Barn Raiser Special Report
Reimagining Rural Cartographies
Reimaging Rural Cartographies features written and photo essays that create or examine nontraditional and living maps of the Midwest. How does the path a cougar took to roam into the heart of Chicago help us understand how urban, suburban and rural landscapes are changing? What really happens in the forest at the center of a recent Landback movement? How does the USPS serve as a rural lifeline, connecting neighbors and faraway places, despite service cuts? The series is guest-edited by Lydia Moran and funded by Arts Midwest’s Creative Media Cohort program.
Native Life
December 5, 2024
Indigenous Artists Give Minnesota a Map Makeover
A roundtable conversation with three women who are reviving land-based wisdom and history from a Dakota perspective
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Environment
December 12, 2024
Mapping a Mountain Lion’s Ghost
One mountain lion’s 800-mile journey to the heart of Chicago offers a window into the Midwest’s changing ecology
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Environment
December 22, 2024
Who Does Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest Belong To?
Can a beloved forest bridge the gap between a fractured past and a hopeful future?
Maija Hecht, essay & photography
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Culture
January 2, 2025
How Rural Post Offices Sustain Community
Reflections on the post offices of Benzie County, Michigan, as a living map
Mary Welcome, essay & photography
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