Four Rivers Story Trail: ‘I’m Trying to Love Spiders’
Event information
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
Contact: 815-722-9470
Photo by Chad Merda
Event details
This ongoing program runs from Saturday, Sept. 27, to Friday, Oct. 31. Preserve hours are 8 a.m. to sunset.
“I’m Trying To Love Spiders” is an award-winning, cleverly engaging book written and illustrated by Bethany Barton. Fact-filled but also silly and relatable, it should be on everyone’s to-read list. Your heart might not warm up to these creatures, but you will definitely learn a lot.
Please remember squashing bugs in your own home is fine, but at the forest preserve all creatures great and small should not be harmed.
Event requirements
No registration required.
This story is appropriate for all ages and will be spaced out along an accessible 0.4-mile trail. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online no later than 48 hours before the program.