Chicago Tour

 A visit to Chicago is not complete without a boat tour and description of the architecture, or so we were told by my nephew and his groom when we got the wedding invitation.  The wedding was on a Friday evening and the boat tour was on Saturday afternoon, the 2:30 sailing.

We sailed with Wendella Boat Rides based at the foot of the bridge by the Wrigley Building.

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about anything pertaining to Chicago and other useless trivia.

Come along and see the sights.  I recall a few of them.

Under that roof below is the Apple Store.  It doesn't appear to have any walls.

Yes there are two open floors in the building above and below on right to keep the wind from blowing it over.  After all this is the windy city.

The name on building below should read tRump.

Going through the lock above to enter Lake Michigan.  The river once flowed into the lake but has been engineered to flow the opposite way by way of a canal system.  The reason: too much pollution going into the Lake which is the source of drinking water for the city.

Building above called the corn cob.

Visiting Chicago any time soon?  Consider taking this tour.

All Saints Church

For years we have been traveling through Hoosick, NY and passed this church which has always intriqued me.  For our trip to Chicago I resolved to stop to finally take some pictures.

The mix of stone colors and the bell tower are so interesting.

I found this history of the church on their website (link below).

 A brief history of All Saints

The first documented Episcopal services held in the Hamlet of Hoosick were conducted during the 1850’s by the Rev. G.B. Manser, D.D., Rector of St. Peter’s Church in Bennington, Vermont. In 1864 George Mortimor Tibbits, Troy businessman and Hoosick farmer, began construction of what would become the nave of All Saints Church. The structure was built with native stone quarried locally and trimmed with sandstone brought from Connecticut by sloop up the Hudson River and carted by wagon to Hoosick.

A temporary wooden spire was attached to the original building but this was replaced in 1872 when the present stone tower and the chancel were constructed.

When the tower was completed the Tibbits family presented the church with a set of bells, cast in Florence, which had won Grand Prize for a peal of bells at the 1867 Paris Exposition. The little bell at the top of the tower is an ancient sacring bell (ca. 1578) and was brought here from Munich, Germany. It is said to be one of the oldest church bells in the United States.

Website 

A Ride Through the Pumpkin Patch

 Our trip to Chicago for a wedding included a stop at my college roommate’s home. She took me for a ride on a Gator to see the pumpkins and Halloween decor in the farm. 

Here’s the Gator parked by the greenhouses. 

 

 

Dan in plaid and Don relaxing while we were out. They had their turn on Gator too. 

Below is roommate Joyce. 

Recognize this monster? Little Shop of Horrors. 

PEAK!!!