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Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

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Museum
Botanical garden
Carillon
Access
References

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is a county park of {{convert|900|acre}} in size, located adjacent to Lake of the Woods, Illinois, USA. It is operated by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, a governmental agency of Champaign County, Illinois, and the forest preserve district has built their headquarters in the park.^[1]

Museum

The forest preserve is the host site of the Museum of the Grand Prairie, a living history facility that specializes in the human ecology of the former tallgrass prairie townships of eastern Illinois. The museum features an exhibit on the 1850s-era law practice of Abraham Lincoln, a reconstructed blacksmith shop, and children's museum installations. As a private-sector lawyer, Lincoln's practice encompassed a circuit of Illinois counties that included Champaign County.^[2]

Botanical garden

The forest preserve is also the host site of the {{convert|8|acre}} Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, a botanical garden located south of the Museum of the Grand Prairie and featuring displays of bedding plants.^[3] In addition, a parcel of forest preserve land has been replanted as the Buffalo Trace Prairie, a replanted tallgrass prairie matching the ecosystem that is celebrated in the museum located immediately to the east.

Carillon

The {{convert|100|foot}}-tall HI-Tower Bell Carillon, which can be climbed by visitors,^[4] and a reconstructed covered bridge round out the list of forest preserve attractions.

Access

The nearest limited-access highway exit to the park is Exit #172 on Interstate 74, near Mahomet.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://ccfpd.org/Preserves/LakeoftheWoods.html |title="Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve" |work=Champaign County Forest Preserve District |accessdate=2012-05-05 |format=}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.museumofthegrandprairie.org/ |title="Museum of the Grand Prairie" |work=Champaign County Forest Preserve District |accessdate=2012-05-05 |format=}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ccfpd.org/Preserves/Attractions/BotanicalGarden.html |title="Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden" |work=Champaign County Forest Preserve District |accessdate=2012-05-05 |format=}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://ccfpd.org/Preserves/Attractions/HITower.html |title="HI-Tower Bell Carillon" |work=Champaign County Forest Preserve District |accessdate=2012-05-05 |format=}}

1 : Protected areas of Champaign County, Illinois

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