http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/lake-michigan The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/2009/10/05/its-all-fun-games-until-you-need-them-tribute-to-chicago-fire-department <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/66211302_22803ee835.jpg" alt="0206.jpg by insert screen name here" height="500" width="375" /> </p> <p> <b>0206.jpg </b><br /> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leanderthal/66211302/" title="0206.jpg by insert screen name here">insert screen name here </a> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/2009/10/05/its-all-fun-games-until-you-need-them-tribute-to-chicago-fire-department">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/2009/10/05/its-all-fun-games-until-you-need-them-tribute-to-chicago-fire-department#comments Neighborhoods bow CFD chicago department engines fire hydrant Lake Michigan ship tribute water Today&#039;s Photos Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:53:03 -0500 15873 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/07/20/beachin-preachin-local-churchs-annual-baptism-in-lake-michigan <p><!--paging_filter--> <div><span style="line-height: normal; font-size: medium; font-family: Times" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-color</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/thelittlethings" class="og_links">The Little Things</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/07/20/beachin-preachin-local-churchs-annual-baptism-in-lake-michigan">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Ethelittlethings/2009/07/20/beachin-preachin-local-churchs-annual-baptism-in-lake-michigan#comments Lincoln Park Faith baptize beach chicago Christianity Church contemporary God Lake Michigan lincoln park North Avenue Beach River North summer worship The Little Things Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:10:42 -0500 11434 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/021109fun-along-lake-michigan.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>A budget proposal from the Obama administration would spend $475 million on beach cleanups, wetlands restoration and removal of toxic sediments from river bottoms around the Great Lakes - including La</p> news.yahoo.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup#comments Politics congress Environment federal stimulus Lake Michigan obama Mon, 18 May 2009 15:14:01 -0500 8674 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/media/2009/04/08/great-lakes-documentary-on-history-channel <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/gl doc.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>The History Channel uses the essential educational tools of metal guitar riffs, MTV Cribs camerawork, and a movie-trailer voice over to tell the story of the formation of the Great Lakes.</p> valeriedenneycommunications.blogspot.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/media/2009/04/08/great-lakes-documentary-on-history-channel">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/media/2009/04/08/great-lakes-documentary-on-history-channel#comments Media Great Lakes Lake Michigan video Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:31:54 -0500 6793 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/01/20/heres-what-some-chicagoans-think-about-bush <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/3211641645_1700220e12.jpg" alt="A photograph of a President Bush poster, graffiti or other such paraphernalia" height="500" width="333" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/01/20/heres-what-some-chicagoans-think-about-bush">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/01/20/heres-what-some-chicagoans-think-about-bush#comments Neighborhoods 911 Bush chicago count down graffiti Illinois Lake Michigan stencil terrorist West Loop wicker park Today&#039;s Photos Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:57:08 -0600 4321 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/30/chicago-in-the-rear-view-mirror-schools-that-arent-so-safe-goodbye-cubs-sno <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/3148939928_bf554aac0e.jpg" alt="a photograph of a school zone sign in Chicago" width="375" height="500" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/30/chicago-in-the-rear-view-mirror-schools-that-arent-so-safe-goodbye-cubs-sno">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/30/chicago-in-the-rear-view-mirror-schools-that-arent-so-safe-goodbye-cubs-sno#comments Neighborhoods aerial blackhawks chicago cubs detroil red wings Downtown flying hockey Lake Michigan Loop nhl public schools river snowstorm thunderstorm winter classic Wrigley Field Today&#039;s Photos Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:39:18 -0600 4041 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/18/a-shot-from-up-high-a-shot-underlit-a-shot-by-the-lake-and-a-shot-over-it-n <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/3117720492_8a386a2a72.jpg" alt="aerial photograph of the snow covered top of a building" height="500" width="334" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/18/a-shot-from-up-high-a-shot-underlit-a-shot-by-the-lake-and-a-shot-over-it-n">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2008/12/18/a-shot-from-up-high-a-shot-underlit-a-shot-by-the-lake-and-a-shot-over-it-n#comments Neighborhoods aerial alley barrier bellows bike building CBS chicago dark dusk footprints homemade Jackson Park Lake Michigan lakefront mamiya metal revetments mount nikon patterns shift snowy tile trees tv radio water Today&#039;s Photos Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:44:19 -0600 3931 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/around-town/2008/12/dogs-best-friend-man-jumps-into-freezing-lake-michigan-to-save-pooch <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->A dog owner leaped into 32 degree Lake Michigan waters on Sunday night to rescue his dog. 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