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The St. Charles River Corridor Foundation will host the second annual Bob Leonard River Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, August 9, 2008, 9 a.m., in downtown St. Charles. The walk will begin and end at Pottawatomie Park. The proceeds from this event will go toward the construction of a river walk on the west side of the Fox River between Illinois and Prairie Streets. The first phase of this project, which included riverbank stabilization, has already been completed. Participants are asked to raise $50 in pledges. For those that do you will receive a hat, shirt and be entered into a drawing for your chance to win 1 of 3 wonderful prizes donated from local businesses. For more information please click here. Registration forms can be downloaded here. For more information, please contact Deb Pfaff at the Downtown St. Charles Partnership (630.513.5386, ext 1), or Kim Malay (630.377.4443). Bob Leonard Walkway
Frank Gorham Canoe Launch Now Open
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The first phase of the Bob Leonard Walkway was completed in 2007 just in time to be tested with the floods that
occurred in August of 2007. We were pleased that the stabilization did its job and protected the shoreline with very
little damage. Once again heavy flooding put the stabilization to the test in April, 2008 and once again the work
completed with Phase 1 held the shoreline. This first phase was critical to the project because if the shoreline
stabilization had not been completed when it was, we would have lost an extensive amount of shoreline and the project
would not have been able to proceed. Currently funds are being raised to complete Phase 2 of the project. This phase
includes the installation of the pedestrian/bike path. The City has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Kane County
River Boat Fund, but more is funding is needed. If you would like to make a donation please contact Deb Pfaff at the
Downtown St. Charles Partnership (630.513.5386, ext 1)
On May 10, 2008 the Frank Gorham Canoe Launch was officially dedicated and opened. The Canoe Launch was
funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that the River Corridor Foundation applied for on
behalf of the City of St. Charles. Frank Gorham served on the Downtown Partnership River Committee for over 5 years
and he along with Elizabeth Bellaver and Kim Malay played an instrumental role in obtaining the IDNR grant. It is
with great respect and appreciation that this canoe launch be dedicated in his honor. We would like to thank the City
of St. Charles for their support and assistance along with the St. Charles Canoe Club for their support and donation
of $1,000 toward the project. The Canoe Launch is located at the Municipal Complex along the Freedom Trail just north
of the Police Station.
