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Ski Club ProfileS

Lakeshore Ski and Sports Club Oak Park Ski Club Peoria Ski Club

akeshore Ski and he club, of he Peoria Ski Club
LSports Club is active T course, pursues T encourages partici-
skiing, racing and
year round, with down- snowboarding, but pation in many forms
hill and cross country during the year of outdoor activities
and social events. We
ski trips, bicycle trips, through its social are a non-profit organ-
tennis, a NASTAR committee it spon- ization based in Peoria,
racing program and social events. Our website sors many outdoor and indoor events. We’ve Ill. and currently have about 250 members.
includes a calendar of events and you could also done excursions to Ravinia, ice cream socials in As stated in the Peoria Ski Club Constitution &
check out the archived newsletters to see the Park Ridge, scenic bicycle tours along Chicago’s Bylaws, our objectives are: To promote participa-
past events or current events in more detail. lakefront and through various suburbs, and we tion in outdoor sports, particularly snow skiing,
We hold monthly social meetings (open to target a “Bar of the Month” each month. to instruct in principles, courtesies and safe
No description of activities would be complete
all members and non-members) at Goose Island without mention of the club’s proud asset in practices of skiing, to organize and to engage in
Brewery at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of Michigan: its own year-round lodge, located in ski trips and friendly ski competition, to sponsor
each month. These social meetings sometimes the Boyne Mountain ski and vacation area. social activities of interest to outdoor sports
have short educational (10-minute) programs Members and their families and friends who use enthusiasts, and to affiliate with other organiza-
but always are a place to sign up for upcoming the lodge are treated to a modern, fully-equipped tions in promoting outdoor sports.
Although our primary concentration is on
trips and events. Join us at one of these meetings kitchen and accommodations for 42 guests. downhill snow skiing, we organize activities
to find out more. This past year we skied Beaver Creek, Colo.; year round. In the winter, we run ski trips to the
To participate in any out-of-town trip, you Boyne Mountain, Mich. and Nubs Nob, Mich. Midwest, Northeast, West, Canada and Europe.
have to be a member of Lake Shore Ski and This winter we’re headed for Winter Park, Colo. Other activities that have kept us entertained
via Amtrak, a scenic rolling rail adventure across
Sport Club and at least 21 years of age. Annual mid-America and through the Rockies and for between ski trips and during the off-season
membership is $45. But if you have never been a Midwestern destinations including our Lodge at include volleyball, camping, golf, scavenger
member of our club and want to try us out for Boyne Falls. hints, road rallies, picnics and bike trips.
one trip, we have a single-trip membership avail- Meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday Basically, if someone comes up with an idea
able for $15. And then if you decide to join the of the month at 8 p.m. at Champps Restaurant & that interests a dozen or so people, we’ll give it a
club, that $15 goes toward the annual member- Bar, 955 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg. Minimum age try. We’re a fun-loving bunch of people and enjoy
ship cost of $45. is 21 and the annual dues are $35. seeing new faces at our functions. Guests are
always welcome, so drop in sometime and say “Hi.”
www.oakparkskiclub.org
Jacqueline Uznanski, President
www.lssc.org OakParkSkiClub@sbcglobal.net www.peoriaskiclub.info
630-257-9027