Students from New Trier Township High School helped to clear invasives and then placed the woody, culled branches to make this year’s approximate 20 foot tall bonfire pile.
On right is volunteer Ed Samson of Northbrook. The fire burns at the Winter Solstice Bonfire and Celebration on Jan. 1, 2023 in Northbrook at Somme Woods Forest Preserve.
The bonfire used to be timed around the December winter solstice but was rescheduled one year to New Year’s Day, “and everyone loved it because it was after the holiday period when people were so busy and hectic,” Kojima said. “People have many thoughts and feelings that they bring to it,” Kojima said. “There are many, many people who love this event.The free event off Dundee Road near Waukegan Road was sponsored by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Friends of the Somme Preserves.
Marty Maneck of Deerfield was the returning familiar face and bagpiper who fronted the procession into the forest at 2 p.m. People followed Maneck as he performed. Some children carried ceremonial mushrooms and a log as part of the procession. Typically, it is an eight minute walk from the parking lot to the bonfire site.Penny Mosurak, 10, a fifth-grader from Lincoln Square, carried the blue mushroom during the procession.
Ed Samson of Northbrook, a regular Somme Preserves volunteer for many years, was seen enjoying snacks with friends and family, part of the visible fellowship shared on Sunday afternoon.
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