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A PROCLAMATION recognizing May 28, 2019, as Canal Shores Day WHEREAS for 100 years Canal Shores Golf Course has provided recreation, green space, and affordable and accessible golf to everyone, especially children; and WHEREAS since its founding by Peter N. Jans in 1919, Canal Shores has … [Read more...] about Canal Shores Proclamation Day

A Message From The President One hundred years ago, Canal Shores started its journey along the banks of the North Shore Channel in Evanston and Wilmette.  In the most recent leg of that journey, Canal Shores has become a unique combination of golf, ecology and community.  Canal Shores needs your … [Read more...] about A Message from Karl Leinberger, President, 2019-20

A message from the President Welcome! As President of the Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association for 2017-18, I want to invite you to be part of the Canal Shores community. Since we reorganized the Association several years ago, our volunteer Board has made great progress – making improvements to … [Read more...] about A Message from the President

Preserving The Future Of Golf In Our Community In January 2016, the Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association, which runs and maintains Canal Shores Golf Course, received a planning grant from IDNR’s Coastal Management Program. This grant is to enable Canal Shores to “hire a design engineering firm … [Read more...] about 2017 ECO-MASTER PLAN: Preserving the Future of Golf in Our Community

CANAL SHORES GOLF COURSE RECOGNIZED BY AUDUBON INTERNATIONAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE Evanston, Ill., March 1, 2017 - The Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association is pleased to announce that it has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon … [Read more...] about CANAL SHORES GOLF COURSE RECOGNIZED BY AUDUBON INTERNATIONAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE

CANAL SHORES ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION EFFORTS HONORED BY FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER Evanston, June 26, 2018 – Canal Shores Golf Course received the 2018 Silver Ribbon Award from the Friends of the Chicago River for its ecological restoration work that aids in the improvement of the Chicago River … [Read more...] about CANAL SHORES ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION EFFORTS HONORED BY FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER

A SPACE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT CANAL SHORES On Friday, July 27, Grammy-winning singer and Chicago civil rights icon Mavis Staples will perform with special guest Marc Broussard at Canal Shores welcomed by 93XRT, a media partner on all the Out of Space summer events. Staples, who rose to … [Read more...] about Mavis Staples W/Marc Broussard

By Evanston Now on November 17, 2017 - 11:58am http://evanstonnow.com/story/business/evanston-now/2017-11-17/78740/early-holiday-gift-idea-from-canal-shores Canal shores 12th hole photo courtesy Jon Cavalier from Geekedongolf It’s not often that the price of something goes down, but that’s what’s … [Read more...] about From Evanston Now: Early holiday gift idea from Canal Shores

For Immediate Release Nov. 21, 2017 Contact: Pro Shop – 847/475-9173 or info@canalshores.org The Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association has announced the election of new Board members for 2018. The election was held Nov. 16 at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Newly elected from Evanston … [Read more...] about EWGCA Announces 2018 Board Members