We didn't quite make it to Chicago on MAIA, opting for the very close and inexpensive marina in Hammond IN. There's not much here but industry, trains galore, Walmart and a casino. And a lot of spiders.
We took a day trip to downtown Chicago by train, what a place! On Friday we'll cruise thru downtown and start down the rivers towards Peoria IL (where Dave was born). It'll take a week or so and we'll be in St. Louis.
Here are the photos...
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The ALPENA arrived the night before and we followed her
out in the a.m. as she backed out of St. Joseph harbor, being too
large to turn around, into Lake Michigan. |
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Michigan City IN has the largest marina I'd ever seen,
500 slips. Until we arrived at Hammond with 918 slips... |
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From Michigan City to Hammond IN, the south shore of
Lake Michigan is steel and other heavy manufacturing. |
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| The Bean in Chicago's Millenium Park. |
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A view of the ghostly Chicago skyline from our marina in
Hammond IN |
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| Some of Chicago's diverse waterfront architecture. |
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| Dave chooses the pictures... I think this is the DuSable Bridge |
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| We took a boat tour featuring Chicago's waterfront architecture |
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| The Wrigley Building. |
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Locals refer to this as the "Corn Cob" building.
It looks straight out of the Jetsons. Vehicles
back into the garage spaces on the lower floors. |
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The "L" with one of the "Corn Cob" buildings behind at right
(there are two)
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