McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
第一吃瓜’s celebrates Chicago’s river and world-famous movable bridges by shining light on their significance to the city. Beginning at river level and spiraling five stories up, this vertical adventure provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore a historic landmark bridgehouse. Visitors also get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Chicago’s most famous movable bridge.
The Bridgehouse Museum furthers Friends’ mission by helping thousands of visitors discover the Chicago River’s fascinating history and how they can participate in the river’s renaissance.
By donating to Friends, your support will help fund our programs and activities at the Bridgehouse Museum. For more information, including venue rental opportunities, please visit our .
- Chicago-Calumet River System Mapping
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Inside, Out & About - A Year Along the Chicago-Calumet River
- Inside, Out & About: An Invitation to 第一吃瓜Explore
- Inside, Out, & About Podcast
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STORY 1: Chicago Portage National Historic Site/Sitio Hist贸rico Nacional de Chicago Portage
- Hablas Espa帽ol?
- Take a Virtual Guided Walk In the Woods at the Chicago Portage
- Diversi贸n y actividades familiares
- Get to Know the North American Beaver
- Conozca al Castor Norteamericano
- Get to Know a Bur Oak
- Conozca el Bur Oak
- Community Group Connections
- Conexiones de Grupos Comunitarios
- Finding Health and Wellness with a Walk in the Woods
- Encuentra salud y felicidad con un paseo por el bosque
- STORY 2: Kickapoo Woods/Bosque Kickapoo
- STORY 3 Bubbly Creek
- STORY 4: Beaubien Woods
- STORY 5: LaBagh Woods
- STORY 6: Big Marsh Park/El Parque Big Marsh
- STORY 7: Wampum Lake/Lago Wampum
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STORY 8: Whistler Woods
- Habla espa帽ol? Whistler Woods
- Get to Know Channel Catfish
- Conozca el Pez Gato Americano
- Get to Know Aquatic Plants
- Conozca las Plantas Acu谩ticas
- Wellness: Outdoors at Whistler Woods
- Bienestar: Al aire libre en el Whistler Woods
- Community Connections
- Conexiones Comunitarias
- Plan Your Visit
- Planifique Su Visita
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STORY 9: Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek 鈥 La Belleza Fluida Del Valle de Palos-Sag
- Get to Know Hine鈥檚 Emerald Dragonfly
- Conozca la Lib茅lula Esmeralda de Hine
- Get to Know the American Hazelnut
- Conozca el Avellano Americano
- Bogs, Sloughs, Marshes, and Fens
- Las Ci茅nagas, los Pantanos y las Marismas?
- Wellness at Crooked Creek and Palos
- Bienestar: Salga al aire libre en Crooked Creek y Palos
- Community Connections
- Conexiones Comunitarias
- Plan Your Visit
- Planifique Su Visita
- STORY 10: Inspiring Leaders and Ideas
- STORY 11: An Opportunity for Water in Cities
- Story 12: The Beauty of Dark Sky Places
- Story 13: Nature Inspires Art
- River Ecology and Wildlife
- Chicago River Recreation
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
- Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
- Resources
- Video Resources