Substations Committee
    Annual Meeting
    Chicago, Illinois
    May 15 - May 19, 2011



Social Event:             Spirit of Chicago Cruise at Navy Pier
                                  Wednesday Evening

Experience Chicago's highlights with a panoramic view.
Your Spirit cruise departs from the historic Navy Pier on Lake Michigan. Your excursion covers the magnificent lakefront with spectacular views of the city's downtown. No trip to Chicago is complete without a view from the deck of our festive ship. And while you're enjoying all the highlights, you can dine, dance and have a great time, too.  

1.     Navy Pier This Chicago landmark was built in 1916 and today offers more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions including one of the country's largest Ferris Wheels.
2.     Jardine Filtration Plant  The world's largest filtration plant, it processes one million gallons a minute.
3.     Adler Planetarium  Built in 1930, this fascinating attraction was a gift to the city from Max Adler of Sears & Roebuck fame.
4.     John G. Shedd Aquarium  Opened in 1930, its original salt water came by train from Key West. Today, it is home to more than 8,000 aquatic animals.
5.     Soldier Field Opened in 1924, it was named in memory of Americans killed in WW I, and later rededicated to WW II soldiers. It is now home stadium of the Chicago Bears football team.
6.     Grant Park Covering 319 prime acres along the lakefront, it was developed into one of America's great city parks after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
7.     Buckingham Fountain Built in 1927 at the center of Grant Park, this is the world's largest lighted fountain.
8.     McCormick Place This stunning lakefront convention center boasts the largest column-free space in the world.
9.     Sears Tower At 110 stories, this soaring skyscraper was the world's tallest building until 1996 when the Petronus Towers in Malaysia were built. From the Sears Tower Observatory, you can see Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana.
10.  Associates Center Now known as the "Stone Container Building," this uniquely designed diamond-roofed structure was completed in 1983 at 41 stories and has been featured in movies and television.
11.  AON Center/Amoco Building Built in 1973 and rising 80 stories, it is one of the tallest buildings in Chicago. It is unusual for the fact that it has no corner offices.
12.  AT&T Corporate Center Affectionately known as the "white castle building," it was built in 1988 and, at 875 feet, is among the top ten tallest buildings in Chicago.
13.  John Hancock Center When it was completed in 1970, it was the world's tallest building, supported by braces to prevent it from swaying in the gusts off Lake Michigan. Its skywalk observatory, at 1127 feet.
14.  Lake Michigan  Formed by Ice Age glaciers, it is the only one of the Great Lakes that lies wholly in the U.S. It is approximately 307 miles long, 118 miles wide and 925 feet deep.