Calumet River Tugs
The Calumet River is hopping with activity as the CSL Assiniboine has arrived at the dock near 100th St in South Chicago to offload its cargo. The two small tug boats, dwarfed by the large vessel they’ve just helped navigate the narrow channel, are heading back out to Lake Michigan to guide yet another boat [...]
On the Calumet
Last night, while heading for a dark spot to shoot the meteor shower that never really happened, I was crossing the Chicago Skyway bridge over the Calumet River when I spied a lake boat tied up at the KCBX coal transload facility. With just enough light left in the sky to pull of some neat [...]
