Midwest Wine Press

Chi-Beria Today Photos

by · January 5, 2014

These photos don’t have anything to do with grapes or wine.  However, after reading an editorial in today’s Chicago Tribune questioning why anyone would live here, I felt compelled to speak for those of us who enjoy snowstorms.  (Sub-zero cold is another matter.)

If it wasn’t cold here, the Great Lakes would not exist. So why not take a stroll down to the Lake for a few shots of our inland sea in its natural winter state?

The figure on the left is taking a break from a winter bike ride on Lakefront

Nice day for a walk on the Chicago lakefront.

Under the Green Line in the South Loop

Under the Green Line in the South Loop

The Illinois Central tracks at 9th Street

The Illinois Central tracks at 9th Street

The south end of Monroe Harbor near the Shedd Acquarium

Lake Michigan at the south end of Monroe Harbor near the Shedd Aquarium. The breakwater is barely visible among the ice.  That’s the bike path on the right.

Despite the weather, the wait to get into the Shedd Acquarium was 30 minutes

Despite the weather, the wait to get into the Shedd Aquarium was 30 minutes

South end of Monroe Harbor

South end of Monroe Harbor

The skyline at Michigan Ave. and Roosevelt Rd.

The skyline at Michigan Ave. and Roosevelt Rd.

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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