“There are beaches in Chicago!?” It’s a response I’ve become accustomed to receiving when telling people that I grew up hanging out on the sandy, urban edge of the city during the summer.
Read the full story here:
The Official Website of the Chicago Park District
Celebrating 85 Years of Service
Vogue: Chicago Has Beaches, Too: Style and Community on the Shores of the South Side
Alert
LAKEFRONT TRAIL CLOSURE ALERT:The following sections are closed: the bike & pedestrian trails from Fullerton Ave. to North Ave, the bike & pedestrian trails from Oak St. to Ohio St., and the pedestrian trail from 47th St. to 51st St. Please continue to use caution along the lakefront in areas where water meets pavement. View a map of wet pavement cautionary areas.