The Hidden Jewel

Wally and I have been in our house in Monee for a little over 2 years now. We have always heard "talk" about the Monee Reservoir, but we never knew where it was or really what it was. Finally a couple of weeks ago, we decided to take a drive to find it. There are no signs in town that say where it is, but Wally had an idea and he was right. There it was 5 minutes away from us, and it is awesome! We just drove through the parking lot that day, but we knew that we wanted to go back and really check it out. It is a 46-acre lake that provides fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boating. There is a concession stand and lots of picnic tables, trees, and just grassy area to hang out. There is a 2.5 mile hiking trail too. There are fishing clinics, a Kid's fishing derby, and nighttime canoeing. In the winter, there is an ice skating pond, cross-country skiing, and Musher Mania (dog sledding event) is held here. We had received flyers in the mail on Musher Mania the past couple of years and always said we wanted to go, but something always came up that weekend so that explains one reason why we didn't find this hidden jewel earlier.

Today seemed to be the perfect day to go back. It was gorgeous outside, and we were looking for something to do that was close to home. We didn't pack a picnic (we'll do that another time), but we brought our picnic blankets, a couple of snacks, and of course the camera. It was really pretty and peaceful out there. There were a lot of people out there today with it being Labor Day...it is a perfect place to just relax. We found a spot under a tree to lay our blanket out and we just hung out for a few hours. Lucas enjoyed himself, although he was more interested in his stroller for awhile than anything else. I took so many pictures today...I just couldn't help myself. The background was great and Luke was looking especially cute! Below are quite a few pics, but click here to see the whole album (all Labor Day weekend pictures included). I have a feeling we will be enjoying a lot more time here in the future. I am so glad we finally found the Monee Reservoir after 2 years of wondering!

Check out the website for more info:
http://www.fpdwc.org/monee.cfm


























Pretending like he is going to take a nap...








Relaxin'


Really checking out his stroller!










Photo shoot time!