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Prairie Partner News & Announcements
The
Goose
Lake
Prairie
Partners
are
proud to
announce
that
roads
and
parking
lots in
the park
are
currently
being
redone
every
where in
the park
although
Fishing
is still
open.
Walking
is
temporarily
unavailable
until
this
work is
done. We
will
report
when
trails
are open
again.
Sorry
for the
inconvenience
but the
roads
and
parking
areas
really
need the
improvements.
![]() Joannet Fleming Goose Lake Prairie Partner 1985 -- 2025 Past President, Treasurer, Secretary, Bulletin Editor, and Mentor. Selected as Most Valuable Member many times over. The Goose Lake Prairie Partners will definitely miss our Partner who has mentored us all. Joannet Fleming, who has had a hand in all the activities at the park since 1985, has moved on to join her loving husband. Her time spent at the park was appreciated by her Partner friends as well as the administration and Park employees.
The Partners have so many memories of her effort to teach the
children about life on the prairie
and so many other jobs at the park.
Jo was a friend to all of us and
will be missed, and especially every
Cabin Festival...Jo's favorite job
was teaching the children and
visitors from the her three-legged
stool in the ole Cragg Cabin.
Visitation for Joannet E. Fleming will be held on Sunday,
August 24, 2025, at the Fred C.
Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Rd.,
Joliet, IL, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Funeral Services will be held at the
funeral home chapel on Monday,
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Inurnment will follow at Woodlawn
Memorial Park. Cremation rites will
be accorded following the
visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural
Area, Goose Lake Prairie Partners,
5010 N. Jugtown Road, Morris, IL
60450, would be appreciated.
For more information please call 815-741-5500 or visit
her Memorial Tribute at
www.fredcdames.com where
you can share a favorite memory or
leave an online condolence.
Visit the New Cragg Cabin! We celebrated the new Cragg Cabin June 4th, 2022, and dedicated it to the Education program. We presented the Cabin built of white oak logs to Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area and IDNR. ![]() The Cabin was erected on the GLPSNA site by Builder Todd Daggett and his Assistant Ken Daggett. The process of building was shared on our Facebook page. Look for "Goose Lake Prarie Partners Inc" for updates. Download the Revised Cragg Cabin History Story
| ![]() GL Prairie Partners awarded Volunteer of the year 2022 by IDNR at the State Fair. Staff in the center may be called to another part of the park. If your visit is to the Center, you might call to be sure it is open. (815) 942-2899 Click for Historic Mural
Bits & Pieces Reserve GLP Picnic Shelters groups of 25 go to https://camp.exploremoreil.com/ There are no camping facilities at GLPSNA. Like us on Facebook To contact the Prairie Partner webmaster - Click here Visit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Page - Click Here. Video Presentation on Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area Narrated by Charlene McDade - Click Here
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