Walk this way if you want to go out on the water. The paddleboat dock at Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Illinois. For more on Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge go to Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – July 28, 2017
Walk this way if you want to go out on the water. The paddleboat dock at Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Illinois. For more on Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge go to Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – July 28, 2017
Vindication! There are times when I take photos when even I have to ask myself why. But then I tell myself, you never know when you might need a picture of a……….whatever. And here we are; the perfect opportunity and the reason why I take those inexplicable shots. Cee is looking for Commercial or Industrial Buildings this week for her Fun Foto Challenge and I’ve got just the thing.
Taken through the car window as we were leaving Ashland, Wisconsin, this image shows the Xcel Energy Power Plant as seen from Lake Shore Drive.
Waiting for the train to go by on Mount Prospect Road in Des Plaines, I would like to have got a different angle on this shot but by the time we got there, a truck was in the way so I’m glad I took the picture when I did.
For more on Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge go to https://ceenphotography.com/2016/11/01/cees-fun-foto-challenge-commercial-or-industrial-buildings/
Plenty of images with numbers in the picture files but I’ll limit myself to five photos for this one. I’ve also thrown in a few facts and figures that I thought might be of interest.
The numbers are usually against me at the track but every once in a while I pick the right one. Arlington Park opened in 1927, burned down in 1985 and was rebuilt in 1989. The biggest race of the year is the Arlington Million.
The Chicago Fire Boat #41, rather a long way from home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Originally designed as a Chicago fire fighting vessel, the Fred A. Busse is now used as a cruise boat. It was built in 1937, is 90ft long, has a net weight of 67 tons and can hold 127 passengers.
Green Bay & Western #315, a 16-cylinder,3,000 h.p. unit built in 1968 on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
No.3 Franklin Hose Company in Heritage Hill Historical Park, Green Bay, was built in 1887. The Franklin Hose Company, a volunteer fire department, was disbanded in 1891 and the building moved to Heritage Hill in 1975.
Sailing on Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Illinois. It only takes two boats to make a race, as members of the Des Plaines Yacht Club so capably demonstrated.
For more on Ailsa’s Travel Theme challenge go to
http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers/
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