Via ChicagoTribune:

A sneak peek of a glacial kame or “soaring bluff” 80 feet above the Fox River off Kelsey Road in Lake Barrington will be offered Saturday as officials try to call attention to the new Grassy Lake Forest Preserve and what still needs to be done to open it to the public…

It will be the first time the public has access to the 94-acre parcel known by the name of its previous owners — the Hurd property — and thought to have once been populated by Native Americans. Visitors will be able to park and walk to the bluff and see plans for new walking trails, a canoe landing and scenic overlook…

Forest preserve employees will be on hand from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. to talk about the habitat restoration project and the site that is on the southwest portion of the 689-acre preserve…

The forest preserve lies in several Barrington communities with the majority of the land in Lake Barrington.  Parking to its main entrance is at Lake Barrington Village Hall, 23860 N. Old Barrington Road, off Kelsey Road…