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Beyond Chicago from the Air

Geoffrey Baer takes to the skies to see the Chicago region and beyond like never before.

How did Chicago become one of America’s boldest and most dynamic cities with its location way out in the middle of the country? The keys to that story are in the waterways – both natural and human-made – and in the land that drew people to settle here. Geoffrey Baer explores in BEYOND CHICAGO FROM THE AIR.

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Beyond Chicago from the Air

Geoffrey Baer takes to the skies to see the Chicago region and beyond like never before.

How did Chicago become one of America’s boldest and most dynamic cities with its location way out in the middle of the country? The keys to that story are in the waterways – both natural and human-made – and in the land that drew people to settle here. Geoffrey Baer explores in BEYOND CHICAGO FROM THE AIR.

Take Flight with the First-Person Point-of-View Drone

Point of View: Old Joliet Prison

See Old Joliet Prison from a first-person view drone.

See the abandoned halls of Old Joliet Prison from the perspective of a first-person view drone.

Point of View: Sagawau Canyon

Fly through Sagawau Canyon with a first-person view drone.

Fly through the scenic Sagawau Canyon near Lemont, Illinois with a first-person view drone.

Point of View: Edith Farnsworth House

Explore the Edith Farnsworth House with a first-person view drone.

Get an up-close look at the Edith Farnsworth House with a first-person view drone.

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Beyond Chicago from the Air: Behind the Scenes

Go behind the scenes with Geoffrey Baer and the Beyond Chicago from the Air team.

Go behind the scenes with Geoffrey Baer and the Beyond Chicago from the Air team as they film on the Illinois River aboard the Spirit of Peoria.