My Life in Elgin Update

The entire point of this blog is for me to write about my life in Elgin, but I haven’t been doing that lately! Partly because of some bad news I’ve been in denial about: MY CAMERA IS BROKEN. Still, without photos I can give you a quick rundown of what my summer in Elgin has been like so far:

*A fair amount of eating at Al’s Cafe with a couple of trips to In the Neighborhood mixed in for good measure.

*Bike rides up and down the Fox River Trail.

*Quality strolls around Festival Park. How fun it is to see all the kids running through the water! Also, my new favorite past time is to call out to ducks in the Fox River. Some of them talk back!

*To be honest, probably a few too many nights imbibing while listening to bands or playing video bowling at the Gasthaus, mixed in with a few nights of talking over drinks at Elgin Public House and Prairie Rock Brewery.

*Thrift shopping for fun summer clothes at Elgin’s Village Discount and South Elgin’s Goodwill.

*Going to my first Bandits softball game. If you go, do it on a Friday! The fireworks are unbelievable and rival those from the 4th!

I also participated in Elgin’s Amazin’ Race and attended Brewfest and went out of town a couple of times. The summer is just speeding by!

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Elgin’s Amazin’ Race

So I’m on a team for Elgin’s Amazin’ Race, but we have two open spots! Any readers out there want to join us? I’d need to know your name, age, and t-shirt size by tomorrow. Also, you need to sign a waiver and pay about $13. E-mail me at jessica.elgin@mac.com if you’re interested. It’s going to be a blast and all proceeds go to the Elgin Youth Scholarship Fund.

Here is the Amazin’ Race information from today’s Courier:

Elgin will host its own “Amazin’ Race” on Saturday complete with clues, roadblocks and detours set up around the downtown. Teams will meet at noon at Elgin Public House, 219 E. Chicago St., to find clues leading to the next location. The race wraps up at 4 p.m., when the winning team crosses the finish line. Some stops will feature challenges like those on the reality TV show. Fourteen teams are registered, and space still is available. Registration ends Friday. First prize is a basket full of prizes. Proceeds will benefit the Elgin Youth Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact Greg Bruggeman at (847) 531-7007 or at Bruggeman_g@cityofelgin.org.

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