Leaving Burnham Harbor Marina for the Chicago River.
We left Chicago after a great warm and sunny weekend. We entered the Chicago lock which is only a 2 foot drop. It was built to keep sewage from the river from entering Lake Michigan. (How about stopping the sewage?) We had a phenomenal ride through the city with bridges full of commuters walking to work and water taxis taking others. The sun totally disappeared as we were dwarfed by skyscrapers.
We weaved our way through the shipping canal full of tugs and barges for miles. It's a real experience
passing a tug pushing 10 or more barges that are each 200 feet long.
After a few locks as big as football fields we arrived in Joliet, the home of Jake and Elwood Blues aka,
"The Blues Brothers". Nondescript town with a Harrahs Casino.
Rolling through Chicago, what a thrill!
The infamous fish barrier which was made to keep the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. A none event as no fish jumped in the boat. The coast guard takes you through single file.
Of 1050 truck loads of cargo.
If you build them they will come. Prefabs on the river.
