- 15.2 miles
- 1 hour 58 minutes
- 7.7 mph average speed
- 8-9 mph winds
Columbia Yacht Club is the most unique marina where we have stayed. Columbia Yacht Club has been in existence since 1892.The clubhouse is now housed inside a 1947 Canadian icebreaker ferry, Abegweit, which means “Cradled on the Waves”. Columbia Yacht Club purchased Abegweit in 1983 and moved her from Nova Scotia to Chicago.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch on the veranda outside of the dining room.
We took a short bike ride on the Lakefront Trail which runs between Lake Michigan and Lakeshore Drive. We stopped at Buckingham Fountain, one of the largest fountains in the world and also stopped at Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears.
We took panoramic night tour of the city with Misty.
The Chicago Water Tower is Chicago’s most treasured landmarks. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Below is Ellen’s favorite nighttime photo. Much to the dismay of Kevin, she and Misty risked life and limb to get to the other side of the bridge to take this picture!
The next day we had delicious Chicago Deep Dish Pizza at Giordano’s:
After pizza, we hopped on the Big Bus again for a daytime tour of the city.
