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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com George and Shary Frahm of Cary inspect a map of Fox Bluff during a presentation put on by the McHenry County Conservation District and Modcamping LLC on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake. The proposal could bring a luxury camping experience with the comforts of home while being emersed in nature at the Fox Bluff Conservation Area in 2020.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Elizabeth Kessler, Executive Director of the McHenry County Conservation District, speaks in front of Todd Donohue (back left) and Amy Haiaer (back right), co-owners of Modcamp LLC, during a presentation put on by the McHenry County Conservation District and Modcamping LLC on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake. The proposal could bring a luxury camping experience with the comforts of home while being emersed in nature at the Fox Bluff Conservation Area in 2020.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Modcamp LLC co-owners Todd Donohue (left) and Amy Haiaer (center) speak with local business owner Julie Ninos, owner of Handmade on Main in Algonquin during a presentation put on by the McHenry County Conservation District and Modcamping LLC on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake. "We need this in our town," Ninos said, sensing a potential opportunity for the two local business owners to collaborate down the road. The proposal could bring a luxury camping experience with the comforts of home while being emersed in nature at the Fox Bluff Conservation Area in 2020.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Amy Peters, planning manager for the McHenry County Conservation District, goes over the map for Fox Bluff with members of the public during a presentation put on by the McHenry County Conservation District and Modcamping LLC on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake. The proposal could bring a luxury camping experience with the comforts of home while being emersed in nature at the Fox Bluff Conservation Area in 2020.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Amy Haiar, cofounder of Modcamp LLC of North Barrington, gives a presentation for a proposal to build a luxury camping experience at Fox Bluff in 2020 during a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Amy Peters, Planning Manager for the McHenry County Conservation District, talks about a proposal to bring a luxury camping experience to the Fox Bluff Conservation Area in 2020 during a presentation put on by the McHenry County Conservation District and Modcamping LLC on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at the Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake.