Menomonee Valley timeline -- Section 1: Essays. On photography: reason vs. rationalization -- At midwinter: the rebirth of the Menomonee Valley -- Construction season: reframing the Menomonee Valley -- Nature and community: reviving the spirit -- Menomonee Valley 2.0 -- Canal Street -- Bearing witness -- Why I am here: on beauty in the Menomonee Valley -- Section 2: Profiles. Down by the riverside: art and activism in Milwaukee -- Fyxation -- Bad debt is good business! -- Meter Hero want to help you conserve water & energy -- Brass Light Gallery -- Kymme Goodrich -- Hanging Gardens -- The fund for Lake Michigan -- Ruby and the tree -- Section 3: Stories and activities. Cross-country in the heart of the city -- Photo phenology: March -- Denis Sullivan leaves winter harbor, heads for Lake Michigan -- Biking to work in the Menomonee Valley -- Taking a chance -- Herons roost in Menomonee Valley -- Photo Phenology, June -- The mayor takes a walk in Three Bridges Park -- Cargill Sculpture Park -- Seiche -- Photo phenology, October