Part 29 of the Journey Along the Shores series explores the organic expansion of our volunteer efforts, and the community connections that have been created Building on our successful bank clearing on the 16th, we continued the work of creating vistas into the off-season. Over the winter, we made progress between 14 green and 18Continue reading “THE ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENTS”
Category Archives: Canal Shores
OPENING BANKS
Part 28 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at our work to stabilize the canal banks and create vistas throughout the course “What are you doing down there?” That is a frequently asked question that floats down from the ridges and bridges as we undertake work on the canal banks. TheContinue reading “OPENING BANKS”
COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT
Part 27 of the Journey Along the Shores series tells the story of the launch of a new youth golf program at Canal Shores An idea about inclusiveness and enjoyment of the game of golf was born in our community this summer. That idea was transformed into a reality at Canal Shores by an unlikelyContinue reading “COMPLICATED, BUT PERFECT”
A WEE CHANGE AT CANAL SHORES
Part 26 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at the creation of the Wee Burn When Cypress Point opened, it received universal praise. One would assume that a categorically positive reaction would please the architect. Instead, Dr. Alister MacKenzie famously expressed concern—in his experience, any golf course that didn’t turn offContinue reading “A WEE CHANGE AT CANAL SHORES”
THE WRAP-AROUND AT CANAL SHORES
Part 25 of the Journey Along the Shores series recaps our off-season projects Much like the modern PGA Tour, the work season at Canal Shores never ends. Long after players have hung up their clubs in Chicagoland, our staff and volunteers keep plugging away on course improvements, deterred only by blizzards, bitter cold or torrentialContinue reading “THE WRAP-AROUND AT CANAL SHORES”
EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES
Part 24 of the Journey Along the Shores series dives into our growing volume of activity and events With each passing year, Canal Shores gets busier. The course is seeing more play and it would seem that the Evanston-Wilmette community has gotten markedly golfier. That is terrific progress from my geeky perspective. However, the activityContinue reading “EVENT-FULL SEASONS AT CANAL SHORES”
MORE MUSINGS ON GREATNESS
While listening to a podcast with Ron Whitten, long-time architecture editor with Golf Digest, I was struck by how similar his early experience of falling in love with the game’s playing fields was to my own. In his youth, Whitten visited both Canal Shores (then known by another name) and Chicago Golf Club. Each courseContinue reading “MORE MUSINGS ON GREATNESS”
THE YEAR THAT CANAL SHORES BECAME A GOLF COURSE
Part 23 of the Journey Along the Shores series takes a look at improvements to course presentation Prior to this year, Canal Shores was a place where it was great fun to play golf, but it wasn’t much of a golf course. It was a novelty that captured our hearts. This year, Canal Shores becameContinue reading “THE YEAR THAT CANAL SHORES BECAME A GOLF COURSE”
REVERSE JANS RECAP
Part 22 of the Journey Along the Shores series looks back at the annual gathering of the Honourable Company of Reverse Jans Golfers Canal Shores is about coming together, having fun through laid back competition, and caring for a special community asset. That is the spirit in which the Honourable Company of Reverse Jans GolfersContinue reading “REVERSE JANS RECAP”
Journey Along the Shores – Part 21 (Burn Baby Burn)
There’s a new boss at Canal Shores – a Burn Boss, that is – and his name is Steve Neumann. Steve is the Chair of our Grounds Committee as well as the Eco Committee that recently completed creation of the Ecological Component of our Master Plan (click here to see the Eco plan). Being aContinue reading “Journey Along the Shores – Part 21 (Burn Baby Burn)”