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The Chicago Lakefront Trail (LFT [ 1 ]) is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) [ 2 ] partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities.
On June 25, 2021, the Chicago City Council approved a compromise ordinance renaming the outer portion of Lake Shore Drive for the city's first non-indigenous settler, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable. [7] [8] The Lakefront Trail, an 18-mile (29 km) multi-use trail, parallels Lake Shore Drive on the east side for most of its length. Pedestrians can ...
Jackson Park is a 551.5-acre (223.2 ha) urban park on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of Chicago. Straddling the Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore neighborhoods, the park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition.
August 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM. CHICAGO - A group of runners, both Jewish and Palestinian, have taken to Chicago 's lakefront trail this week in a bid to promote peace and understanding in Gaza. Led ...
Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km 2) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus. Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it ...
Northerly Island Natural Area on south half of Northerly Island. Northerly Island (also Northerly Island Park) is a 119-acre (48 ha) human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago 's Lake Michigan lakefront. [ 1 ] Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field ...
This is a route-map template for the Chicago Lakefront Trail, a trail in Chicago, the United States. For a key to symbols see {{trails legend}}. For information on using this template, refer to Template:Routemap. For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue
North Shore (Chicago) Map of northeastern Illinois showing the North Shore and surrounding areas. The North Shore consists of many affluent suburbs north of Chicago, Illinois, bordering the shores of Lake Michigan. These communities fall within suburban Cook County and Lake County. The North Shore's membership is often a topic of debate, and it ...