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.)

While the pandemic has put so many things on hold,

While the pandemic has put so many things on hold, the earth continues to make its journey around the sun. On the Winter Solstice (Monday, December 21), look for the sun to set in the “blade” of Frances Whitehead’s sculpture at the Exelon Observatory on the western end of The 606. @exelonofficial @trustforpublicland
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We love sweater weather! Grab yours & take a strol

We love sweater weather! Grab yours & take a stroll through your local park. Don't forget to snap a picture 📸 of the beautiful colors and share it with us using the #WereMovingIntoFall for a chance to be featured! #MoveYourWay

Enjoy @the606chicago safely! Please follow posted

Enjoy @the606chicago safely! Please follow posted signs & health recommendations along the trail. #KeepItMoving #StaySafe #MoveYourWay #WeMoveChicago

Bike, walk, skate on the @the606chicago this holid

Bike, walk, skate on the @the606chicago this holiday weekend, but remember to wear your 😷 mask, keep at least 6ft distance from others & “Keep It Moving” to use the trail safely! The @bloomingdaletrail is open from 6 AM to 7 PM. #FourthofJuly #besafe #moveyourway #wemovechicago #staysafe #stayfit

Volunteer as a Social Distancing Ambassador on the

Volunteer as a Social Distancing Ambassador on the Bloomingdale Trail @the606chicago. Follow the 🔗 in BIO or go here:
https://bit.ly/SDA-Volunteer
#the606 #socialdistancing #chicago #trails

On Monday, June 22, at 6 am, @bloomingdaletrail (@

On Monday, June 22, at 6 am, @bloomingdaletrail (@the606chicago) will cautiously reopen as part of Phase Three of the City’s “Protecting Chicago” framework. Please #KeepItMoving & follow posted signage along the trail.
For details, visit https://bit.ly/606-Reopens #BeSafe #Chicago #Reopens

Good news! Beginning June 22, The Bloomingdale Tra

Good news! Beginning June 22, The Bloomingdale Trail at The 606 will reopen from 6:00 am until 7:00 pm daily. The City expects users to wear masks, maintain social distance of at least six feet, and keep moving. Congregating is not permitted at this time. Thank you for all you are doing and sacrificing to keep our city safe. .
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For the moment, @the606chicago remains closed, whi

For the moment, @the606chicago remains closed, while we work to cautiously reopen our park facilities. Please check back for regular updates. #CoronavirusResponseUpdate #besafe

Happy Anniversary to The 606! During a time when w

Happy Anniversary to The 606! During a time when we yearn for social connectivity, let's take a look at some of the great moments you all helped to created throughout the years. Here's to many more! Reminder that for the safety of everyone, the trail remains closed until further notice from the city.

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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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#the606chicago #chicagoparks #wintersun #bloomingdaletrail #outdoors #summerinwinter

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.
Link in bio for more. .
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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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#the606chicago #chicagoparks #friendsofthebloomingdaletrail #bloomingdaletrail #performanceart #contemporaryart #publicart

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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