Category Archives: Amusement
Day 237: The Oracle
Sean D. Tucker flies the Oracle Challenger II biplane at the 53rd Air and Water Show. Sean’s airplane, the Oracle Challenger bi-plane, has also continued to improve each year. Sean started with a factory built Pitts Special 30 years ago … Continue reading
Day 236: Engulfed
A view of the city engulfed in the smoke from the planes and jets at the Air & Water show.
Day 235: Leap Frogs
The U.S. Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs free fall towards North Avenue Beach. Jumpers reach speeds of 120 mph and can accelerate up to 180 mph by pulling their arms to their sides and straightening their legs into what is called … Continue reading
Day 234: Thunderbirds in Flight
The Thunderbirds fly past the John Hancock building at the 53rd Annual Air & Water Show in Chicago.
Day 230: Looking up
A view of the Navy Pier ferris wheel from an upward angle.
Day 224: The Anita Dee II
The Anita Dee II out on Lake Michigan. To check out more information on heading out on the Anita Dee II, click here.
Day 220: Chicago Lakefront’s Playground
Chicago Lakefront’s Playground is at Navy Pier. Consisting of rides and attractions, Navy Pier offers fun for the whole family. Here is the ferris wheel and swings in action at Navy Pier.
Day 216: Gondolas
Take a 7-minute ride on Navy Pier’s most visible attraction, the 150 foot-high Ferris wheel. Modeled after the very first Ferris wheel, which was built for Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Navy Pier Ferris wheel provides unparalleled views of the Chicago … Continue reading
Day 215: Centennial Fountain
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Centennial Fountain and it’s Water Arch over the Chicago River commemorate the District’s 100 years of protecting the water supply of Lake Michigan and the health of the people of Chicago and suburban Cook County. … Continue reading
Day 212: The Water Arc
The water arc across the Chicago River runs every hour from 10AM to 2PM and from 5PM to midnight everyday and continues for about 10 minutes at a time.
Showcasing Chicago One Image at a Time 