Cruising with Style Benefits Educational Programs at Bridgehouse Museum

A beautiful fall evening cruising the Chicago River under the twinkling lights of the Chicago’s world renown skyline created the perfect ambiance for guests aboard the sold-out 11th Annual Autumn Cruise on September 11 to benefit our McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum. 

As we cruised, more than 200 passengers listened to an informative discussion of the development of the Chicago Riverwalk and plans for its future from the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Managing Deputy Commissioner and Chief Engineer, Dan Burke, and AltusWorks Director of Transportation Design, Terry Sullivan.

Proceeds from the special cruise benefit important programming at the Bridgehouse Museum including educational field trips for Chicago Public School students who learn about the river’s ecology and history and how the once abused Chicago-Calumet River system is now home to abundant wildlife including all kinds of turtles and river otters.

The Bridgehouse Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and museum associates are available to lead visitors on interactive tours. As the only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public, visitors also have the exclusive opportunity on Wednesdays and Saturdays thru October 26 to view the massive gears and counterweight system that still move the more than 100-year-old bridge.

Special thanks to the Watershed Sponsors of the cruise: Wendella Tours & Cruises, CIBC, and The Wrigley Building.