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a ByMlkePennock * Herald stuff writer x | While driving to Glacial Park on Hart f£ Road, you might have glanced to your left ui just before entering the park and noticed § a stack of canoes. z> !£ Joyce and Bob Gile run J. & Argiles and i Company Canoe Rentals at their farm, < 6400 Harts Road, Ringwood, which offers water adventures in the Nippersink Creek, a service that is not offered through the McHenry County park. "During the late spring and throughout the summer, the creek's lack of depth or fast water offer adults with smaller children a chance to relax," Bob Gile said. "And the absence of white water won't be noticed by experienced canoers as they try to maintain a line through the twists, turns and switch backs," he ex­ plained. "The Nip is truly a creek everyone can enjoy," he added. The river canoe trip begins near Wonder Lake -- which drains into the • river. From there, the four hour trip ends at Spring Grove, but those with more en­ durance can continue on to Nippersink Canoe Base, a six hour trip. The cost is $21 for two and includes a canoe, paddles, life perservers, shuttle to and from the river, two cans of pop and beverage coupons redeemable at stops along the canoe trip. -HUGE DISPLAYS • BEDROOM FURNITURE • DESKS • CHILDREN'S FURNITURE • KITCHEN TABLES • CHAIRS • STEREO CABINETS •DINING ROOM TABLES • ROCKERS • WALL UNITS • ROOM DIVIDERS • WICKER ROOM • MANY SMALL GIFT ITEMS MOVING SOON TO THE (WATCH FOR DETAILS) UNFINISHED & FINISHED FURNITURE STORE L V j g offs& ALL TABLES (INCLUDING DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, COCKTAIL & END TABLES) (OFFER GOOD THRU 6/10/85 WITH THIS ADV.) CONVENIENT LOCATION: ON RTE. 120,4 Ml. W. OF RTE. 12, V0L0.IL* (815) 344-4888 i: M0N. & TUES. 10-6 • WED. & THURS. 10-8 • FRI. 10-7 • SAT. 105 • SUN. 11-4 Special canoe rates are offered if or more canoes are rented. "With this in mind, we at Argiles prepare every day for the arrival, not of customers, but of company comin to call," she added. For more information, call Joyce or Bob at (815) 678-4491. (t-' For the more serious overnight -- canoers, Wisconsin based trips along Fox River are the challenge, and run by Bob Brown, (414) 862-6724. The eight upstream trips offered all end atWilmot: • From Big Bend the trip is 33 miles. • From Waterford, 24 miles. • From Rochester, 20.5. • From County W, 18. • From Burlington, 15. • From County JB, 9.5. • From Route 50,7. • From Fox River Park, 2. For relaxation downstream, trips begin at Wilmot and end at: • Route 173,3 miles. • Chain-O-Lakes State Park, 8 miles. : (Continued on page 64) Whether you're an amateur boater or a serious fisherman, the Fox River, Chain of Lakes offers a great number of adventures. From canoeing to fishing to pleasure boating, the Chain is perfect for all. "As the years go by, there is less and less 'country' for folks to get back to," Joyce said "And the less there is, the more people hunger to get away from it all. "Here at Argiles, we want to preserve the back-to-the-country feeling, to recap­ ture the over the river and through the woods life that your grandparents once enjoyed.