![]() Once sites were selected, Mlinaric set about writing the clues-mini-poems that rhyme with a slightly Seussian cadence. Reedy Press, spiral-bound paperback, 192 pp., $20.95, ![]() ![]() “Exploring that richness of diversity is really important to me, and it is one of the things that I love best about living in Chicago.”Ĭhicago Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Chicago’s Hidden Treasures, by Jessica Mlinaric “I was very intentional about making sure that I had a balanced representation of north and south side neighborhoods, and a few on the west side as well,” says Mlinaric. “I selected places that were historically important, visually interesting, or meaningful to the cultural fabric of the community,” Mlinaric continues, “and I picked spots that are reasonably close together so that readers could explore a single neighborhood in an afternoon.”Ĭonsidering the author’s criteria for selecting spots in the book, does Chicago Scavenger adequately cover the full spectrum of the city’s diverse cultures and neighborhoods? “I think that finding something surprising in your everyday surroundings gives you that thrill of discovery,” says Mlinaric, a Chicago-based writer and photographer, and the founder of, a blog featuring “travel insights for the culturally curious.” Chicago Scavenger asks readers to decode poems and pore over photo fragments to locate sites across 17 Chicago neighborhoods. There is something a little bit Goonies, perhaps a little Indiana Jones about scavenger hunts-particularly in the case of Mlinaric’s quests. The spiral-bound book, designed to jot down notes, features riddles to more than 342 hidden and overlooked works of public art, architectural oddities, and under-the-radar museums. “My cousin and I spent hours drawing scavenger hunts and treasure maps to the patch of trees between her lawn and a neighboring grocery store parking lot,” writes Mlinaric in the introduction to her new book Chicago Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Chicago’s Hidden Treasures. NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS Open dropdown menuįor Jessica Mlinaric it all started in her grandma’s backyard.
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