Celebration of Caddies ... Legend and Lore
September 23, 2011 - 6pm to 9pm

The history of Highwood and Highland Park is replete with stories of young men rising with the sun to carry a bag of clubs for the gentry of the country club set throughout Chicago’s famous North Shore. Internationally known country clubs like Bob O’Link, Exmoor, Lake Shore and Old Elm have employed these young gentlemen (and, as of late, young ladies) through their formative years. Caddying afforded them an opportunity to help support their families, raise money to buy their first cars and homes, or put themselves through college. Young men as young as 9 and others well into adulthood have taken advantage of the many opportunities caddying has afforded.

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Terric Tomato Contest
August 2011

The Terrific Tomato Contest is in its fourth year and the competition was fierce. Seed Savers Exchange joined the Highwood Historical Society to judge the heirloom competition. Our gardeners are now world famous (of course they were before.)

We had 45 contestants and over 80 tomatoes. And tomato season was just starting! One can only wonder if the contest was one week later how many more tomatoes our judges would have had to taste!?

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