Tomorrow morning, the Chicago River turns green for St. Patrick’s Day! pic.twitter.com/H2dIpq6lGh
— Piccolo Sogno (@PiccoloSogno) March 13, 2015
Forget Boston and forget New York: both of these cities pale in comparison to Chicago when it comes to Irish pride.
St. Patrick’s Day may fall on a Tuesday this year, but Chicagoans celebrated on Saturday, turning the Chicago River green for the occasion. The coloring process took five hours and involved a mix of 40 pounds of powdered green vegetable dye being tipped overboard a boat. Thousands attend the riverside event each year, a tradition that dates back to 1962. This time-lapse video captures the process.
And don’t you worry about marine life. The vegetable-based dye isn’t harmful to anything living in the water!
Story Courtesy: Storyful, KC Wildmoon
Do they just funnel in food coloring? However they do it, it’s impressive!