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The latest
Urban spelunking: Yerkes Observatory, which will soon reopen to the public
Every now and again I'm faced with a subject so rich in facts and history and details that I can't imagine I'll ever get it all into the story. Meet the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, on Geneva Lake.