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I Teach a child the art of fishing To a youngster, an hour or two of fishing can provide quite a thrill. And you needn't be a fishing expert to teach a' child how to fish. Simply follow these guidelines offered by Berkley and Com­ pany. Begin with spincast equipment. Spin- cast reels are easy to use and are generally trouble free. Select a premium-grade fishing line. Beginning fishermen, especially kids, seem to catch the largest fish in the lake. Usually it's something nearly impossible to unhook, like a 50-pound catfish. A clear, flexible line like Trilene XL, rated to break between 8 and 14 pounds, will work fine in most situations. You'll also need a couple of bobbers (1- to l'/U-inch diameter), a few sinkers P/h- to 'v-ounce size), a package or two of sneHed hooks (sizes 6 to 10), some bait and a few cooperative fish. To rig your equipment, tie a weight to the end of your line. Attach a snelled hook (a hook with a 6-inch piece of line pre- attached) 1 foot above the weight. Add the bobber a foot above the hook. If after a few minutes of fishing you haven't caught anything, move the bob­ ber deeper at about 1-foot intervals, try­ ing again at each new depth. The size of fish you catch isn't impor­ tant, and it's better to fish for abundant fish such as bluegill or bullhead. Cat­ ching 10 bullhead is more fun (and more nutritious) than catching one small bass. The best places to fish are small, un- crowded waters close to home. Try in the shallows, around docks, rocky spots, weedy shorelines, places where trees overhang the water, or where submerged trees, brush or other shade is found. Con­ trary to the practice of many beginning anglers, fish are not found in trees or on telephone wires. Worms (nightcrawlers) and wigglers will catch an endless variety of fish and are available at most bait stores. Or, you can send Junior out near home to find grasshoppers, crickets or other small critters that scurry about where kids Pl^e your first few fishing trips short and interesting. Fish in places that have lots of fish, and don't feel too bad when Junior catches the biggest fish. It's always so. % For a free booklet on catching fish, write to Berkley and Company, P.O. Box M. Trilene Drive, Spirit Lake. Iowa sisfin Summer - Time to explore UNION -- Summer is a time for ex­ ploration. You may take walks in the woods to catch a glimpse of a rare bird or wild flower. You might go rock climbing to find an ancient fossil. Your explorations may take a different tack if you're a history buff or just a curious resident of McHenry County. If history or county trivia is your bag the McHenry County Historical Society at 6422 Main St., in Union is a must stop this summer. The historical society, founded in 1963 to collect and document information about virtually every square mile in McHenry County, offers a variety of special events and everyday activities for the family or for the curious individual. Hie historical society is the brain child of Woodstock resident Dorothy NcEachren. In 1955, she was reading an agricultural paper from 1925 that reported McHenry County as the seventh largest dairy county in the state. "Then I began to wonder about how McHenry County got its name," NcEachren said. "It turns out it was named after a Civil War general who never lived in the area." NcEachren took out newspaper ads and wrote to more than 200 organizations ask­ ing for historical contributions to the society. At the very first organizational meeting, 68 people signed up to become members. Since that time, NcEachren has stayed active in the society constant­ ly researching for more interesting documents and artifacts to stock the library and museum. "I ran across some minutes of an old settlers' organization, but I can't locate all of them," NcEachren said about what she is currently working on. For the bookworm, the historical socie­ ty's research library houses maps dating back to 1862, a biography and obituary file, plat maps -- maps that show owner­ ship and use of land -- and hundreds of other historical legal documents from minutes to deeds and titles issued over the years. The historical society's 13,000-square- foot museum attracts scores of school children during the fall and spring mon­ ths. During the summer, a tour through the museum can-be both an educational and entertaining family outing. The museum houses displays from many different eras of McHenry County History. Historic farm and industrial machinery is on display as well as ex­ amples of home utensils and kitchen facilities as they have evolved over the last century. (Continued on page 71) JOE M. 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