2017 Great Lakes
Late August found us going on a Great Lakes tour with the Flying Longhorns. After visiting friends in Wisconsin, we took a train to Chicago where we stayed at the Palmer House the night before the tour. Weather was great except for the visit of Harvey back in Rockport. The ship was small as cruise ships go and the crew/wait staff were a highlight. My one take-away from the trip was the similarity in magnitude between the Great Lakes and my native Gulf of Mexico. Their breadth and unpredictable nature are undeniable and inspiring.
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Chicago tour, Riverside Plaza
from wikipedia: The Riverside Plaza is an art deco skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The building was designed by Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root and completed in 1929. It is 302 feet tall, and has 26 storys. It was known as the Chicago Daily News Building until after the newspaper ended in 1978.
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