On St. Patrick's Day in Chicago (celebrated the Saturday before March 17) all eyes are on the Chicago River as it is ceremoniously dyed green.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Chicago’s Green River

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On St. Patrick's Day in Chicago (celebrated the Saturday before March 17) all eyes are on the Chicago River as it is ceremoniously dyed green.
Every Chicagoan knows the best place to be on St. Patrick's Day in the city - along the Chicago River! Each year the Plumber's Union dumps a special orange dye (originally used to detect illegal waste in the river) that turns the water a bright, almost neon green! A video of the entire process (I'm [...]
Last month Janet Davies and the 190 North crew visited Chicago Electric Boat Company and took a ride on one of the electric boats. Her experience on the boat and with the company was featured last night on the ABC show, marking the company's television debut! Ron asked me to come out on the day [...]
A few weeks ago I took some promotional images for Chicago's newest green company: The Chicago Electric Boat Company! We had a fun day taking the boats out on the Chicago River and the models were very impressed with the silent, comfortable and zero emissions ride. No prior boating experience is needed to drive these [...]