Bloomingdale in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maple Lake Makeover

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 16, 2026

1. Maple Lake Makeover Marker

Inscription. The land in front of you was once a mound of construction debris piled next to a barren pit, but in the 1990s the Forest Preserve District began to transform it into a scenic hillside and the 32-acre Maple Lake.

Today, the lake not only holds stormwater during heavy rains (keeping it from flowing into streets and sewers) but also creates homes and hunting grounds for widlife and fishing hotspots for anglers.

Stocked with bluegill, largemouth bass and smaller nongame fish, Maple Lake offers exciting fishing for all types of anglers!

The cement structure on the far shoreline is a "spillway." During heavy rains it allows stormwater to spill from the adjacent wetland into Maple Lake instead of streets and sewers. The cement "teeth" slow the flow, protecting the spillway and adjacent shoreline. The overflow slowly reenters the wetland as waters in the wetland seep into the ground.

Erected by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.

Location. 41° 57.715′ N,

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88° 4.292′ W. Marker is in Bloomingdale, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Circle Avenue near Spring Valley Drive, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the eastern edge of Maple Lake, which is part of Meacham Grove Forest Preserve. It can be accessed by a short walk from the parking lot off of Circle Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medinah IL 60157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Labyrinth Fun Facts (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bloomingdale's Farming History (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bloomingdale's Holstein Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roselle-Bochnia Sisters Cities Peace Pole

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 16, 2026

2. Maple Lake Makeover Marker

(approx. 1½ miles away); Roselle Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Heaven's Brigade Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Ukraine Holodomor Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomingdale.

Also see . . .
1. Meacham Grove Forest Preserve.

Excerpt: "The Potawatomi were the sole inhabitants of the area that is now Bloomingdale until 1830, when the first white settlers arrived. In 1833, the Meacham brothers claimed 1,200 acres, mainly woodlands used for construction and fences. In 1920, the Forest Preserve District acquired 40 acres previously owned by the Meachams from the Heinberg family and created Bloomingdale Grove Forest Preserve, later renamed Meacham Grove. It acquired additional parcels in 1977 and the mid-1990s."

(Submitted on June 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Take a Hike: Meacham Grove Forest Preserve. (Submitted on June 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 16, 2026

3. Maple Lake

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on June 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.