Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail August 27-29
Friday, August 27
No activities recorded but the set up for the Chicago Triathlon has begun between Randolph and Monroe
Saturday, August 28
The Peapod Project Walk Run Help, Lincoln Park-Diversey Harbor, 11am-7pm
Kids Fleet Feet Sports Super Sprint Triathlon, Lincoln Park-Foster/Simonds Dr., 7am-3pm
North Avenue Beach Ball, North Avenue Beach, 9:30am-8pm
Bears vs. Cardinals, Soldier Field, kick off is 7:30pm
Sunday, August 29
AVP Chicago Open, Oak Street Beach, 7am-7pm
The Chicago Triathlon, Lower Hutchinson/Monroe & DuSable Harbors, 6am-3pm
Boulevard Lakefront Tour, register at http://boulevardtour.org/
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail August 13-15
Air and Water Show weekend. The Trail will be very hard to use this weekend due to the heavy traffic and set-up associated with the show. At the same time, if you are coming to the Lakefront to watch the show, riding your bicycle instead of driving is usually a great way to navigate the traffic.
Friday, August 13
Air and Water Show, Fullerton to Oak Street Beach, 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 14
Air and Water Show, Fullerton to Oak Street Beach, 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 15
Air and Water Show, Fullerton to Oak Street Beach, 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail August 6-8
Friday, August 6
LOLLAPALOOZA, Grant Park, 8am to 10pm
Saturday, August 7
LOLLAPALOOZA, Grant Park, 8am to 10pm
20th Annual Chicago Pro-AM, North Avenue Beach, 7am to 7pm
Sunday, August 8
LOLLAPALOOZA, Grant Park, 8am to 10pm
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail July 23-25
Friday, July 23
None reported
Saturday, July 24
BJALCF 5K Walk/Run Break Strides, Lincoln Park-accross from Grant Statue, 8:30am to 1:00pm
Chicago Beach Soccer Tournament, Lincoln Park-Montrose Beach, 8:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday, July 25
Teb's Troops 5K, Lincoln Park-Grove 16, 8:30am to 10:30am
North Avenue Beach Ball, North Avenue Beach, 9:30am to 8:00pm
Permitted Activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail July 31-August 1
Friday, July 30
USA Junior Beach Tour, Lincoln Park-Montrose Beach, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday, July 31
South Shore Triathlon & Tri Masters Invite, Jackson Park-63rd Stree Beach, 6:00am to Noon
Corona Wide Open, North Avenue Beach, 5:00am to 8:00pm
Sunday, August 1
Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon, Grant Park-Upper Hutchinson and Groves 4&5, 6:00am to Noon
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail July 2-4, 2010
Friday, July 2
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-9pm
The Lakefront Trail will be incredibly busy due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend so there are no other permitted activities
Saturday, July 3
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-7pm
The Lakefront Trail will be incredibly busy due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend so there are no other permitted activities
Sunday, July 4
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-6pm
Fireworks, Foster to Montrose, 9pm
Fireworks, Navy Pier, 9pm
Fireworks, 63rd Street beach to Promontory Point, 9pm
The Lakefront Trail will be incredibly busy due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend so there are no other permitted activities
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail June 25-27, 2010
Friday, June 25
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-9pm (daily through July 4th)
Saturday, June 26
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-9pm (daily through July 4th)
Jackson Park Hospital Run for the Health of It, Burnham-Grove 2, 7:30am-10:30am
Proud to Run, Lincoln Park-Cricket Hill, 8am-Noon
Chicago Beach-a-thon, North Ave and Oak Street Beaches, 8am-8pm
Sunday, June 27
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, 11am-9pm (daily through July 4th)
Race to the Taste, Grant Park, 8am
The construction on the Lakefront Trail between 41st Street and 45th Street has created two cuts in the Trail pavement. The cuts have been filled in with gravel but some of the gravel has now worn away causing uneven Trail surface. We are working with the Park District to get these re-filled in until they can be repaved. Please be cautious in this area.
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail June 11-13, 2010
Friday, June 11
Blues Festival, Grant Park-Butler Field, 11am-9:30pm
Saturday, June 12
Blues Festival, Grant Park-Butler Field, 11am-9:30pm
Annual Walk, Jog, Bike A Thon (WJBAT), Burnham Park-31st St. and Lakefront, 8am-4pm
CARA marathon Training Program Runs, Starts at Monroe and Lakefront Trail but the runs are up and down the Trail with a comfort station at Montrose Harbor, 6am-Noon
MC 200 Relay, Lincoln Park-Grove 16, 7am-6pm
Chicago Pro-Am, North Avenue Beach, 7am-7pm
Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon, Soldier-Stadium Green, 8am-6pm
Sunday, June 13
Psoriasis Walk, Grant Park-Upper Hutchinson Field, 9am-1pm
13.1 Marathon Chicago, Lakefront Trail starting at South Chicago Cultural Center (71st St), 7am-11am
Blues Festival, Grant Park-Butler Field, 11am-9:30pm
Permitted activities that may affect your use of the Lakefront Trail June 4-6, 2010
Friday, June 4
CMRC Chicago Open, Lincoln Park-Belmont Harbor, 8am-6pm
Saturday, June 5
Spirit Challenge to End Violence, Burnham-Grove 2, 9am-2pm
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Lakefront from Ardmore to Grant Park, 6am-2pm
Annual Prince Hall Shriner Diabetes Walk, Jackson Park-Grove 19a, 9am-Noon
Girls on the Run, Lincoln Park-Grove 16, 6:30am-Noon
Walk to Defeat ALS, Lincoln Park-Grove 2, 6am-1pm
North Avenue Beach Ball, North Ave. Beach, 9am-8pm
Sunday, June 6
United Run for the Zoo, Lincoln Park-Grant Statue, 6am-Noon
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Lakefront from Ardmore to Oak Street, 7:30am-1pm
Lurie Cancer Survivors' Celebration & Walk, Grant Park-Upper Hutchinson, 8am-6pm
High winds are driving the waves over the Lakefront Trail in several places this Thursday night. I rode north from Illinois to Ardmore around 10:00 p.m. and was washed over by waves twice (up past my knees with the backwash) at the Oak Street Bend. The area just south of Fullerton is also washing over the trail. There is even some water on the Trail north of the Theater on the Lake!
There is a lot of debris on the Trail in many of the areas in which water is present. Bloweing sand is also a problem between North Ave. and Fullerton.
Please be careful of possible left over debris on Friday morning in the case that waves have subsided but the Park District may have not have thoroughly cleaned the Trail.
On the positive side, restrooms are now open along the Lakefront Trail. My understanding is that the designated date in the contract for the restrooms to be officially open isn't until May, so kudos to the Park District for making this happen this early in the year!
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