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Podcast: Pete McMurray Show
Episode: 🍀 Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day tradition 🌊💚 Dye the river green ☘️ How do they do it? How long does it stay green? Jim Coyne from the Chicago plumbers union shares the secrets, the history, the traditions, and all the chaos 🎉☘️🔥
Description: 🍀 Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day tradition 🌊💚 Dye the river green ☘️ How do they do it? How long does it stay green? Jim Coyne from the Chicago plumbers union shares the secrets, the history, the traditions, and all the chaos 🎉☘️🔥
-Started in 1962 with Mayor Richard J. Daley
-The Chicago Plumbers Union Local 130 has been dyeing the river every single year
-The Mayor actually wanted Lake Michigan dyed green
-How do they dye the river
-How long does it last
Photo Courtesy: Chicago Local 130 Plumbers Union
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