Section of beach goes child-free
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/06/22/section_of_beach_goes_childfree/1135/
LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 22 (UPI) -- A Lake Forest, Ill., public beach has opened a kid-free zone designed for over-21s looking for some lakefront peace and quiet.
The northern Chicago suburb created the adults-only section of the city's nearly mile-long beach after several residents requested the move, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
"We're creating a quieter space for those adults that are in search of that type of atmosphere," said Sally Swarthout, program manager for the Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Board.
Some beachgoers said they appreciate the peace associated with a child-free zone, but some experts say the move is an invitation for controversy.
"To close off a space that is quintessentially associated with children and sand castles and pails and bathing suits seems to me to be a sad commentary," said Diane Geraghty, director of the Civitas ChildLaw Center at Loyola University Chicago. "It almost sounds like people want to create their own country club on (public) property
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