Wildwood Park District

09/15/2026

🍂 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨! 🍂

We’re officially in the final stretch leading up to Harvest Fest (FREE!), and we could use a little help from our amazing community! ❤️

🙌 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦!

Harvest Fest is our 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, and it takes a LOT of helping hands to make it happen. We’re looking for volunteers 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟰+ to join our team and help make this year’s festival the best one yet!

And the best part? 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

There are all kinds of ways to get involved, including:
🍁 Helping with event setup
🎨 Assisting with kids’ activities
🎟️ Taking tickets
🍺 Helping at the beer tent
🎟️ Selling raffle tickets
📍 Assisting with event logistics
🎪 Supporting various activities and attractions
…and so much more!

Whether you need 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, want to meet new people, are looking for a fun way to get involved, or simply want to give back to the community, we’d LOVE to have you on our team!

👉 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿: https://signup.com/go/ZSFkhmM

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📸 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗬 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥!

One of the things our residents and Harvest Fest attendees have come to LOVE is having their photos taken down by the 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 overlooking the lake. Unfortunately, the photographer who has generously provided this service for us in the past is no longer able to make it to this year’s event.

So…we’re looking for a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿! 📷🍂

We’re seeking a photographer who would be willing to 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 during Harvest Fest, capture photos of attendees at the decorated pavilion, and provide an 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀.

In return, you’ll receive 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

Know a photographer who might be interested? Or are YOU a photographer looking for a great way to get your work in front of the community while giving back? Please reach out to 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝘇𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 at 𝗺𝘄𝗼𝘇𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸@𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁.𝗰𝗼𝗺 or 𝟴𝟰𝟳.𝟮𝟮𝟯.𝟳𝟮𝟳𝟱.

👉 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲:https://www.wildwoodparkdistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harvest-Fest-Sponsorship-Guide-2026-Fillable.pdf

🍂 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ Noon–6:00 PM
📍 Rule Park | Wildwood, IL
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION!

Let’s make this year’s Harvest Fest one to remember! 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. ❤️

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09/09/2026

🍔 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦 — 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗣 𝟲𝟳𝟭 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! 🍦

We’re proud to help promote an upcoming fundraiser for Scouts BSA Troop 671 — a troop that has been an important part of our community for generations. 💙💛

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝟲𝟳𝟭 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟱, and the Wildwood Park District is proud to serve as the troop’s 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Over the years, these Scouts and their families have given countless hours back to our community through service projects and volunteer efforts.

Just a few of the projects Troop 671 has helped with around Wildwood include:
🌱 Native plantings along the 𝗣𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
🇺🇸 The 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
🛶 The 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
…and so much more!

They've also been there to volunteer at countless Wildwood Park District events over the years, including 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗴𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁, and many others. 🙌

Scouting America’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.

𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺! ❤️

Join the Troop for a 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱–𝟴 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲. Members of Sea Base Crew 671 will act as servers for guests throughout the evening, and 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

So grab a ButterBurger, some cheese curds and a Concrete Mixer (because supporting local Scouts is even better with dessert 😉) and 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝟲𝟳𝟭 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

They’ve always been there for us and our community — now it’s time for us to be there for them. 💙💛

🍦 And if you needed another reason to stop by… the forecasted Flavor of the Day is 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗲! 🙌

So mark your calendar, bring the family, grab dinner (and dessert!), and show Troop 671 some Wildwood love!

Feeling hungry? Crew 671's 2027 Florida Sea Base trek will be having a fundrasier at Culvers in Grayslake on September 15!

Come see members of our crew serving food & bussing tables from 5-8PM.

The flavor of the day that day is forecast to be Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie!

09/09/2026

🍂 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝟱𝟬: 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 & 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 🍂

September is all about 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀! As we continue celebrating 50 years of Wildwood Park District, we want to hear from YOU. 💚

🌳 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸?

Maybe it’s:
🍁 Watching the leaves change at your favorite park
⚾ A baseball game with the family
🛝 Taking your kids or grandkids to the playground
🚶‍♀️ A peaceful walk on one of our trails
🎣 A day spent fishing or enjoying the lake
☀️ Summer days at the beach
🎃 A special event or community gathering
❤️ Or simply a memory that makes you smile!

👇 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼! 📸

To kick off our September celebration of 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, we’re sharing one of our favorite fall photos—beautifully captured by resident 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 of our Rule Park fishing pavilion. 🍂📸

After all, 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗢𝗨. 🎉

09/04/2026

✅ 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲-𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 ✅

Per this morning's water sample testing conducted by the Lake County Health Department, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴.

All beach activities, including swimming, may now resume as normal.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing everyone back at the beach!

09/03/2026

🇺🇸 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧! 🇺🇸

As we head into Labor Day weekend, we have a few important reminders for our Wildwood residents and visitors:

🏢 𝗪𝗣𝗗 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟳
The Wildwood Park District office will be 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 for Labor Day.

