See the Chicago River turn green for St. Patrick’s Day

Local Guide Lizzy is of Irish heritage and, like many residents of her hometown of Chicago, she loves celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The city goes all out for the holiday, including dyeing the Chicago River green and marching a parade through the streets. Watch as Lizzy explores last year’s festivities while taking photos to share with others on Google Maps.

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Wow! Amazing view of Chicago river :slight_smile:

Thanks @kmajewski for sharing the mesmerising view of the beautiful view.

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Wow !

Beautiful effect seen live! These parades are very beautiful and we hope they last forever!

Thanks @kmajewski for this post!

David

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How cool is that! I wonder if the dye I’d friendly to the fish haha

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Wow… how do they keep the river green with the river constantly flowing?

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Один раз я попала на празднование St. Patrick’s Day на корабле, во время круиза по Карибским островам.

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Кроме различных шоу, проводилась игра - поиск счастливых уток, которые были разложены в разных помещениях на корабле.

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Hi,

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Great view!

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anek sunodor

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I was just wondering the same thing. Hope is ecofriendly dye

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Very beautiful the green effect in the river…

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Nice.

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Hope to visit there one day

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Wow, it is amazing ! Nice picture .

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rat dang nho

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I was in Chicago two weeks ago but I couldn’t be there for the holiday. I didn’t know that they had this amazing celebration there. I need to back next year.

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I always thought the photos were shopped because they always show the river really bright green. I saw it last year and can confirm it really is that bright and vibrant in real life.

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Don’t tell me the river was colour to celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day.

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It is . And clean the water too .

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I see, but are the fish safe?

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