Read & Run Chicago Guide & Friends of the Chicago River Policy Manager Chelsey Grassfield leads runners on a five-part series of river runs inspired by Libby Hill's The Chicago River: a Natural and Unnatural History!
About the series:
The Chicago River(s) Run series will feature runs along the North Branch, Main Stem, and South Branch of the Chicago River, as well as the Calumet River and Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal. Runners will be encouraged to read select passages from The Chicago River: a Natural and Unnatural History by Libby Hill. Come learn about the river that put Chicago on the map and makes its way through so much more of Chicago than just the downtown Riverwalk (though we’ll run that iconic location as well). Guide Chelsey Grassfield is the Policy Manager at Friends of the Chicago River and will be inviting colleagues from various organizations and agency partners to share their expertise on these runs.