In Chicago there are two yards on the Southern branch of the Chicago river. By law they must be navigable to all boat traffic which includes sailboats. Up to twice a week bridges can be scheduled to lift by those two yards
We finally launched last month. I was storing at one of the two yards on the Southern part of the Chicago River. To get to Lake Michigan we had to pass through 27 bridges. The journey started out in an industrial corridor on the south side, straight through downtown and finally finished at the lock between the river and the lake.
One of the more memorable parts was the death stares the workers gave us from the Lake Shore Drive bridge.
"Yes, you just stopped Chicago's most iconic street for half a dozen little sailboats", ran through my head as we approached. The death stares on their faces was so overly dramatic that we couldn't help but smile and wave to them
Seeing downtown from the river is something that I always wanted to do but never had the opportunity to do until now. Here's a link to some photos we took. I'd suggest zooming in on the Canal Street sign on the bridge
Bridge Lift 2021
We finally launched last month. I was storing at one of the two yards on the Southern part of the Chicago River. To get to Lake Michigan we had to pass through 27 bridges. The journey started out in an industrial corridor on the south side, straight through downtown and finally finished at the lock between the river and the lake.
One of the more memorable parts was the death stares the workers gave us from the Lake Shore Drive bridge.
"Yes, you just stopped Chicago's most iconic street for half a dozen little sailboats", ran through my head as we approached. The death stares on their faces was so overly dramatic that we couldn't help but smile and wave to them
Seeing downtown from the river is something that I always wanted to do but never had the opportunity to do until now. Here's a link to some photos we took. I'd suggest zooming in on the Canal Street sign on the bridge
Bridge Lift 2021