Lake Shore University

The Tunnel Under the Lake recounts the gripping story of how the young city of Chicago, under the leadership of an audacious engineer named Ellis Chesbrough, constructed a two-mile tunnel below Lake Michigan in search of clean water.

There’s nothing like a trip to the great outdoors. As any avid camper, hiker, backpacker, or paddler knows, stepping out of the civilized “front country” for a few hours, days, or even weeks offers physical, mental, and spiritual regeneration unlike any other experience. But if you’re not already an outdoors enthusiast, where would you even start as an outdoor adventure? Why should you even start? Isn’t the outdoors an experience of “roughing it” with bugs, bears, and bad weather?

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's 1899 Guidebook.

They met in Montreal in 2021 - four musicians with different backgrounds from three different countries. Tenor saxophonist Claire Devlin was born in Ottawa, Canada, but has long worked in Montreal. Alto saxophonist Allison Burik is an American from Kansas City, a 2016 graduate of Berkeley College, a participant in several projects, mostly American: Allison lives in the Boston area. Bassist Eli Davidovichi started in Vancouver, now lives in Montreal, graduated from Capiliano University in Vancouver in 2014 and is also involved in teaching, in addition to performing and producing. Drummer Mili Hong came from South Korea to Vancouver to study English and music. She also received a Bachelor of Science in Jazz Performance from Capiliano University. With Eli Davidovichi, they became partners not only in music but also in life.