http://www.canyoncourier.com/story_display.php?sid=2102 On the map By Stephen Knapp <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 01/18/2006 From Interstate 70, the pair of two-story gray buildings perched low on the southern hillside look unremarkable. They’re no great shakes up close, either, and you could easily drive by them on Beaver Brook Canyon Road without supposing they’re anything but a couple of nice homes among the many nice homes on Floyd Hill. You have to get out of your car, climb the wooden stairs and stand before the ordinary front door to see the magazine-sized sign reading "National Geographic Maps." Beyond that modest portal lies a world of adventure. A good map is far more than "X-marks-the-spot." Conceptually, a good map orients us to our surroundings, providing necessary context by which we relate to our physical environment. As a practical matter, a good map not only shows us where to go, it tells us what to expect along the way and what we’ll find when we get there. On an emotional level, a good map fires the imagination, brings unseen vistas to life before our eyes and elevates our gaze toward the mysterious possibilities that lay beyond the horizon. to read the complete article ... go here: http://www.canyoncourier.com/story_display.php?sid=2102 -- .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._