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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Celebrating St. Paddy’s on the Chicago River
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 [...]
Chicago Electric Boat Company on ABC’s 190 North
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 [...]
Introducing Chicago Electric Boat Company!
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 [...]
Happy Birthday, Chicago!
Today is my home town's 175th birthday! Chicago has served as a backdrop to so many of my photographs over the years, from the parks to the skyline to the blue waters of Lake Michigan. Below is a little tribute to the Windy City - 175 years beautiful!
Hometown Tourist
25. Go on a Chicago River architecture cruise. 9/12/11 I've gone up and down the Chicago River several times but I'd never gone on an actual architecture cruise until last night. Chase and I used Kelli's Groupon for a 75 minute Wendella and soaked up our beautiful city on an equally beautiful evening. The Groupon [...]
Jenn Winter 