Beauty and Solitude as Seasons Change Beauty and Solitude as Seasons Change A Rogers Park Photo Series Nicole I. Cash Lake Michigan at Leone Beach Park in Rogers Park is quiet in the autumn weather, but is bustling with activity in summer months. A pier at Leone Beach Park on Chicago’s North Side sits deserted in the autumn weather. A fence points towards Lake Michigan at Leone Beach Park in Rogers Park, a perfect spot for an early morning walk — despite the now chillier weather. An apartment building on Estes Ave. in Rogers Park looms in the background as families pass by with strollers and cars zoom by, rushing to get to work. An apartment building on Estes Ave. sits set back from the early morning traffic in Rogers Park.