2027 Calendar: Life and Landscapes This calendar follows a year of travel, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the mountains of the American West and the Atlantic island of Madeira. The year opens on a frozen January sunrise over Chicago, with icicles hanging from the lakefront railings. Spring arrives in Madeira’s fog-wrapped laurel forests and green sea cliffs, followed by close-up portraits of a tulip and a dandelion. Summer brings a sunset trail on Pico do Arieiro, the Big Sable Lighthouse on the Fourth of July, and Buckingham Fountain glowing on a warm Chicago night. Autumn heads west. The striped ridges of the Badlands lead to the golden cottonwoods of Grand Teton National Park, where a bull moose rests in the brush during the fall rut. The year closes with the first light on the Tetons behind a weathered barn on Mormon Row. On the cover, the August Sturgeon Moon rises behind the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. On the back, Devil’s Tower catches the last golden light of the day. Each photo was taken during 2026 and chosen to match the feel of its month.