Happy 100th Anniversary to the DuSable Bridge
Friends of the Chicago River presents a 100th anniversary celebration of the opening of DuSable Bridge featuring city officials, historians, and musicians. Hosted by our McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.
Join us this Thursday evening here on our page for a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the DuSable Bridge. View the trailer for a sneak peak at some of our special guests.
What a beautiful day for a bridge lift!
The fall bridge lift season is in full swing! You can watch the gears inside the DuSable bridge, operating the bridge in real time, by attending one of our Saturday Bridge Lift Viewings!
Tickets are still available for:
October 12th, 26th
November 2nd
Call or email @bridgehousemuseum to make a reservation!
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Lunchtime Lecture Series at the Bridgehouse Museum!
Today is our opening day! Join us today and tomorrow for free admission. Also, the bridge lift should happen between 10 and 1 today. Don’t miss it!
Jaclyn Wegner, Director of Conservation Action from Shedd Aquarium at our lunchtime lecture series.
South Side Home Movie Project projections are on. Stop by!
Monday Speaker Series--Guest Speaker Patrick McBriarty: "1812 Chicago: A Scalping, a Murder, and a Massacre"
Summer Speaker Series with Urban Rivers
Summer Speaker Series with Jennifer Wasik from the MWRD talking about water quality and testing methods. #chiriverwalk
#Halloween #Gathering #Parade starts tonight, but we got a preview here on the #Bridgehouse #Museum plaza this morning! #chicago #riverwalk #chiriverwalk
One more chance to see our gears lift the bridge this season! Call for reservations for next Saturday, 10/29! #bridgelift #chiriverwalk #riverwalk #rivers #bridges #BHM #bridgehousemuseum
Check out the DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge closing this very morning! We open to the public at noon today- plenty of time to explore our gear room and view the gears that lifted this bridge today! #chicago #bridges #river #DuSable #MichiganAvenue #bridgehousemuseum #BHM #chiriverwalk
behemoth barge on the #chicagoriver this morning. What a sight.
3rd floor lights flickering voices rising
If you missed the Requiem in Water last week, we'll be sharing a few videos from the performance. Thanks to Annie Morse for sharing these gems.
Everyone loves their #chicagoriver including Milo. He yells this every time we go over, under, near, or happen to smell it. Bring your kids this weekend!