ParkLands 8th Annual Bike Ride July 12, 2025

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Who would like to go for a bike ride by some beautiful restored prairie and woodlands along the Mackinaw River this summer?  ParkLands will be hosting our 8th annual bike ride on July 12, 2025. Won’t you join us and support the ParkLands mission of preserving prairie and forest habitat along the Mackinaw making it one of the cleanest rivers in Illinois?

We will have a 20 and 50 mile route as well as a 100 kilometer ride.  These routes will go through some of our properties and can be downloaded to the Ride With GPS app. The ride will be supported with strategically placed rest stops along the routes. Vitesse Cycle Shop will supply a mechanic at the Merwin rest stop and Brown's Vintage Tools (Michael Brown) will supply a mechanic at the ride start and Comlara rest area.  Early bird registration is $40 for the ride for members and $45 for non-members.  Register by June 28th at noon to receive a commerative t-shirt. Participate in our raffle to win a New Piston Pro Hitch Bike Rack donated by David Osnowitz (value $1098) and other prizes! Raffle tickets available online and in person. 

Please register for the ride HERE 

A huge thank you to our sponsors!:

Oak: Zimmerman and Armstrong

Hickory:  Daniel G Deneen Law Office, Deer’s Mill Farm, Lewis, Yockey and Brown Inc, Prairie Oak Veterinary Clinic, StraightUp Solar, and Vitesse Cycle Shop

Birch: Barker Chevrolet, Lexington; Capodice, Efaw, Ocheltree & Elger; David Osnowitz CFP MERRILL, A Bank of America Company; The Vein Specialists; Dr. Willam Ray;  and WGLT .