The New Territory Issue 19: Turns of Blue

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 19: Turns of Blue

May 2026

A hunter turns his scope on the wilds and wastes of the Blue River. Small town brewers turn hops into community bonhomie. An actress from the Ozark hills takes her turn in Hollywood. From Oklahoma blues to Midwest brews to deathbed benedictions, take a turn about the Lower Midwest with the NT's newest issue.

Cover photo by Britny Cordera.

Featuring some of our favorite places

Made with love in the Lower Midwest

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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.