Chicago outdoors: Most events a go for Show & Go

Capt. Pat Harrison, shown here on an outing downtown, will be among the presenters at the Fish & Hook Sports Show Saturday. | Dale Bowman

As of this morning on Thursday, March 12, here is the weekend SHOW & GO. If anything changes, I will update. I also suspect many will be out trying for coho, which are moving up the Lake Michigan shoreline, or trying to get the jump on inland crappie fishing. Of course, the weather may play a factor and so will concern about coronavirus.

Fish & Hook Sports Show is Saturday.

My plans should include the Fish & Hook Sports Show, but that may change if news about coronavirus around Illinois changes. For a change, that show is not going on the opening weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament when I am out of town, so I am hoping to attend the Fish & Hook Sports Show for the first time. It will held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the VFW Post 5788 in Lockport.

Canoecopia is Friday, March 13, to Sunday, March 15, at the Alliant Energy Center, in Madison, Wis. As of now, they are running updates on coronavirus precautions, but plan on the show going.

The Greater Chicago Boat Show is scheduled at the Schaumburg Convention Center Friday, March 13, to Sunday, March 15.

The Birding America Symposium, originally scheduled for North Park University in Chicago on Saturday, has been postponed. No date has been set yet.

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