6th Annual Memorial Ralph Herbst Duck Trip. Bird the lakes and ponds of the Palos region for a variety of spring waterfowl. Meet at 7:30 a.m. From I-55, exit south on to US Rte. 45/LaGrange Rd. Head straight south to the McGinnis Slough parking lot on the west side of LaGrange Rd. Leader: Jeff Sanders. (Important Note: Contact Jeff Sanders -- yellowstart5@yahoo.com, or 847-657-6431 the night before if you have questions about whether the ponds are frozen and whether the trip will be on as scheduled.)