The Dumbest Man in Iowa
Editor's Note: Riding his bicycle by himself from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska, Jack is gets religion after being terrorized in Iowa.
My Life in Jazz
Editor's Note: Jack Zimmerman didn't win the audition in New York, but he learned something else important in life.
Otto Was a Union Man
Editor’s Note: No doubt about it, Jack’s Uncle Otto was a union man through and through.
The Night Watchman
Fresh out of the Navy at 26, Jack takes a stab at being a night watchman.
Africa International House Lunch
William J. Bowe · wbowe.com Africa International House Lunch in Support of the 2023 African Festival of Arts in Washington Park Editor's Note: Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas stopped in At The Cliff Dwellers on March 3, 2023 [...]
Class of 1967 – Memories from Law School to Our 55th Reunion in 2022
Class of 1967 - Memories from Law School to Our 55th Reunion in 2022 Editor's Note: In this seven-minute video we see members of the University of Chicago's Class of 1967. As usual, they're enjoying each other's company [...]
Fake News at the 115th Annual Meeting
Fake News at the 115th Annual Members' Meeting William J. Bowe · wbowe.com Editor's Note: On January 10, 2022, during the Omicron stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Cliff Dwellers held its first ever "hybrid" Annual Members' [...]
07. Walsh & Ostermeier Families
Walsh and Ostermeier Families Editor's Note: My wife, Catherine Vanselow Bowe's father was Harold Vanselow, Sr. His sister, Eileen Vanselow, married Frederick Ostermeier, Sr. Their son and daughter, Fred, Jr. and Judy Ostermeier, both raised families in the Springfield, [...]
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden Editor's Note: Sunday brought the Reunion crowd another gorgeous, sunny day. The Buehler Enabling Garden was exclusively set aside for the Canavan Reunion group, as was our exclusive tram tour of the Garden's 385 acres. [...]
