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Greetings - 124 days after receiving our permits from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  District, The City of Evanston and Wilmette Park District -  Wadsworth Golf Construction finished their portion of the project this week.  I am Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, after endless … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 9 (November 17, 2023)

Greetings -  I am still Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovations at Canal Shores. The above photo is of the three holes located at the north end of the course–holes 6, 7 and 8 (formerly holes 6 and 7). We think that these … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 8 (November 3, 2023)

Greetings -  I am Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovations at Canal Shores. The above photo is of the 30,000 square foot putting green (at bottom) and hole #1 (at top, just south of the Central St. bridge) The endless rains … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 7 (October 20, 2023)

Canal Shores Construction Update Volume 6 October 6, 2023 Greetings -  I am Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovations at Canal Shores. After what seemed like endless rains, the weather broke last weekend and Wadsworth … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 6 (October 6, 2023)

Greetings -  I am Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovations at Canal Shores. The weather has been good with nice hot spells and some rain to help us grow in the grass on the holes where we have seed in the ground. Holes … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 5 (September 22, 2023)

Greetings -  I am Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovation at Canal Shores. The golf course is now closed until the grass is ready for play in 2024. We are making steady progress from the north end to the south. At this point … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Construction Update – Volume 4 (September 9, 2023)

Greetings -  This is Chris Charnas, Vice President/Golf at Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of renovation at Canal Shores. Despite some crazy heat and rain, we keep pushing forward with construction at the 104 year old Gem. Our Superintendent, Brad Helms, will soon … [Read more...] about Construction Update – Volume 3 (August 25, 2023)

Happy Friday! I am Chris Charnas, Vice President of Canal Shores, and this is your regular update on the progress of construction of the Canal Shores Golf Course. Things are moving quickly at Canal Shores. Under the expert supervision of Doug Myslinski, Matt Lohmann and Mario Salas from Wadsworth … [Read more...] about Construction Update – Volume 2 (August 11, 2023)

Welcome to the first bimonthly Canal Shores Construction Update! For those of you I haven’t met yet, my name Chris Charnas and I am Vice President of Golf and Board Trustee at Canal Shores. I am helping oversee the renovation of the golf course this summer along with our Golf Course Architect, Todd … [Read more...] about Construction Update – Volume 1 (July 27, 2023)

Evanston RoundTable - With work finished at Canal Shores, now it’s time to watch the grass grow Sports Illustrated - Bill Murray’s Childhood Golf Course Is Coming Back to Life American Dream TV - Interview Optima and Canal Shores The Daily Northwestern: Growing grass, growing golf: Canal … [Read more...] about 2nd Century Campaign Media Coverage