Category: Bicycle Travel

The brewing cycle: cross-country bike & beer bloggers tour Chicago’s best breweries

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[This piece also appears in Newcity magazine.]

“What advice would you give someone who wants to open a brewpub?” asks David Michael earnestly, wielding a video camera, with a bike helmet hanging off his backpack. “Don’t do it,” answers Revolution Brewing’s mutton-chopped owner Josh Deth with a grin. “It’s a whole lot of work.” Continue reading The brewing cycle: cross-country bike & beer bloggers tour Chicago’s best breweries

A Car-Free Exodus to “Little Egypt”

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[This piece also appears on Walk Weekend.]

Most people think of the Land of Lincoln as Chicago plus pancake-flat prairie, but Southern Illinois is completely different. The region, nicknamed “Little Egypt” because it’s located in the delta of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, is blanketed by the lush Shawnee National Forest and roller-coaster hills, which makes it a challenging, beautiful destination for bicycle travel.

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