UIHistories Project: A History of the University of Illinois by Kalev Leetaru
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Because hunting and trapping are prohibited in the Park, small animals abound and it has become a paradise for bird-watchers. Camera enthusiasts find unlimited opportunities for pictures of every sort, season by season. The wood roads are intended principally for hikers but can be used for one-way automobile traffic in dry weather. Low speed is advisable at aJl times. Visitors to the south Park are urged to confine themselves as much as possible to the roads, trails, gardens, and picnic areas, to avoid disturbing the animal and plant life.

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The Sangamon winds peacefully through the middle of the Park. On the north bank a shady water-level trail follows it west to the old swimming hole and picnic area near the "Sun Singer

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