Patios that put out a water bowl without being asked. Trails that don't require leashes when nobody's looking. Breweries with a yard. Beaches off-season.
A bar and grille with an attached marina directly on Lake Marie, part of the Chain, serving pizza and homemade specials.
A small-batch craft brewery taproom in downtown Lake Villa.
Four paved bike trails totaling about six miles, a 2.25-mile Nature's Way hiking trail, an accessible quarter-mile trail at Pike Marsh North, and roughly eight miles of equestrian trail.
A planned 41-mile multi-use trail through central and western Lake County, with about 33 miles currently open for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing, plus an 11-mile gravel section for horseback riding.
A state park anchoring the west end of the lake chain, established in 1945, with camping and boating access along the historic Fox River route Joliet and Marquette traveled in 1673.