Editing Wilmette, Illinois (section)

==Sports and recreation==
[[File:Gillson Park and Beach.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Gillson Park]]
The Wilmette Park District oversees over 300 acres of parks and open land including Gillson Park and Beaches; Keay Nature Center; the Community Playfield, Mallinckrodt Park and a portion of the Green Bay Bike Trail. Five facilities including the Lakeview Center; Centennial Recreation Complex; the Community Recreation Center; the Wilmette Golf Club and the Mallinckrodt Center house Park District programs and activities. Neighborhood parks can be found in 15 additional locations throughout the village. A wide range of recreation programming encompasses children and adults from four months old to seniors.

The Wilmette Park District's Community Recreation Center has a 10,000-sq ft [[gymnastics]] facility.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wilmettepark.org/gymnastics| title=Gymnastics| author=<!--website=Not stated-->| website=www.wilmettepark.org| access-date=February 18, 2016| archive-date=February 19, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219190600/http://www.wilmettepark.org/gymnastics| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 the Wilmette Platform Tennis Club was opened. The Wilmette Platform Tennis Club has four [[paddle tennis]] courts and a warming hut.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.wilmettepark.org/platform.cfm| title= Platform Tennis| access-date= May 22, 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Yachts Park in Chicago River - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Wilmette Harbor]]

The [[North Shore Channel Trail]] also passes through the village.

===Beaches===
[[File:Sandy Beach in Gillson Park - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Beach at Wilmette's Gilson Park]]
Wilmette contains three public beaches, a large one at the 60 acre Gilson Park and two smaller ones at Langdon Park and the Elmwood Dunes Preserve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilmettepark.org/lakefront/wilmette-beaches |title=Wilmette Beaches |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=www.wilmettepark.com |publisher=Wilmette Park District |access-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605193252/http://www.wilmettepark.org/lakefront/wilmette-beaches |url-status=live }}</ref> The beaches have been a local family attraction for decades. Swimming is allowed only in specific areas. The park also provides a dog beach which is located south of the main public beach area. Depending on weather conditions, the park's beaches may be temporarily closed in order to maintain the safety of the park's visitors.<ref name=gilson>{{cite web| url= http://www.wilmettepark.org/lakefront/gillson-park| title= Gilson Park| access-date= March 10, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090707005208/http://www.wilmettepark.org/lakefront/gillson-park| archive-date= July 7, 2009| url-status= dead}}</ref> Gilson Park also hosts a public theater, the Wallace Bowl, which provides a variety of performances throughout the summer. Tennis courts are open from sunrise to after sunset, and there is space for people to play beach volleyball and soccer.<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.wilmettepark.org/performingarts/starlight
| title= Starlight Theater & Mallinckrodt Concerts
| access-date= March 10, 2013
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130318190159/http://www.wilmettepark.org/performingarts/starlight
| archive-date= March 18, 2013
| url-status= dead
}}</ref> Gillson Park also has a marina (Wilmette Harbor) and built-in grills for barbecuing located throughout the park.<ref name=gilson/>

===Centennial Park===
Wilmette's Centennial Park contains a public swimming pool, tennis and indoor ice-skating facilities.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.wilmettepark.org/cent.cfm| title= Centennial Park| access-date= January 2, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071226174139/http://www.wilmettepark.org/cent.cfm| archive-date= December 26, 2007| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=Ice>{{cite web| url=http://www.wilmettepark.org/ice| title=Ice skating| author= <!--website=Not stated-->| website=www.wilmettepark.org| access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> The park's ice-skating center (Centennial Ice Center) is a member of the [[United States Figure Skating Association]] and the [[Ice Skating Institute]] (ISI).<ref name=Ice/> The Ice Center is home to ISI class programs instructing over 3,000 skaters a year and ISI hockey classes instructing over 500 skaters a year.<ref name=Ice/> It is used by the Wilmette Hockey Association, Wilmette Tribe Hockey Club, [[New Trier High School]] Hockey Club, [[Loyola Academy]] Hockey Club, and [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]] Hockey Club, the Wilmette Cougars Women's Hockey Club, Tom McDaniels Adult Hockey Hockey North America Adult Hockey, the Loyola Academy Thanksgiving High School Hockey Invitational Tournament, and a "Mid-Summer Classic" ISI Competition.<ref name=Ice/> The Wilmette Tennis Club features eight indoor tennis courts at Centennial Park.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wilmettepark.org/tennis| title=Tennis| author=<!--website=Not stated-->| website=www.wilmettepark.org| access-date=February 18, 2016| archive-date=February 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204132804/http://www.wilmettepark.org/tennis| url-status=live}}</ref>

===Curling===
The 1972 [[United States Men's Curling Championship]] was held in Wilmette. The event served as a qualifier to decide which team would represent United States the [[1972 Air Canada Silver Broom|1972]] [[World Curling Championships]].<ref name="teamusachampionships"/>

The Wilmette Curling Club won the 1985 United States Men's Curling Championship.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=WINNERS OF INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING 1985 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/29/sports/winners-of-individual-and-team-championships-during-1985.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |location=[[New York City]] |date=December 29, 1985 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219090659/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/29/sports/winners-of-individual-and-team-championships-during-1985.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live }}</ref> The club represented the United States at the [[1985 Air Canada Silver Broom|1985]] men's [[World Curling Championships]] where they ultimately tied with Denmark to place 3rd overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/37 |title=Air Canada Silver Broom 1985 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=results.worldcurling.org |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219142325/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/37 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Golf===
The village is home to Wilmette Golf Course, designed by [[Joe Roseman]], which is open to the public. The golf course is a facility of the Wilmette Park District.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golf Redirects|url=http://www.wilmettepark.org/golf|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=www.wilmettepark.org|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807145532/http://wilmettepark.org/golf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/joseph-a-roseman.html|website=worldgolf.com|title=Joseph A. Roseman: Courses Built|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215082416/http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/joseph-a-roseman.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The village is also home to a private golf course at Westmoreland Country Club, established in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westmorelandcc.org/ |title=Home |author=<!--website=Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=www.westmorelandcc.com |publisher=Westmoreland Country Club |access-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619055828/http://www.westmorelandcc.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westmorelandcc.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=351182&ssid=255858&vnf=1 |publisher=Westmoreland Country Club |title=Westmoreland Country Club: History |access-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503054342/http://www.westmorelandcc.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=351182&ssid=255858&vnf=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Canal Shores Golf Course]] straddles the border of Wilmette and Evanston.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canalshores.org/ |title=Home |author=<!--website=Not stated--> |date=n.d. |website=www.canalshores.org |publisher=Canal Shores |access-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522191821/http://www.canalshores.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>