River turns Green; Spectators turn Blue - Chicago celebrate's St. Patrick's Day at end of a cold winter

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The Wendella tour boats will be missing this year, still locked in by ice, but this Saturday, March 15th, at 9:30 a.m. the Chicago River will again be lined with spectators as the city celebrates St. Patrick's day by turning the waterway emerald green.

We've covered this event for so many years, from so many angles, that it's hard to find a new take, but here's some never-before published video from last year, plus a few of our favorite photos.

St. Patrick's Day/Green River/2013

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There and somewhere else, concurrently

Otto Meyer: This is no place for a convertible!

An Orangeman at St. Patrick's Day

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