With so many people and the closure by the police of bridges Mike was having problems getting a good signal spot, we saw the boats arrive and the river starting to turn green. So glad Mike preserved and managed to find another spot where we had great views of this phenomenal event.
As St. Patricks Day grew in popularity around America, each city came up with its own way of celebrating. Starting in 1962, the city of Chicago dyed its eponymous river green. The inspiration for the stunt came from workers, who used various chemical dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges. The first year, the city dumped 100 pounds of dye into the river, which left it green for an entire week. Since then, the dye has changed from an product to more environmentally friendly powdered vegetable based dye.
