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When East Winds Blow, It's Surf's Up on Chicago's Lake Shore

Making a Splash Near Belmont Harbor


Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson

Local Food Forum is, of course, primarily focused on food. But one of the joys of living in Chicago is the extraordinary amount of natural beauty we enjoy here. This city's forefathers had the foresight to preserve miles and miles of Lake Michigan's shoreline as open public space.


I get out when I can to photograph some of this splendor, with a special fondness for taking the short walk from our apartment building to the lakefront at Belmont Harbor on days when gusty winds create spectacular waves. It seems a shame not to share these views, so here's an early September sampler.


Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson
Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson
Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson
Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson
Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson
Lake Michigan wave in Chicago
Photo by Bob Benenson

Plus, a bonus seagull in flight...


Seagull in flight
Photo by Bob Benenson
 

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