Summer 25 OP Newsletter

HERITAGE SITES

Increased participation in sports and other recreational activities later resulted in the formation of the Orland Park Youth Association (OYA) in 1957. That year, the organization created four baseball diamonds on a property donated by James Duffy, located on 151st Street and West Avenue in the Orland Park Hills Subdivision. Today, the OYA offers programs for boys and girls in baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and basketball at both recreational and competitive levels. If you’re interested in seeing what a baseball game might have looked like in the 1860s, join us at our fourth annual Vintage Base Ball Game on July 26 from 1 - 4 P.M. at Stellwagen Farm (17701 108th Avenue)! This free event will feature a game between the Chicago Salmon and the Flossmoor Whistlestoppers, a petting zoo, a food truck selling ball game favorites and more!

This article was written by Heritage Sites Supervisor Libby Paulson. For more information on the Orland Park Heritage Sites, visit orlandpark.org/heritagesites or email heritagesites@orlandpark.org.

OYA Champion Team, 1993

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