Introduction to Issue 29: Great Lakes, Peril and Promise

By Laurie Moberg, Editor, and Joanne Richardson. As a river flows, it carries things with it: sediment, debris, but also history and memory. It transforms the landscape around it even as the landscape reciprocally shapes the river. Over the past decade, Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place and Community has sought to do the same; carrying stories and providing a space where ideas can flow, connect, and transform. After ten years of publication, growth, and learning alongside our community, Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place and Community will conclude its work as a journal. This is both a bittersweet and proud moment for all who have been part of this journey.