June 9, 2012 -- Navy Pier

We chose a spectacularly sunny, blazing-hot day to visit Navy Pier. Fortunately, it's cooler when the lake shore breezes blow, and there's lots to see inside the building as well as outside. Theresa's favorite part was the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows. Not only was it a welcome respite from the heat, but there was also a stained-glass window which depicted some Colonial-era foremothers including Anne Hutchinson and her very own 13x-Great Grandma Mary Barrett Dyer.
Scott's favorite? The Lake Michigan cruise, where he got some great photos of the Chicago skyline.

Our cruise director (whose name was not Julie, but I digress) is pictured here:

Not-Julie had loads of interesting things to say about the history of Chicago and the development of the lake shore. And ... she is young, yes? So young, in fact, that when she asked the question, “Can you think of a well-known personality from the South Side of Chicago?" and Theresa automatically responded, "Bad Bad Leroy Brown?" there was only silence in response. What, you didn't think of that either? Well, Not-Julie was actually referring to a more recently-famous South Side resident:

(Sorry, Mr. President!)
After the cruise, we were both exhausted as well as hungry and thirsty, so we went for a sit-down lunch at the elegant Riva Crab House. The food was delicious, and so was the local beer, 312 Urban Wheat Ale. (What, you thought we were going to forget to try the beer? Not a chance!) It was a romantic lunch, but it was also too hot to hold hands. This was the best we could do: