Spring is right around the corner. The sun will now be out a little bit longer and days will be hopefully getting a little warmer. March is a great time to be in Lake County as the snow is continuing to melt and spring events are starting to pick up with the college kids home on spring break, the new Viper Alley in Lincolnshire opening and the Lambs Farm Farmyard is now open for the season.

I am a big college basketball fan and the NCAA has its tournament going on this month, so the Libertyville Sports Complex decided to have its 1^st ever Free Throw Challenge. The top 5 people with the highest score in each age bracket for men and woman will advance to the championship round. I decided to give this a try and see if I have what it takes to make the cut. I set my goals pretty low, as I was hoping to hit 50% of them, but knowing that I could do a lot better than that. As you can tell in my video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7wd63mTjI&feature=channel_video_title, I actually did pretty well, but unfortunately I did not make the championship round which is on March 20^th at the Sports Complex.

Spring is definitely in the air, because the Lambs Farm Farmyard is now open for the season from 10am – 5pm weekends only until April when it’s open daily. Visitors to the farmyard can meet Mrs. Wiggles, the 450 pound pig with an affinity for Bavarian Crème donuts and Oreo Cookies. You can even climb into the petting zoo with the goats, sheep and lambs. The kids will also love a ride on the old-fashioned carousel or train. Or you can see you the best mini golf family member is partaking in a round of mini golf. Spending the afternoon at Lambs Farm is easy to do and the whole family will enjoy it.

A new concert venue, Viper Alley opened last weekend in Lincolnshire. I have yet to check it out but from what I hear it is a great venue. They have live bands and DJs playing nightly Wednesday – Sunday. The venue also has a lounge and some bowling lanes. This is a place that I will have to experience.

Be sure to check our website http://www.lakecounty.org for a list of events, great hotel packages and print out coupons to area restaurants and attractions. You can also “Like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/visitlakecounty and view our Cool Places webisodes on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/visitlakecounty. Hope to see you out and exploring our great county!

Anthony Haag

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