written in the water
Midwest Living|Summer 2023
On Chicago's South Side, a new river trail guides the way through nearly two centuries of Black history.
ARIONNE NETTLES
written in the water

Bonus content for select readers in ILLINOIS / INDIANA / MICHIGAN / MINNESOTA / WISCONSIN

I'M A CERTIFIED CITY GIRL. I have never paddled in any water before. But here I am, miles from downtown Chicago, in a canoe on the Little Calumet River, floating through the city's South Side. I find myself instantly connected to all that's happening around me: the strong swish of our paddles propelling us forward, the warmth of the bright sun on my face, the humming mills and factories lining the river that help keep Chicago running.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Summer 2023 من Midwest Living.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Summer 2023 من Midwest Living.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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At Long Last - At sunny meadows flower farm in Columbus, Ohio, the same cutting beds that feed summer's fresh bouquets also provide bunches of everlastings for use in dried arrangements

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