What Happened to the Girl Scouts’ Log Cabin in Bemis?
In 1921, the Cook County Forest Preserve District built a log cabin in the Bemis Woods for Western Springs’ Girl Scouts. But, where did it go?
In 1920, the first Girl Scout troop in Western Springs was organized. Shortly afterwards, an effort was made to have a Girl Scout camp site built in the Bemis Woods, directly north of the village. While the Forest Preserve District of Cook County had turned down eight similar requests from other groups, they agreed to allow a log cabin to be built in the Forest Preserve for the new troop. According to news reports from that time period, the scouts found a spot in the Bemis Woods near the Salt Creek, a half mile west of Wolf Road and north of Ogden Avenue, which they felt would be ideal for a camp site. The superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District agreed and, soon, plans were under way for its construction. Best of all, …
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