Andrew Morkes

Author of Nature in Chicagoland blog/book, They Teach That in College!?, & more books. Nature lover/hiking enthusiast. Writer/Editor/Founder College & Career Pr

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Looking for some great places to visit in Chicagoland this summer? If so, check out my new book, Nature in Chicagoland: More Than 120 Fantastic Nature Destinations That You Must Visit (304 pages, 210+ photos, ISBN 978-0-9829210-5-0). You can learn more at https://t.co/r67Gq4PVM0

[Chicago History ™️ @Chicago_History]

On 80's Night at The SOX Game - it was BAT TO THE FUTURE BABY!

Braden Montgomery made his MLB debut tonight on the South Side, and only fitting with the great Bob Costas & Stone Pony on the call, Montgomery shocks the World with a walk off home run to send Chicago home happy!

As a wise KING once said "DRIVE HOME SAFELY, BEEP-BEEP!!"

Don't stop now boys!

#ChicagoHistory 🧦

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

When 102-year-old World War II veteran Wally King asks you to have a beer at the Stop Bar in Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, you have a beer (or two) with Wally King at the Stop Bar in Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy. What an honor!  Wally flew 75 combat missions in the Second World War in P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts.  He was shot down in April of 1945, parachuting out of his P-47 over Germany and becoming a POW before then evading both German and Soviet forces on his way to freedom.  Legend! 
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Normandy with Wally three times for D-Day commemoration events with the Best Defense Foundation over the past few years.  We always have a blast!  🇺🇸

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Wonderful insight and advice

[Neal K. Shah @nealkshah]

Hospice nurses say there is a quiet moment that happens in the minutes before someone dies, and most families sitting right there in the room do not recognize it until it has already passed. It is not dramatic, it is not loud, and it looks almost like nothing at all if you do not know what you are seeing or what to look for. Nurses who have sat with hundreds of patients at the end of life describe it as one of the most profound and tender things they witness in their entire careers. The hardest part is that most families only find out what that moment was after the fact, during grief, when it is too late to go back and be fully present for it. You deserve to know what to look for before you are sitting in that room, not after you have already left it. Share this with anyone who has a loved one in hospice care or who is walking alongside someone in their final days.

[Neal K. Shah @nealkshah]

Hospice nurses say there is a quiet moment that happens in the minutes before someone dies, and most families sitting right there in the room do not recognize it until it has already passed. It is not dramatic, it is not loud, and it looks almost like nothing at all if you do not know what you are seeing or what to look for. Nurses who have sat with hundreds of patients at the end of life describe it as one of the most profound and tender things they witness in their entire careers. The hardest part is that most families only find out what that moment was after the fact, during grief, when it is too late to go back and be fully present for it. You deserve to know what to look for before you are sitting in that room, not after you have already left it. Share this with anyone who has a loved one in hospice care or who is walking alongside someone in their final days.

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Horner Park Natural Area offers beautiful trails, native plantings & views of the Chicago River & sky that could convince wealthy misers to hand out $100 bills like they were nickels & make the Grinch change his plans about Christmas
@chicagoparks #birds
https://t.co/bOKuFEb3Ci

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Jennifer Welch: “Boycott every fucking thing on CBS News. From the morning all the way through to the evening. These are the same people that fired Stephen Colbert because Trump got his feelings hurt by a comedian. These people are the biggest bunch of pussies that masquerade with these grandstanding letters like they’re such badasses. These people don’t care about the truth, they don’t care about journalism, they don’t care about the Constitution, they don’t care about a free press. It’s just absolutely devastating what these oligarchs have done to our country”

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Visit Sardeson Forest Preserve in the Driftless Region for Great Views, Challenging Hiking & Good Birding

If you're looking for a great weekend trip, head to Mineral Point. A historic WI town with great hiking.
#mineralpoint #driftlessregion #wisconsin
https://t.co/M3QjNzIpso

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

I've published a revised article about National Park Service destinations near Chicago. One NPS property is in Chicago & one of its best national parks is just a 45-minute drive from the city. Also: presidents, Ice Age Trail & Native American effigy mounds https://t.co/1f844iXjoh

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I've posted a new article at my blog, Nature in Chicagoland.

LaBagh Woods is a great spot in the city for birding and some easy nature hiking. Birders have recorded 220+ bird species in only 80 acres of natural areas.
https://t.co/Q2N7pQXIdA

#Birds #birding #birdwatching

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I've posted a new story at my blog, Nature in Chicagoland:

Visit Skokie River Nature Preserve for Great Birding, Hiking & Wildflower Views

You can read it at https://t.co/dwwIrRm6r9

This was a fun hike! Get out there soon to see the spring blooms.
#lakeforestillinois #prairie

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Looking for suggestions on what to do outdoors this weekend? If so, check out the This Weekend section of my blog, Nature in Chicagoland, which spotlights 160+ popular and off-the-beaten path destinations in 12 Illinois counties. https://t.co/Ysxn3g2hMU

[Jim Lynch @JimRLynch]

For a decade and a half, Pete Kastanes highlighted Chicago’s history online through his website, Vanished Chicagoland, and associated social media accounts.

https://t.co/kLdSZjNdS4

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Are you a fan of Pete Kastanes' Vanished Chicagoland Stories podcast? Sadly, he passed away this weekend. His authenticity & deep love of Chicago will be missed. He leaves a legacy of 520 episodes of Vanished Chicagoland. My appreciation: https://t.co/ZFkTJnMK3U
@PeteKastanes

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Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve: Enjoy Peaceful Trails, Beautiful Views of the Fox River, and Excellent Birding
You can learn more about Kateri Tekakwitha and the preserve at https://t.co/TtB1vvvYtK @StCharlesIL #foxriver

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

New story at my blog: 5 Things to Do at Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve
This amazing spot features rolling hills, Native American mounds (including a thunderbird effigy), great birdwatching, 2.5 miles of trails & stunning views of the Mississippi River
https://t.co/Vtldg6y4fd

[Robert Costa @costareports]

Living legend… https://t.co/YDomWVxIIZ

[Jeremy @ManaByte]

This is one of the greatest photos ever taken by a human…so far.

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The 7 Most-Popular Stories at Nature in Chicagoland last month: https://t.co/TQHqzUUoUT

10 Spots for Bison; Palmisano Park; Will County birdwatching; 11 miles of DuPage County trails; Little Red Schoolhouse; a quaking bog; Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin & the Upper Peninsula

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

Kristen Radaich is the author of Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin & the Upper Peninsula. Covers 42 hikes breweries including several nature spots/breweries within 1.5- to 2-hour drive from Chicago
Check out my interview with her: https://t.co/1pQ6hOug3H

@helvetiq #books #hiking

[Andrew Morkes @NatureinChicago]

I enjoyed a great 5-mile hike today at Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve on this unseasonably warm March day and saw two red-headed woodpeckers, many sandhill cranes, and some minnows. No frogs and snakes yet. You can read more about this nature gem at https://t.co/slVWqu9ZJe.