Here you can see people lined up all along the river walk and across the lower level of the Michigan Ave. bridge. I had started out on the other side of the river, but there were some trees in the way. Also, it's about a billion degrees colder in the shade.
I know the river is already green. Dang, shut up. It gets better.
After an hour of us waiting, the Plumbers' Union boats finally came trundling up (down? it's a backwards-flowing river, so what is it?) the river, each outfitted with a man at the back sprinkling orange powder into the river. As the official website cheekily points out, it is indeed a true St. Patrick's Day miracle that the orange (read: Protestant) substance is instantly converted into true Irish green (read: Catholic) before our very eyes. I laughed, you should too. At any rate, the dye is touted as environmentally friendly, so that's nice.
The boats make a few passes between Michigan and Columbus, but it only takes a few minutes for the dye and water to commingle...
And look like this. I think it stays that way for a few hours before washing downstream (they may have to reapply the stuff from time to time). Once this spectacle was over, I was cold, tired of being jostled, and in no mood to head over to the parade, especially when presented with the logistical nightmare of meeting Chris somewhere along the route.
Besides, there's always next year.
After an hour of us waiting, the Plumbers' Union boats finally came trundling up (down? it's a backwards-flowing river, so what is it?) the river, each outfitted with a man at the back sprinkling orange powder into the river. As the official website cheekily points out, it is indeed a true St. Patrick's Day miracle that the orange (read: Protestant) substance is instantly converted into true Irish green (read: Catholic) before our very eyes. I laughed, you should too. At any rate, the dye is touted as environmentally friendly, so that's nice.
The boats make a few passes between Michigan and Columbus, but it only takes a few minutes for the dye and water to commingle...
And look like this. I think it stays that way for a few hours before washing downstream (they may have to reapply the stuff from time to time). Once this spectacle was over, I was cold, tired of being jostled, and in no mood to head over to the parade, especially when presented with the logistical nightmare of meeting Chris somewhere along the route.
Besides, there's always next year.
I even made a little video! The quality's a bit crap because I didn't realize I had the resolution set so low. But still.
1 comment:
Wow...I've seen pictures of the Green Chicago River, but never actually seen them do it!
Good photos and video. Chicago is going to be a wonderful place!
Dad Rhein
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