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2. Chicago Yacht Club - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Yacht Club was founded in 1875 to encourage and promote the sport of yachting. In 1898, the first Race to Mackinac was held. In 1900, the club obtained its first clubhouse, the Argo clubhouse located at the Illinois Central Pier #3. Chicago Yacht Club's original Chicago to Mackinac Trophy dates to 1906.

3. MV Abegweit (1947) - Wikipedia

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   August 14, 1947: Identification: IMO number: 5000823: Nickname(s) "Abby" Fate: Sold and is currently the Operations Center for the Columbia Yacht Club of Chicago, Illinois. General characteristics; Type: Ferry: Tonnage: 6,994 GRT: Length: 372 ft (113 m) Beam: 61 ft (19 m) Draught: 18 ft (5.5 m) Installed power: Eight 12-cylinder Dominion Sulzer ...

4. Goose Island (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Goose Island is a 160-acre (65 ha) artificial island in Chicago, Illinois, formed by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) across at its widest point.

5. Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is a 333-mile (289 nmi; 536 km) annual yacht race starting in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois, and ending in Lake Huron off Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is hosted and managed by the Chicago Yacht Club .

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   Get a daily dose of cute photos of animals like cats, dogs, and more along with animal related news stories for your daily life from AOL.

7. James J. Versluis - Wikipedia

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   The James J. Versluis is a tugboat operated by the Chicago Water Department. [1] She is 90 feet (27 m) long, and built in 1957. [2] James J. Versluis with the Chicago Skyline on the horizon. She was named after a former director of the Water Department. [3]

8. Cal-Sag Channel - Wikipedia

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   A component of the Chicago Area Waterway System, it connects the Little Calumet River at its eastern end to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at its western end. The Cal-Sag Channel is utilized for inland shipping , recreational boating and drainage purposes in what was an active zone of heavy industry in the Far Southeast Side neighborhoods ...

9. Northerly Island - Wikipedia

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   Northerly Island (also Northerly Island Park) is a 119-acre (48 ha) human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago's Lake Michigan lakefront. [1] Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field airport and, since Meigs Field's closure, has been a recreational ...