The New Territory is a biannual print magazine of the Lower Midwest.
“Our land needs new stories. It needs stories no longer based in extraction, or conquering, or the lie of progress.” — “Of Plow Spires” by Leslie VonHolten.
The New Territory Magazine is dedicated to telling true stories of land, people, and possibilities in the Lower Midwest.
Issue 18: Tending
October 2025
A run through the graves of Ames. A search for bones - and answers - on the Kansas prairie. An heirloom eggnog recipe and a biscuit baroness. Haunting and tender, Issue 18 tends to the stories of our region.
Join us in the pages of Issue 18 today!
Cover photo by Katie Currid.
Featuring some of our favorite places
Little Rock, AR - Alcove Spring Park, KS - Ames, IA - Columbia, MO - Franklin, MO - Michigan River - Tulsa, OK - Chicago, IL
Made with love in the Lower Midwest
112 pages - Offset printed and perfect bound - Full color on uncoated paper - Printed in Missouri - Cover photo by Katie Currid - Publishing October 2025
All the funds from your purchase directly supports the contributors of The New Territory.
The New Territory gets intimate with the souls of the Lower Midwest. Your purchase directly supports the people who archive and interpret our region’s stories: from stories taking flight through their whole journey.
