Tell Us What You Love About Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

Patch is working on a project to welcome summer in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, and we want you to be a part of it.

We'll be putting together a series of stories we're calling the Patch Passport to Lake Forest, Lake Bluff to help readers become tourists in their own town.

As we work, we would love your input! We will feature local hot spots for shopping and dining, fun kid-friendly places and historically important landmarks. We'll capture them through stories, photos and videos.

Here are some of the things we are starting with, but this is just the beginning. You know your town best. If you know of something cool in Lake Forest or Lake Bluff that isn't on this list, tell us.

So what do you love most about Lake Forest, Lake Bluff?

Tell us:

• Where are the most kid-friendly places in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff?
• Where can you check out a piece of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff history?
• Where is your favorite store in town for interesting items?
• Where do you go when you want to get away and be pampered for a while? Do you have a favorite spa or local watering hole?
• What is your favorite restaurant? Where do you go for something a little unusual, the tastiest local international cuisine?
• What is a "hidden gem" in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, a place everyone should know about but not many do?

Share it with us, and we'll share it with our readers.

Through the Patch Passport to Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, we will profile all sorts of local places and spaces, showing you how to be a tourist in your own town.

Tell us on Twitter (twitter.com/LakeForestPatch), leave a comment on our Facebook page (facebook.com/[LakeForestPatch), e-mail me, Local Editor Jim Powers at james.powers@patch.com or comment right on this story.

We can't wait to hear your ideas.