Wisconsin: The Ice Age Trail -- Michigan: A Great Lakes shoreline -- Ohio: The Hocking Hills -- Indiana: Hoosier National Forest -- Kansas: The Flint Hills -- Nebraska: The Niobrara River and Northern Sandhills -- Missouri: The Katy Trail -- Illinois: Cahokia and the Upper Mississippi shoreline -- North Dakota: The rendezvous region -- South Dakota: Glacial Lakes and the Eastern Corridor -- Minnesota: Lake Itasca, headwaters of the Mississippi River -- Iowa: Effigy mounds in the Driftless Land.
Summary:
Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature's Soul in America's Heartland takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape. Each chapter focuses on one focal region or locality within each state, often seeking out lesser-known landscapes steeped in beauty and story. Part history, part memoir, part interview-based research, Midwest Bedrock is a personal narrative of exploring the natural beauty of America's Heartland, where each location tells the stories of the past that linger on the landscape.
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