About us
Third Coast Explorers group is for people who want to explore the Chicagoland area, located on the third coast (the shores of the great lakes.)
Our goal is to meet people, socialize, get some fresh air, a little exercise, and have fun. We may even learn something about the people, the architecture, the parks, and the history of neighborhoods in Chicagoland.
This group will focus on walks in Chicago, but some walks maybe outside of Chicago. In addition, food and drink maybe planned as long as it is feasible.
As the weather gets colder, walks will continue but other activities will be added to help us survive this winter. Ideas for activities are always welcome.
Upcoming events
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Evanston 2 - Northwestern U, Block Museum of Art
Stacked And Folded Evanston, 824 Noyes St., Evanston, IL, USWe'll meet in front of the restaurant Stacked and Folded, just east of the Noyes L stop.
We'll walk north and then east to the Harley Clarke Mansion (1927) and the Grosse Point Lighthouse (1873).
https://theharleyclarkemansion.com/
http://www.grossepointlighthouse.net/Then south through the Northwestern University campus to the
Block Museum of Art, where we'll spend about an hour.
https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/exhibitions/2026/picturing-the-modern-metropolis.html
https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/visit/campus-art-walk.htmlAnd finally, we will make our way through downtown Evanston to a fine purveyor of bites and beverages. If it's nice, we can get a table on the rooftop.
The Davis Street L stop is nearby.
So - brief EARLY history
Until the early 1830's, local tribes, mostly Potawatomi, inhabited the area. After the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, by 1835 the U.S. government had forcibly removed Native peoples to west of the Mississippi River, clearing the land for white settlement. In 1840, Evanston had a population of 330.
Northwestern University was founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, part of Minnesota) by Chicago leaders led by later territorial governor John Evans, who Evanston was named for. Classes began in 1855, and women were first admitted in 1869.
The oldest existing building is University Hall (1869), which was the university's first permanent stone structure. Designed in the High Victorian Gothic style, it was built using Joliet limestone, the same material used for the Chicago Water Tower, also built in 1869.10 attendees
Past events
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