Brett Peto

2 months ago | dailyherald.com | Brett Peto |Kim Mikus

Lake County’s legacy and future of ice The glacial kame at Grassy Lake Forest Preserve near Lake Barrington rises gradually from the Fox River’s shoreline. Courtesy of Lake County Forest Preserves Ice seems temporary. It melts in a glass. It disappears at a sunbeam’s touch. It ebbs with the first relief of spring. But some ice leaves deeper marks than a cold drink. On the banks of the Fox River in the southwestern corner of Lake County, you can see back through time.