Northerly Island facts for kids
Northerly Island is a 91-acre (37 ha) man-made peninsula along Chicago's lakefront.
The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow isthmus along Solidarity Drive made-up by Neoclassical sculptures of Kościuszko, Havliček and Copernicus. With the demolition of Meigs Field Airport, it is now a part of the Museum Campus and has been made into parkland.
A semi-temporary concert venue, the Huntington Bank Pavilion occupies part of the site of the former airport.
Images for kids
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Northerly Island Park
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Man Enters the Cosmos by Henry Moore in front of the Adler Planetarium
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Construction in 1921
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Northerly Island Beach
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Looking North
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FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
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Twelfth Street Beach House
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Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko on Northerly Island, Chicago
