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Michael McColly

Walking Chicago's Coast

A 63-Mile Journey to the Indiana Dunes

Michael McColly

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English
Northern Illinois University Press
15 September 2025
History of the Americas; Urban communities; The natural world, country life & pets; Local history
Blending travelogue, memoir, and environmental reportage, Walking Chicago's Coast takes readers on an urban journey. Michael McColly begins his walk at his far–North Side Chicago apartment and proceeds for two long days along the shore of Lake Michigan to the Indiana Dunes National Park. As he walks, McColly reflects on the layers of history, the constructed magnificence, and the troubling divides in this polyglot mecca of the Midwest.

From its descriptions of grand parks and architecture to packed sandy beaches to polluted neighborhoods called ""sacrifice zones"" along industrial waterways and rivers, Walking Chicago's Coast shows how such urban hiking lets one contemplate a city's grandeur and history, confront environmental and social realities, and trigger emotions and memories. Through Superfund sites, brownfields, scrapyards, and industrial ruins, McColly discovers the remarkable patterns of urban nature and the surprising beauty along his path.
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Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781501783142
ISBN 10:   1501783149
Pages:   186
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
I. Beginnings II. North Side III. South Side IV. Into Indiana V. The Indiana Dunes

Michael McColly's essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Review, and The Sun magazine. He is the author of the Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir The After-Death Room, chronicling his journey reporting on AIDS activism in Africa, Asia, and the United States.

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