Marina Shores to Burnham Harbor

Very calm this morning and very warm all day, maybe to 90 degrees. We departed after fueling and getting a pump out about 10:30 and were greeted with very calm seas this morning always a pleasant sight on Lake Michigan. Burnham Harbor is only three miles from the Chicago River Lock so this was our last extended cruise on the Lake. We passed Gary Works of US Steel, I worked there for three years after college. Gary Works was the largest steel mill in the world back in the early 70's employing 27,000 people. Now it is the largest steel mill in the US but employment has dropped to 6,000. This part of the Lake shore is very industrial with 4 steel mills, several chemical plants and a couple of refineries. Once clear of the industry, the city begins and today appeared out of the fog. Burnham Harbor lies between McCormick Place and the bit of land that once was Megis Field a downtown small plane airport. Lots of history here, this basin was created for the 1893 World's Fair and is part of the museum campus with the Shed Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and the Museum of Natural History. Directly south is Soldiers Field, home of the Chicago Bears. Took a cab to get a few groceries this afternoon and had a Salmon Salad on the boat for dinner. And tonight as every Wednesday night in Chicago there were fireworks at 9:30.

Ogden Dunes

Gary Works,  Blast Furnace Row, once 13 now 4

Inland Steel, East Chicago, IN

Chicago pops out of the fog

Sears Tower Left

Burnham Harbor Entrance

McCormick Place, background

Dusk

Trump Tower right

Salmon Salad, yum!

The city lights up at dark