A VISIT TO CANTIGNY
(Wheaton, Illinois)
Cantigny is a 500-acre park in Wheaton, Illinois. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune. Open to the public from February through December, Cantigny comprises expansive formal and informal gardens, a historic Georgian-style brick house, a military museum, a visitor center with cafe, a picnic grove with pavilion, an outdoor playground, hiking paths and a 27-hole golf course with driving range, pro-shop and restaurant.
Veterans Voices participants, some with spouses, carpooled from Orland Park to Wheaton to spend several enjoyable hours on the grounds, in the museum, and at lunch. It was a beautiful day and a great trip with good company.