{"id":76519,"date":"2020-06-12T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=76519"},"modified":"2020-06-17T19:10:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T00:10:26","slug":"heres-how-you-can-go-boating-down-the-chicago-river-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/heres-how-you-can-go-boating-down-the-chicago-river-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How You Can Go Boating Down the Chicago River This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major summer festivals and events were already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/lollapalooza-taste-of-chicago-more-just-canceled-their-2020-summer-festivals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">canceled, altered, or postponed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this week, and the list <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2020\/06\/11\/wicker-park-fest-becomes-latest-chicago-summer-festival-to-be-canceled-or-postponed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keeps on growing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every day. With larger gatherings unable to occur because of Illinois\u2019s Phase 3 guidelines, the feeling that summer is dead on arrival is hard to shake. But keep your head high: there are plenty of joints to still enjoy and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoelectricboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Electric Boat Company<\/span><\/a> is offering boat cruises and tours to ensure a fun summer season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76275\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76275\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe-842x559.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Momotaro-Cafe-406x270.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Momotaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Best Sushi Restaurants in Chicago<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Day on the river got you wanting a taste for the sea? View our guide of the best sushi spots in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/the-definitive-guide-to-sushi-in-chicago\/\">View Our Definitive Guide to Sushi in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76522\" style=\"width: 1278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-76522\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-2000x1127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-2000x1127.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-842x474.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-406x229.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Chicago Electric Boat Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relatively new, in that they were established in 2012, Chicago Electric Boat Company is a small, locally owned and operated company founded by Ron Silvia and the Late Greg Krueger. Like many locally owned businesses, Chicago Electric Boat Company has been hit hard by the onset of COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders, but with Illinois\u2019s move into Phase 3, Chicago Electric Boat Company is excited to welcome back Chicago residents that are looking to sign up for boat tours or cruises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the financial hardships of COVID-19\u2019s constraints on companies like Chicago Electric Boat Company, the company has dedicated a portion of the proceeds from boat tour bookings made within the first two weeks of their opening to benefit Chicago-based nonprofit, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hftd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope For The Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76520\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day.jpg\" alt=\"chicago boating\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hope-For-The-Day-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Hope For The Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2011 by Jonathan Boucher, after his boss and mentor committed suicide, Hope For The Day (HFTD) is a nonprofit dedicated to raising mental health awareness, acting proactively in suicide prevention, and having open communication to erase the stigma around having these kinds of conversations. One hundred percent of HFTD\u2019s proceeds go towards suicide prevention and mental health education programming; they are best known for their slogan \u201cIt\u2019s OK not to be OK.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76523\" style=\"width: 1278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76523 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"chicago boating\" width=\"1278\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-406x271.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-2-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Chicago Electric Boat Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Electric Boat Company understands the significance of being able to once again experience the outdoors and breathe fresh air and hopes that their Chicago boat touring services can aid in relieving some of the tensions and pressures of having been cooped up at home for so long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with a conscious effort towards mental health, Chicago Electric Boat Company is conscious of the environment as well. Every Chicago cruise boat in their fleet is 100-percent electric, meaning they\u2019re easy to drive and are certified as zero-emissions watercraft. So instead of having to worry about if you\u2019re hurting the planet, you can think about what\u2019s the best drink to pair with your boat tour because, that\u2019s right, every boat is BYOB. Alcohol consumption is restricted for those operating the boat, so if everyone wants to drink, be sure to add-on a captain to commandeer your vessel!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76524\" style=\"width: 1278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-76524\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-2000x1200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-2000x1200.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-1536x922.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-2048x1229.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-370x222.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-842x505.jpeg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-406x244.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Electric-Boating-Company-3-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Chicago Electric Boat Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is committed to providing their guests with safe Chicago boat cruises and tours<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0amid the coronavirus pandemic, and have implemented stringent cleaning and sanitation guidelines for employees and guests. Guests are required to wear masks and occupancy is limited to six people; four adults and two children, which means a trip on the river is a perfect way to entertain the whole family. Just be sure to use the bathroom at the dock because there are no bathrooms on the boat. (And don\u2019t you dare think about doing what we think you\u2019re thinking about doing in the river!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boats are equipped with a user-friendly sound system so you can bump your favorite summer tunes as you comfortably coast along the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/a-complete-guide-to-the-chicago-riverwalk\/\">Chicago River<\/a>. For a full list of dock locations, boating information, and booking reservations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoelectricboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit their website<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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