Meetup 2023 In and around Chicago
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Date: Thu 05 October to Mon 09 October 2023, Chicago, United States.
We will meet during and around the guided tours of Chicago's highlights. Specifics of these tours for Oct 5 and Oct 6 you now can consider fixed. You have to make your own tour reservation beforehand if you want to join.
Thursday Oct. 5
- Unity Temple (whs): Guided Interior Tour at 10 am (1hr, 20 USD).
- Early Skyscrapers (twhs): Walk along several skyscrapers and Rookery Light Court Guided Tour (30 mins, 12 USD) to The Rookery at 1pm.
- ON Chicago
- Robie House (whs): Morning 11am A Modern Home, Guided Interior Tour (45mins, 20 USD).
- In afternoon drive 4.5 hours to St. Louis (Gateway Arch evening - dusk) *former TWHS Eads Bridge.
- ON St. Louis area.
- Saturday Oct. 7 - Cahokia Mounds (whs) in the morning and drive 5 hours to Cincinnati area. ON Cincinnati area
- Sunday Oct. 8 - Cincinnati to Columbus OH Drive (3.5 hours), all major Hopewell sites (twhs) along the way: Fort Ancient, Seip Earthworks, Hopewell National Historical Park, and Newark Earthworks. ON Hopewell area.
- Monday Oct. 9 - Return to Chicago O'Hare (about 6 hours).
Follow our progress regarding the day-to-day program in the forum.
List of members planning to participate (in some way or another)):
- Els (full loop, has car, 3 seats left for joiners)
- Kyle (Chicago)
- Frédéric (Chicago / St. Louis)
- Jay T (Colvin) (Chicago)
Read a report of the day here.