Pavilion rental season is open at Kunkle Park in Washington Township. Township Supervisor Joe Olszewski said the pandemic resulted in fewer picnic pavilion bookings in 2020 for the 40-plus acre park.

The origin of the word "picnic" is speculative. It may have come from the French verb piquer, meaning "to peck" or "to pick," and the noun nique, meaning "a small amount" or "nothing whatsoever." ...

The Naperville Park District will start accepting residents’ applications to rent pavilions and picnic space during the summer starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7. Applications will be accepted ...

The large pavilion in Egelman Park will be getting a face-lift. The 89-by-53-foot steel, wood and stone picnic shelter will undergo a $160,355 rehabilitation, including a new metal roof and repairs to ...