Some Sidelights Earlier this year I wrote a Hyde Park Story about Morgan Shoal in the Hyde Park Herald  The people who love the shoal are fighting to save it. Here are some sidelights that didn’t make it into the article. One of my favorite discoveries was the complex network of fossil coral reefs that … Continue reading Morgan Shoal and the Lakefront →

This wander started with a great observation by Bruce Ervin, who read my Herald article about trolley cars and wanted to talk about exactly how the 61st Street Streetcar worked. I flagged the fact that I had a speculation about the arched passageway under the Illinois Central train tracks—if, as someone told me, it had been built … Continue reading Buffalo Bill and Susan B. Anthony →

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton