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Edited by Lisa Ciota, Education Guide,  2020 Docent in Training This is a continuing feature for these unusual times. Remember, we'd love to hear what you’re are doing to cope…

  Many of our “tourees” come to us from foreign lands. Nothing thrills them more then to have a few well-chosen words spoken in their native tongue. Can you identify…

By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009 Photos by the author For years, I walked by the dilapidated Mark Twain Hotel at the corner of Clark and Division and thought,…

Carol Garner, 2016 The River Cruise tour was great. I recommend it to all first time visitors to Chicago. It provides a good overview of Chicago's architecture and history. The…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of  2007 Recently I was asked to give a presentation on the Jewelers Building at 35 E. Wacker Drive. After doing some research, I found that…

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Chicagoans Engage at Parthenon in Athens Athens, Greece, March 12, 2020 — In a ceremony next to the weathered columns of the ancient Parthenon,…

Edited by Diane Wagner, Class of 2005 Following the orders of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Governor J.B. Pritzker, we are all staying home, which gives us lots of time for…

Dear Docent Family, As I sit down to pen this month’s letter, I think about my “real” family.  The last couple of weeks I’ve spent a lot of time with…

Caroline Duda, Casey Crail, Blake McFadden, Michael Malak, CAC Staff - Continued Learning A group of River docents were invited to the boat yard where the new Chicago's First Lady…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 What do you do after you’ve logged thousands of air-miles on your job, then retire?  And become a docent?  If you’re Lori Kolb, you…