Chicago Weekend Fun!

Last week I wrote about the yellow Chicago River Taxi that I see every day on the Chicago River because one of my coworkers uses it to commute to work every day and raves about the convenience of traveling by river and not by bus or auto taxi. Then I got an email from a second River Taxi Boat company (Shoreline Sightseeing) in Chicago that I previously did not know about.

This is cool because I enjoy when companies and readers reach out to me to let me know about new services and things going on in Chicago. I wanted to give this new startup Shoreline Commuter Chicago River Taxi service mention on the Chicago Weekend Fun blog too, because they are offering a week of free rides between Sears Tower/Union Station and the Michigan Avenue Bridge through April 25th, 2008. The free rides this week are from 7:00 to 9:30 am and 4:00 to 6:30 pm. Regularly the visitor Taxi will run from 10:00 am–6:00 pm daily and they also run between the Museum Campus, Navy Pier and 200 S Wacker Dr in addition to the stop at Michigan Avenue across from the the Wrigley Building.

You can recognize their boats by their red, blue and white colors. This is a great way to try out the commuter water taxi service that Shoreline offers at no cost. What beats a free ride on the Chicago River to get to and from the work and the train? Nothing! 

If you want to find out more about Shoreline Sightseeing’s Water Taxi Service or other Chicago River Tours visit their web site at shorelinesightseeing.com. There you can find maps of the tours, the dock locations,  schedules and prices. The regular price of the Shoreline Chicago Commuter River Taxi will be $3 (or $2 each way if bought as a round trip ticket) from Union Station to Michigan Avenue after the free rides end on April 25th. Still a great deal and less than a car Taxi in rush hour!