The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Chicago River Fish Hotel

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 14, 2025

1. Chicago River Fish Hotel Marker

Inscription. Friends of the Chicago River's Fish Hotel was the first floating wetland in Chicago and demonstrated we could build habitats where there previously weren't any.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 41° 53.228′ N, 87° 38.111′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. It is on Chicago Riverwalk east of the Orleans Street Bridge. The marker is on a wooden pier in the Chicago River, next to the Riverwalk between Orleans Street and Wells Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

walking distance of this marker: Chicago Bridges (a few steps from this marker); The Reversal of the Chicago River (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake-Franklin Group (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trustees System Service Building (about 600 feet away); Wacker Drive (about 700 feet away); First Post Office (about 700 feet away); Sauganash Hotel - Chicago - 1831 (about 700 feet away); Lincoln's Nomination Site (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Friends of the Chicago River: Fish Hotel.

Excerpt: "We achieved our goal to demonstrate that fish habitat can be established in the Main Stem. In 2012, we removed the Fish Hotel from the Chicago River because we had achieved our goal—proving that if we built habitat fish could thrive."

(Submitted on April 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 14, 2025

2. Chicago River Fish Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.