The Park District of Highland Park celebrated the end of the dog days of summer with Woofstock, a free event for families and family dogs.

Last summer I saw a squirrel in the park wearing a red collar. For a while I saw him every few days around the same area. Everybody thought I was seeing something else – it was injured or had paint on it or something.

The second annual Orphans of the Storm Pooch Parade welcomed more than 100 locals and their dogs at 9 a.m. Aug. 16. The crowd gathered at Jaycee Memorial Park for breakfast and activities before heading out on a two mile walk down Greenwood and Hazel Avenues.

August 6 marked the 100th year that Lake Forest Day has been celebrated, and residents of the city and friends from neighboring communities turned out in droves for the festivities.

The barns are full, the food is cooking, the midway lights are flashing and the gates to the 2008 Lake County Fair are open.

Hundreds of residents of Lake Forest and guests took in the cool evening air in Market Square while enjoying the rockabilly sounds of Big Guitars from Memphis.