20180114 - LCJ Volo Bog Winter Fest (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Will Kruger, of Spring Grove sings John Denver's song, "Calypso," as everyone waves their hands with the music during WinterFest in the Visitor Center at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. Kruger performed live music at the event with Mark Fowler, of McHenry. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Stacy Iwanicki, natural resource coordinator, reads an excerpt from the book, "A Sand County Almanac," during WinterFest in the Visitor Center at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A frozen mat of sphagnum moss could be seen close to the boardwalk during a Bog Tour for WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A sign explaining different plants that grow in the Volo Bog was on display for visitors as the water was frozen on a cold winter day during WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jim and Mary Kane, of Lakemoor lead the way on the boardwalk in a Bog Tour during WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteer guide John Fairgrieve, of Hawthorn Woods leads a Bog Tour on the boardwalk during WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteer Eileen Klehr, of Lakemoor looks at a stained glass plate Teen Miss Volo Keira Dafnis, 13, made during WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Thor Cashman, 4, of Volo smiles as his mother, Janine, tries to glue together his Cat in the Hat snowman made of rocks during WinterFest in the Visitor Center at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Teen Miss Volo Keira Dafnis, 13, makes a dreamcatcher during WinterFest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside. (1/14/18)