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SUMMARY:Chicago Riverwalk Tour (FREE) with Optional Breakfast After
LOCATION:Biggby Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 37% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nChicago Riverwalk Tour (FREE) with Optional Breakfast Aft
 er\nDetails\nLet’s meetup and go for a walk along the Chicago Riverwalk.\n
 We’ll start off at Biggby Coffee (309 West Lakee).\nThen we’ll take a casu
 al stroll along the riverwalk to see various noteworthy points\, stopping 
 along the way to admire the architecture.\nIt’s 2.5 miles roundtrip.\nPlea
 se note that this is an in-person event\, not an online/virtual program ov
 er Zoom.\n\n\n\nThe Chicago Riverwalk is a multi-use public open space loc
 ated on the south bank of the main branch of the Chicago River in Chicago\
 , extending from Lake Michigan and the Outer Drive Bridge westward to the 
 Wolf Point area and Lake Street. The Chicago Riverwalk contains restaurant
 s\, bars\, cafes\, small parks\, boat and kayak rentals\, a Vietnam War me
 morial\, and other amenities.\nThe 1.25-mile long path has been constructe
 d in phases over time and includes four distinct districts\; The Confluenc
 e\, The Arcade\, The Civic\, and the Esplanade. The Chicago River is a tre
 asured natural amenity in the urban canyon of world famous architecture an
 d the Chicago RiverwaIk allows a close proximity to the waterway. The cont
 inuous path from Lake Street to the lake front also allows a vertical conn
 ection from Upper Wacker Drive down to the waterway.\n\n\n\nEvent Details 
 ...\n\nCost: FREE for the guided walking tour - optional breakfast afterwa
 rd (location to-be-determined) at your own expense.\n\nWeather: This event
  will take place light rain or shine. If it’s on our calendar then we’re p
 roceeding as planned.\n\nBefore the Event: Optional breakfast\, socializin
 g\, and restrooms at the Biggby Coffee 8:15 - 8:45 am.\n\nMeeting Point: 8
 :30 am at Biggby Coffee - 309 West Lake (off West Wacker Drive) - https://
 biggby.com/\nPlease be on-time or early. Look for your hosts Robert (weari
 ng a fedora-style hat) along with a group of friendly people. We’ll depart
  on our walk at approximately 8:45 am.\n\nIcebreaker Introductions: We sho
 uld have a good-sized group and so instead of everyone introducing themsel
 ves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stic
 kers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sti
 cker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Mic
 hele - Strawberries - Kenya” or “Robert - Chocolate - Tokyo”.\n\nLate Arri
 vals: Catch-up to the group by going to the Riverwalk and heading east tow
 ards Lake Michigan.\n\nWalking Distance: Approximately 2.5 miles roundtrip
  at a moderate pace with several stops along the way.\n\nEnding Point: Nea
 r our Biggby Coffee starting point.\n\nAfter the Event: Optional group bre
 akfast at a to-be-determined location.\n\nAdditional Questions: Anything t
 hat can't be answered by the event description\, Google\, or common sense\
 , please let us know.\n\n\n\nYour host for this program is Robert Kelleman
 \, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Chicago 
 History & Culture and Washington\, DC History & Culture.\n\nChicago Histor
 y & Culture\nA non-profit community organization.\nExperience the history 
 and culture of Chicago - and the world!\n\nYouTube Previously Recorded Pro
 grams:\nhttp://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCulture\n\nWe look for
 ward to seeing you. Thanks!\n\nRobert Kelleman\nrkelleman@yahoo.com\n202-8
 21-6325 (text only)\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/
URL:https://www.meetup.com/chicagohistoryandculture/events/315869377/
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