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Summer

Club

Champaign Ski Club

Come summer, many club
members turn in their skis for
kayaks and baseball bats in
keeping the camaraderie alive
until the snow starts to fall. Downhillers Ski Club

The past ski season is a distant memory, Chicagoland Club 50 – Ski and Sports
but CMSC clubs are planning tons of summer Chicago Ski Pro Club
activities, from canoe and kayak trips to bike rides The Chicago Ski Pro Club was founded to promote the sport
of skiing and snowboarding and to have fun year round. We
and campouts. This sampling of member clubs
are an active social and cultural club. We welcome skiers
gives an idea of what’s on tap this summer.
and non-skiers. We are a dynamic social organization trying
Details can be found on the clubs’ websites. to group people sharing the same interests and managing
outdoor, cultural and gastronomical events held monthly and
Champaign Ski Club announced on our website, newsletter and Facebook page.
The Champaign Ski Club maintains an active summer This summer we will have trips to fun and interesting places
schedule of fun including almost weekly gatherings to kayak around Chicago, monthly get-togethers at some happening
or canoe on local waterways in Illinois and Indiana. Weekly places, dinners, concerts, theater, biking, hiking and sports—
emails are sent out to those interested in these ventures. you name it, we do it all! (chicagoskiproclub.com)
The club website lists the many happy hours, house parties,
camping and boating events. Every other August, the club Chicagoland Club 50 – Ski and Sports
has a Margaritaville weekend party. (champaignskiclub.org) If you’re 50 years old and love being active, you’ll find
Chicagoland Club 50 – Ski and Sports to be the perfect
Chicago Friars Ski & Bike Club choice of a ski club with year-round activities. Monthly, the
The snow is gone and the skis and boots are put away. Now club gathers for Sunday evening dinner and conversation
what? Wait until next season when the snow flies to have at different restaurants in Chicago and the suburbs.
fun? Not if you belong to the Chicago Friars Ski & Bike Club. Summer and fall bring a host of activities. Golfers gather
We are a year-round club, having fun wherever we go. We every Thursday at golf courses around the Chicagoland
camp, hike and bike around the Midwest. If you’re not into area for nine holes and lunch. Bike rides are planned each
getting sweaty, we also have social events such as concerts, month from May through September, as well as regular
gatherings at various restaurants or even mini-golf. bowling outings, horseback riding, canoeing, sailing, concerts
(chicagofriars.com) at Millennium Park, Cubs games and more. (ski50.com)

ACTIVITIES