E85 gas at $2.74 per gallon in McHenry County in week ending Sept. 12 (mchenrytimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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