Page 4 Page 40 Cover: "A solitary hiker enjoys the fall beauty at Fern Clyffe State Park near Goreville in southern Illinois. Other photos accompanying information in this issue indicates that Department of Conservation managed areas in the northern reaches of the state offer a variety of winter sports opportunities."

FEATURE Winter's Coming! A Downhill Rush ................ 4 Commerical Skiing Facilities ............................... 6 Cross Country Skiing in Illinois......................................... 8 SPECIAL ARTICLES Master's Swimming: An Innovative Concept .............................................. 10 Moving Back to Basics with Leisure Education .......................................... 13 Old Time Open Community Music Jam (Student Article) ........................... 16 Peoria Maintains Heritage ..........................................................................40 DEPARTMENTS Commissioner's Viewpoint............12 Legislative Scene..........................14 Tads & Tidbits.............................27 IPRA Highlites.............................28 IAPD Highlites.............................29 Creative Corner...........................30 Mailbag.......................................34 People, Places 'N Things.............36 Editor's Page...............................42 Associate Members ....................43

ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION

IAPD-IPRA JOINT EDITORIAL BOARD

David Markworth, Des Plaines Park District, Co-Chairman
Robert S. Nichols, Commissioner, Bensenville, Co-Chairman
Jeff Boubelik, Dolton Park District
Ralph Cianchetti, Commissioner, Highland Park
Lawrence Clark, Geneva Park District
Robert Dunsmuir, Wheaton Park District
Earle Hodgen, Park District of Highland Park
Patricia H. Leonhard, Commissioner, Champaign
Paul Swanson, Elk Grove Park District
Kay Forest, IPRA, Ex-Officio
Editorial Office: 300 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62701

Theodore B. Flickinger, Executive Director, IAPD, Managing Editor

Leonard E. Cleary, Jr., Southern Illinois University — Carbondale, Editor

Robert P. Humke, Madison Metropolitan School District—Madison, Editor Emeritus

ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION (ISSN: 0019-2155) is published bi-monthly at Springfield. Illinois by the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. Subscription per year: Domestic, $5.00; Foreign, $7.50. Single copies, $1.00 each. Second class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois.