Share your photos

On Instagram? Share your photos of The 606 with us. Tag your photos on the Bloomingdale Trail or in the parks with #The606Chicago, and it might be one of the ones we feature! (Note: we won’t share your username.)

We can't ride or stroll on the Bloomingdale Trail

We can't ride or stroll on the Bloomingdale Trail right now. But we know it is closed with good reason. We all have to do our part to spread out and flatten the curve and that was hard to do on the relatively narrow Bloomingdale Trail.

While we're stuck (mostly) inside the Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail have come up with something to do. An activity for all ages. We're asking you to create your own section of trail (call is social distancing). We'll be collecting all your visions and putting them together into one ENDLESS BLOOMINGDALE TRAIL.
1.Find an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of paper.
2.Turn it horizontally ("landscape view").
3.Draw a line 3 inches from the bottom. This line represents the Bloomingdale Trail.
4.Draw ANYTHING you like, real or imagined, on AND below the line/trail.
5.When finished, scan or photograph your drawing.
Post it the Bloomingdale Trail Facebook Group, and
Send it to info@bloomingdaletrail.org
6.Check back soon. We'll be stitching the drawings together into the "Endless Bloomingdale Trail" visit the Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail for more information about this activity. .
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The Bloomingdale Trail is closed until further not

The Bloomingdale Trail is closed until further notice. Please help us in flattening the curve and #StayHomeSaveLives. Visit our Facebook page and sign up for our Staying Home event.
Additionally, per the Chicago Park District : "Our crews are hard at work keeping the public safe. In accordance with the 'Stay at Home' order, all @ChicagoParks fieldhouses and 580 playgrounds citywide are closed 🚫. .
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In response to Mayor Lightfoot's executive order a

In response to Mayor Lightfoot's executive order and the need for social distancing, the Bloomingdale Trail (The 606) will be closed until further notice #StayHomeSaveLives.

Back by popular demand! For The Love of Stars retu

Back by popular demand! For The Love of Stars returns. Please check our website for an updated monthly schedule of the individual sessions. Join us at the Exelon Observatory at the western head of the Bloomingdale Trail (1800 N. Ridgeway), on the First Friday of each month for a night of
Celestial viewing with our Resident Astronomer, Joe Guzman. @chicagoastronomer
First up, March 6th, 6:30-9pm. To start our Astronomical season in March, we will share a 3/4 Moon riding high and displaying great telescopic views of Lunar Mountains, valleys and craters. Incredibly bright Venus hangs in the west, along with the planet Uranus and the Constellation Orion with the Red Giant Variable Star "Betelgeuse" is prominent in the South. (Betelgeuse is currently in the news, undergoing drastic changes that may lead to an event...or not.) NOTE: In case of inclement weather, this event will be rescheduled for Friday, the 13th of March - 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Look at this love you are all showing The 606 toda

Look at this love you are all showing The 606 today right around Valentine’s Day! Always great to have sunny winter day. Enjoy! .
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Latergram post from our Walk with Light some weeks

Latergram post from our Walk with Light some weeks ago. It was a cold night but you all made it so much warmer sharing you laugher, sense of community and light. Thank you to all of our partners and performers for making the night so special and successful. We ask that you help us later this year in bringing out your photons full max yet again. Stay tuned for more upcoming programs on The 606. @cabocuriosity @jabberwockymarionettes @operamatic @officialsouthshore @pyrotechniq_productions and so many more helping hands.
Link in bio for more. .
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Join us for the annual Walk with Light. Once agai

Join us for the annual Walk with Light. Once again we are illuminating the Bloomingdale Trail with theater, music, dancing, and of course light ! ✨⚡️💡. Join us for our walking parade as we step-off at Spaulding at 4:30pm and head east with us to Churchill Park for more fun to be had.
Check out our website for a full schedule of activities happening before the parade.
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Please join us for a Bloomingdale Trail Park advis

Please join us for a Bloomingdale Trail Park advisory Council meeting. All are welcome to attend and snacks will be provided. Our agenda will begin with the cities re-application for the US EPA Brownsfield Cleanup Grant to help transform the long-dreamed Kimball access park along the Bloomingdale trail. Following the city presentation we will discuss PAC’s fundraising efforts, the Bloomingdale Trail Apiary, and 2020 program updates. .
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Saturday, November 2nd 2019 · 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm D

Saturday, November 2nd 2019 · 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Damen Arts Plaza,
Performance Art Afternoon
Join us for an afternoon of performances and light refreshments. Performances by: Lariel Joy, Aida Ramirez, Fabrizzio Subia & ensemble.
Photo: Aida Ramirez
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Happy Halloween! First snow at The 606- trick or t

Happy Halloween! First snow at The 606- trick or treat?
Our crews will be out again this year removing snow and applying CMA to prevent ice. .
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Due to weather predictions of rain, snow, and high

Due to weather predictions of rain, snow, and high winds, Trick or Treat at The 606 is canceled.
If you know of an organization in need of candy, let us know! .
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It is that time of the year again! Join us for ano

It is that time of the year again! Join us for another great night of spooky fun on the BOO-mingdale trail. Trick or Treat at the 606 5-7pm. We will have bags on hand along the trail just in case you don’t have one . We got you! See you all then!
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Whether it’s a walk, run, sprint, bike, or brisk

Whether it’s a walk, run, sprint, bike, or brisk stroll, make sure to enjoy the fall colors on both ends of the trail. Hurry, usually the season leaves 🍁 quickly.
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Trick-or-treat with families, friends, ghouls, and

Trick-or-treat with families, friends, ghouls, and goblins all along the BOO-mingdale Trail on Halloween. Need a pumpkin to collect candy? Stop by Park 567 (Milwaukee/Leavitt) on Friday, October 25th from 10 am- 12 pm. .
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Join us this Saturday 10/26 to close New Monuments

Join us this Saturday 10/26 to close New Monuments for New Cities, the inaugural project of the High Line Network Joint Art Initiative, on The 606!
Link in bio for more info. .
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For the Love of Stars has been rescheduled to Frid

For the Love of Stars has been rescheduled to Friday, October 18. Hope you can make it out! 📸:@chicagoastronomer
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We are excited to announce that the fences came do

We are excited to announce that the fences came down today at Walsh Park and the playground is open. Thank you for your patience during the construction period. We hope you make good use of it and enjoy the new equipment 🎉

Walsh Park is close to being open to the public. K

Walsh Park is close to being open to the public. Keep an eye on our website for the announcement. .
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Happy Equinox! Celebrating the arrival of autumn w

Happy Equinox! Celebrating the arrival of autumn with @adlerplanet’s Scopes in the City. .
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It’s a perfect day for everyone spending time at

It’s a perfect day for everyone spending time at the Damen Arts Plaza! A perfect chance to visit #NewMonumentsforNewCities on view through October 💃