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Veteran Acres Park Wins 2012 Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Award!

Veteran Acres Park Wins 'Best Liked Hike' Title

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Veteran Acres Park has won the Red Tricycle 2nd Annual Totally Awesome Award in the Best Liked Hike category. The Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Awards is an online reader-driven awards program recognizing the best parenting brands, products, neighborhood services and local resources for families with children 0-10. Totally Awesome Awards were given in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, San Diego, Chicago, and the Los Angeles markets. Veteran Acres prevailed against seven other beautiful parks in Illinois.

The 8 finalists in the Chicago Category for 'Best Liked Hike' were:

Veteran Acres Park
Devil's Lake
Starved Rock
Fullersburg Woods
Indian Dunes State Park
Matthiessen State Park
Moraine Hills
Palos/Sag Valley Forest Preserve

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