Chicago area offers plenty of places to get back out into nature
A byproduct of the pandemic was residents’ renewed connection to nature. Check out these Chicago-area spots for outdoor fix.
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A byproduct of the pandemic was residents’ renewed connection to nature. Check out these Chicago-area spots for outdoor fix.
'Leaders & Legacies' continues with Joy Morton, founder of The Morton Arboretum This photo, circa 1927, shows Joy Morton walking along Joy Path. Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum DuPage Foundation's Leaders & Legacy series In 1923, Joy Morton added a library wing, designed by John Root, to his Thornhill mansion, specifically for Arboretum use. Most of the house was razed in 1941, but the library wing, now called the Founder's Room, was connected to the new Thornhill building. Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum A photo in the DuPage County Centennial Supplement shows author ...
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Flowers are in bloom and graduations are too in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 22-28, 2021.
South African artist Daniel Popper has created five huge sculptures for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. The "Human+Nature" exhibit replaces the installation of giant trolls that brought record crowds to the tree preserve in Lisle.