Cubs Territory—or How to Become a Cubs Fan Until Wrigley Field became my neighbor, I abhorred professional sports. From London, England, by way of Grinnell, Iowa, by way of Connecticut’s Long Island shoreline, at age […]

By the middle of July, it’s hot along Lake Michigan’s Left Coast. High of 78°F, low of 63°F. Afternoons seem endless; nighttime lakeside breezes are welcome. Sticky days of increasing heat and humidity are followed by booming thunderstorms. On average, 7 days of rain.
Cubs Territory—or How to Become a Cubs Fan Until Wrigley Field became my neighbor, I abhorred professional sports. From London, England, by way of Grinnell, Iowa, by way of Connecticut’s Long Island shoreline, at age […]