Illinois Department of Conservation
Outdoor Highlights

Illinois Honors 'HikaNation'
at Giant City State Park

Trekkers Dramatize Trail Needs
"Rugged individualism"
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rob and toni at tree ceremony
Giant City State Park, Illinois - January 18, 1981



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