Chicago was only a 15 mile ride from Hammond. The weather conditions were not ideal but, for such a short distance we decided to go ahead and move. Everything was fine until the last 15 minutes, when we were inside the Chicago DuSable Harbor and a huge rain/wind storm hit. With the help of a marina dock hand we had the boat secured before the worst of it hit. We were lucky!!!
Out of the mist the skyline of Chicago appears. Whether it's Norfolk, Baltimore, New York or a city like Chicago, it's always fun to see the skyline appear coming in from the water!
We took an "Architectural Tour" down the Chicago River of downtown Chicago so that we could just play tourist. We will run ITHAKA down the same route when we leave Chicago, but we may be a little busy and not be able to look at all the buildings like we want.
Centennial Fountain. Dedicated when the city reversed the flow of the river.
Trump Tower
What used to be the Sears Tower. Now it goes by a different name.
Soldier Field
Field Museum
One of the exhibits at the museum was the 1893 Worlds Fair displays. This was one of the reasons for the building of the Field Museum, to house the World's Fair exhibits.
An interesting side note from the exhibit was the fact that several different cultures from various parts of the world were "invited" to come to the fair and "demonstrate" some of the ways they lived, ate, hunted, etc. Such cultures as the Somoans, Inuits, and several others were basically put on display as "lesser civilized" than the western world. Times have certainly changed. It would not be possible to get away with such things in this PC world today.
You can't come to Chicago without seeing "The Bean" in Millennium Park
Or the Jazz Festival
Or the Navy Pier
The Loooong Walk out to the end of G dock at DuSable Harbor Marina
The night before we left Chicago, we were invited to dinner at Woody and Ellen Sutton's condo overlooking Lake Michigan. Woody and Ellen are "Gold Loopers" meaning they completed the Loop (in 2008 & 09) and they host this dinner every year for any "Loopers" that are passing through Chicago on their way south on the inland river systems. Woody is on the left, the Captain of De De is on the right.
Two pretty "Admirals"
View of Lake Michigan from their balcony
More good times and good Chicago style pizza!
One of the things Loopers enjoy doing is eating. Especially when it's free!! :-)
You can't come to Chicago without seeing "The Bean" in Millennium Park
Or the Jazz Festival
Or the Navy Pier 
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