If you’re planning to go boating on Gages Lake and need a 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗸𝗲𝘆 (𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆), or if you plan to utilize our parks and need a 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿, please stop by the office 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 to take care of these needs.

🕘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦
Beginning in September, our office reverts back to regular non-summer office hours and is 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. Our regular non-summer office hours are 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆–𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟵:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠–𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠.

🏖️ 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟴
A reminder that 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Beginning September 8:
⚠️ All beaches are 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠 𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞
💧 The Lake County Health Department’s bi-weekly water quality testing has 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻
🏊‍♀️ Beach seaweed removal and raking is no longer provided

Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend, Wildwood! ❤️💙

09/03/2026

🐷🔥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗧 & 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕! 🦁❤️

One of our incredible Wildwood Park District partners, the Gagewood Lions Club Md-1F, is hosting their 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 — and we’d love to see our Wildwood community come out and support them! 🎉

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬–𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺.
📍 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘀 – 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼
18490 Old Gages Lake Rd., Gages Lake, IL
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆!

🍽️ 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 • 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀 • 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 • 𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟱-𝟱𝟬 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 & 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲!

🦁❤️ 𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗

The Gagewood Lions Club was chartered in 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟵, and for more than six decades, they have been serving the Wildwood/Gages Lake community through countless projects and generous contributions.

If you look around Wildwood, you'll see the 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗼 on so many things that make our parks and community better:
🏛️ 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Playground equipment, picnic shelter, Little Free Library, and most recently the 2026 ADA paved path
♿ 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ADA-accessible pier, Little Free Library & park bench
🍁 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Red maple trees
🛝 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Playground equipment & Little Free Library
📚 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Little Free Library
🌳 𝗣𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Swing set
🛝 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: New playground & Little Free Library in 2025

And that's just a glimpse of the impact they've had!

The Lions Club's main focus is supporting 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, and other important community needs. ❤️

Events like the Pig Roast help make it possible for the Gagewood Lions Club to continue giving back so generously to Wildwood and our surrounding community.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠! 🦁❤️

Grab your friends and family, enjoy some great food and raffles, and help support an organization that has been making a difference in Wildwood since 1959!

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼! 🦁💙

Come join us for a fun day supporting the Gagewood Lions 17th Annual Pig Roast!!!🐖

09/02/2026

🍂🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 🎃🍂

Mark your calendars and bring the whole family to Wildwood Park District’s Harvest Fest (FREE!) Presented by Steve Ostrowski - State Farm Agent on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟮–𝟲 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸! 🍁

We’re celebrating 𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁, and we’re planning an afternoon packed with fall fun, entertainment, activities, food, vendors, and plenty of reasons to come celebrate with your Wildwood neighbors! 💛💚

🎶 Live entertainment
🎃 Fall activities & family fun
🍎 Food & treats
🛍️ Local vendors
🌾 And SO much more!

Whether you’re coming for the entertainment, bringing the kids, meeting up with friends, or simply enjoying a beautiful fall afternoon in the park, you won’t want to miss this year’s Harvest Fest!

🚨 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣! 🚨

An event this big takes an incredible team of volunteers—and 𝘄𝗲 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀!

There are lots of ways to help, and you 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. Even a few hours of your time can make a HUGE difference! Volunteers help us keep activities running smoothly, assist with event operations, and make the day possible for our community.

❤️ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺? 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! 🎉

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟭𝟮–𝟲 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸

Tag your family, invite your friends, and 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘! 🍂

09/02/2026

🚨 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 – 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 🚨

Per the Lake County Health Department, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀.

The Lake County Health Department will return tomorrow to collect new water samples for re-testing. We will provide an update as soon as results are available.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety of our residents and visitors.

08/31/2026

🎶 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣 𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝟱𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦! 🎶

What a summer! ☀️🎸💃 We’ve officially wrapped up another amazing season of music, good vibes, great food, and even better community!

A 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to all of our wonderful residents and community members who came out, danced, sang along, brought their chairs and blankets, and helped make our 5th Annual Summer Concert Series another HUGE success! ❤️

And of course, we couldn’t have done it without the incredible musicians who brought the music to Rule Park all summer long! 🎤🎶 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀! 👏 We’re so grateful you shared your talents with our community. Be sure to give them a follow and show them some love! 🤘
Billy Garner
Lucky Pickers
Megan Lick Music
Lil Timber
Jon Hayes
Mr. Myers Band

🍽️ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 & 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 for keeping everyone fueled throughout the summer:
🍔 Smash’Em Up
🍺 Harbor Brewing Co.
🍦 Tropical Chill - Hawaiian Shaved Ice & Ice Cream

And a 𝗕𝗜𝗚, 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to our Summer Concert Series sponsor, Beckman Bros. Inc Heating and Air Conditioning! 🙌 Your support helps make these community events possible, and we are so grateful for your continued partnership!

From sunny evenings to dancing under the stars, we had SO much fun spending our summer with all of you. 🥰🌅

We’re already counting down until next year! 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳! 🎶💚