Category Archives: Places to Go

After everyone else took off, I sat in a bus stop kiosk and tried to get a photograph of the almost-constant lightning out over the lake. What I got was a lot of pictures of the lake — and the … Continue reading →

We never did decide on anything specific to do. Not anything that was open, anyway. We walked all the way to the end of Navy Pier. The thunder- storm hit just as we reached the end, so we walked all … Continue reading →

After we finished lunch at Bubba Gump, four members of our group took off for home. The six of us who stuck around headed off in search of adventure. We hadn’t gone far before we came across a performance stage. … Continue reading →

It was only 13 days ago that I took my first photos of this lighthouse from the shore near Navy Pier. Today I got a lot closer on the Shoreline Architecture Cruise. Here’s another shot of the light that marks … Continue reading →

                          This light sits on the breakwater just outside the Chicago Harbor Lock. It was built in 1938, and the light is 48 feet above lake level. We … Continue reading →