Peter Vagt's book features Morton Arboretum's greatness
"Light through the Trees: Photographs at the Morton Arboretum" by Peter Vagt honors the 100th anniversary of the Morton Arboretum.
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"Light through the Trees: Photographs at the Morton Arboretum" by Peter Vagt honors the 100th anniversary of the Morton Arboretum.
What It Was Really Like Being A Mountain Man In The 1800s Buyenlarge/Getty Images By Jan MacKell Collins/Dec. 28, 2020 1:12 am EDT/Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 11:49 pm EDT Tough. Resilient. Determined. Adventurous. These are just some of the words used to describe the mountain men (also commonly referred to as fur trappers) who rambled all over the Rocky Mountains — but also eastern parts of early America — as far back as the 1500's. By the early 1800's, says Legends of America, Joseph Dickson became one of the "first known mountain men" when he traveled alongside explorers...