Article: Kenneth J. Schoon. Calumet Beginnings: Andent Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan.(Book review)

Kenneth J. Schoon. Calumet Beginnings: Andent Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003. Pp. 247. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Maps. Photographs. Cloth, $24.95.

The Calumet region is a bi-state area that hugs the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan and stretches from Chicago's industrial south side to the farms and outwash plains surrounding LaPorte, Indiana. The region's geographical boundaries are subject to much debate, yet no matter how it is defined it is an area of staggering ecological and social diversity. These varied communities and the landscape they have altered and inhabited are the ...

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