Chicago from 6 inches above the waterline (or at least close to shore) (Northeastern Illinois)

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Chicago River

View from Chicago River South fork, to the main river channel

Dead building along the River.

What remains of the I&M canal

Latex fishes swim all over the river.

Some interesting items I found along the banks of the river.

Barges on the South Fork.

Looking towards Archer, I-55, and a rail bridge near 28th and Ashland.

Chicago River North Branch's brown water flowing around a bend

Approaching the Central Street bridge as darkness begins to fall

Salt Creek

Des Plaines River

A Great Blue Heron, at Isle a la Cache

A White Egret, north of Isle a la Cache

Oil refinery, Romeoville

Ominous Hofmann Tower, Hoffman Dam, Desplaines River

Lockport Prairie Warning Sign and Fishnet Rapids (if you can read the sign, your already in the rapids... not exactly a beforehand warning)

Kankakee River

East Race (South Bend Indiana, St Joe's River

Beck Lake

Big Bend Lake

Bullfrog Lake

Busse Lake

Little Calumet River

Little Calumet River (View of the Ashland Bridge from under the I-57 Bridge)

My son and a friend paddling inside a partially sunken ship on the Little Calumet River

Interesting sign located at the 131st and Ashland boat ramp.

Lake Michigan

Illinois Beach State Park (Zion Nuclear Plant in distance)

DuPage River

DuPage River pool upstream from Channahon dam (which was destroyed by heavy rain, 7/96)

Grass Lake (Chain O'Lakes)

Junction of Grass Lake and Fox River

Illinois and Michigan Canal

I&M Canal Lock at Channahon

A very dry I&M Canal at Gebhard Woods

A recliner, under a bridge in Morris.

Lake Calumet

The CTC#1 at Dock in Lake Calumet

J.P. Ford at its slip at 130th street

Marquette Park Lagoon partially drained due to a sewer rupture nearby.

Nippersink Creek

Nippersink creek

Saganaskee Slough

My son, paddling hard.

Opeka Lake

Skokie Lagoon Tower Boat ramp

Sunset on Lagoon#2.

Tampier Lake's sandbar pokes up at the end of the season.

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