Read About Our Journey in Lake Michigan to: Chicago, IL

Captain John's Navionics Cruise Log - Day 23

Miles Traveled Today: 38.0

Cumulative Miles: 923.1

Duration of Stay: 3 days at DuSable Harbor

Guest Traveler: Doug Fox Michigan City/Indianapolis, IN

Information on Arrival Port: Chicago, IL

Observations:

Early history: 1673: French-Canadian explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, on their way to Québec, pass through the area that will become Chicago. In the early 1800's, the site of the Chicago Portage, the city became an important transportation hub between the eastern and western United States. Chicago's first railway, Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848. The canal allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to connect to the Mississippi River.