North Shore Cruise
These photos highlight a bicycle ride on Chicago’s North Shore. This primo pedaling excursion is featured in Road Biking Illinois.
The book is available at bookstores throughout the state and at online retailers like Amazon.
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- Just north of Wright Woods Forest Preserve sits a house that belonged to Adlai Stevenson, a former Illinois governor and two-time presidential candidate.
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- Sunset Park is a wonderful spot in Lake Bluff–and little known outside of the immediate area.
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- Along with Lake Michigan, the most interesting geological feature on the North Shore are the many wooded ravines that run toward the lake.
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- The central campus area at Lake Forest College is dominated by Young Hall built in 1878.
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- The 227-foot-tall water tower at Fort Sheridan is flanked by buildings that once served as soldiers’ barracks.
