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Winter vacation in or near Chicago? Bowling, candy, Key Lime Cove

This article talks about winter vacation ideas in Chicago. Not surprisingly that's when hotels are cheapest. There's a bowling weekend getaway, a feed your kids as much junk food as possible vacation, stuff aimed at locals who aren't going to leave the Chicago area, and another interesting one...

I do like water parks but I'm not so sure this one is for me (seems to be geared toward kids):

And opening Feb. 29 right in Gurnee is the 30-acre KeyLime Cove Resort, where you can pretend that it's not winter and it's not cold outside. It's like an indoor mini-vacation to the Caribbean. Guests stay ins suites that include flat-screen TVs with cable and refrigerator, and they have exclusive rights to use the 65,000-square-foot Lost Paradise Indoor Water Park with whirlpool, body slides, water slides, river tube rides and kiddie pools. The Rip Tide Reef Arcade features foosball, air hockey and loads of other kid-oriented games. KeyLime has also created its own cast of charismatic characters like Toukie the Toucan and Marty the Chameleon who tell stories and do performances throughout the resort.

"KeyLime Cove is putting a new twist on the way Americans vacation," said managing director Andrew Bateman.

And parents, get this -- you can purchase a predetermined amount of "fun" for your kids at the resort.

Posted by James Trotta at February 8, 2008 2:38 AM | TrackBack