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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "middle-fork-forest-preserve",
  "name": "Middle Fork River Forest Preserve",
  "shortName": "Middle Fork",
  "region": "East-central IL",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 40.2833,
    "longitude": -87.75
  },
  "timezone": "America/Chicago",
  "bortleClass": 4,
  "summary": "IDA-certified — Illinois's only DSP and the darkest spot in the state.",
  "intro": "Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, in east-central Illinois, became the state's first International Dark Sky Park in 2018 — and remains the only one in Illinois. It follows the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River, the state's only federally designated Wild and Scenic river.",
  "established": "Designated Illinois's first International Dark Sky Park in 2018.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "In Champaign County, IL, off County Road 2500N near Oakwood, east of Champaign-Urbana.",
  "bestTime": "Fall and winter give the clearest, driest skies; the preserve is open year-round.",
  "highlights": [
    "Illinois's only International Dark Sky Park",
    "Follows Illinois's sole federally designated Wild and Scenic river",
    "Includes the Harry L. Swartz Campground for overnight stays"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Managed by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District — check their site for any lighting or access rules",
    "The Swartz Campground lets you combine an overnight stay with stargazing"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way and deep-sky objects — a rare dark pocket amid the light-polluted flatlands of central Illinois.",
  "source": {
    "label": "DarkSky International",
    "url": "https://darksky.org/places/middle-fork-river-forest-preserve-dark-sky-park/"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=middle-fork-forest-preserve",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/middle-fork-forest-preserve.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/middle-fork-forest-preserve.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Middle%20Fork%20River%20Forest%20Preserve&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Middle%20Fork%20River%20Forest%20Preserve&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=middle-fork-forest-preserve",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}