Topic: One day in Chicago - Places?

[Kyle Rudolph]

Hey guys,

Some of you guys may know me from around the boards and know that I'm from the south but most of my family lives in Wisconsin and New York and my college lets us out for Thanksgiving for 2 weeks in about 2 weeks here and I'm taking the Amtrak to Chicago and then to Wisconsin (I'm a professional aviation major and I could just fly myself but I wanna try and a train for once) with my friend Rob.

I'm stopping in Chicago for 2 nights and one day while waiting for my train to Wisconsin and I will be staying in The Palmer House Hilton downtown and while I do want to go see a bit of city with my friend Rob I also want to train a little bit around the city because I don't often come to Chicago so I was wondering if you guys could tell me some good places to train around the area I am in or some good places to train around some cool things to go see so that me and Rob can both get something out of the stop. I probably wouldn't be able to go meet up with any of you guys, but if you wanted to stop by and say hello to me that would be nice.

Also I have no issues with the bus and train system I know it by heart already. I memorize any train line and sometimes a bus line for any major city I go to so I am not opposed to traveling by train around the city but like I said, I'm only in the city for one day so I wanna cram as much stuff in as possible.

Thanks guys for your help. I really appreciate it.

[Jeremy Osborn]

Are you stopping in southeastern Wisconsin at all?

[Kyle Rudolph]

I dunno. I'll be in Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Elkhart Lake. Any of those close?

[Jeremy Osborn]

Milwaukee is pretty close, PK Squirrel is up there too! Maybe we could set up a small jam?

[Ryan Thill]

The three main answers you're going to get are UIC, Grant Park, and Riverfront.  I'd post this on www.chicagoparkour.net, though.

[Kyle Rudolph]

Alright. Thanks guys.

[Jeremy Osborn]

Could you please post back here when you have a finalized plan?

[Kyle Rudolph]

Could you please post back here when you have a finalized plan?

Yeah, here you go. Stuff got changed like crazy. This is the final plan.

I get out the 19th of November. Last day of classes. I leave the 21, which is Saturday and will be in Chicago, Sunday afternoon, the 22nd. My hotel is about 3/4ths of a mile from the train station so after I walk there and check in and unpack I am going to go out and be around Chicago till the 24th. So if anyone can meet me between the 22-24 that would be awesome to train with you guys. On the 24th later that evening, I will be leaving and heading to Wisconsin and I'll be in Elkhart Lake and around till the 30th of November, then I will be heading back down south. So anyone that can train, that'd be awesome.

[Jeremy Osborn]

I can probably jam with you if youre stopping in milwaukee at all, i could hit up some guys from Pk Squirrel to see if they want to come out at all, but if not i doubt i would be able to get much farther up into WI than that, because i cant drive

[Mooglocobo]

There's the Stego Jam on Sunday and I'm sure we can set up stuff any of those other days too.  I cross quoted your post and put it in the Aero forums for some responses.