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Great Lakes in 50 Maps: Alex B. Hill at Book Beat
Join us Sunday, June 8 at 3 p.m. for a presentation and book signing with anthropoligist, cartographer, and information designer Alex B. Hill in-store at Book Beat. This event celebrates the release of Alex's new book, Great Lakes in 50 Maps, which releases June 3, 2025 from Belt Publishing.
"The Great Lakes are home. Until I wrote this book I had never considered how much my life was oriented around the Great Lakes...My personal research and area of work has been health and public health for many years. The Great Lakes region has a major opportunity to foster greater connection to the lakes themselves or what is called “bluespace” in health research. Simply looking out at a lake can reduce stress and anxiety; it’s similar to a concept called “forest-washing” where you take a walk in the woods. Both blue and green space is abundant in the Great Lakes, but not always as accessible as we think." —Alex B. Hill
Alex B. Hill launched the Detroit Food Map initiative in 2011 and founded DETROITography in 2013. His first book based on mapping work, Detroit in 50 Maps, was published in 2021. His latest book of maps, Great Lakes in 50 Maps, was published in 2025. Hill is specialized in nonprofit campaigns and communications, identity logos and branding, data visualization, cartography, and strategic consulting. He is also available to help with creating maps.
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