Made that trip many years ago in a 22 foot sailboat. DSK is right about the
route. I
used a chart book of the Mississippi, which should be available at marine
stores.
Few tips: take big fenders or tires as you have to negotiate some monstrous
locks
where you are either bumping up against a cement wall or some huge tugboat.
Don't
count on finding marinas everywhere. Try and anchor off the river in a slough,
because of huge logs that float down, and the tug boats running all night. Give
those
tows plenty of room, as they cannot control their speed and direction well.
Take
extra parts for your engine, especially the props and cooling system, as there
is plenty of mud and debris in the water.

Not a relaxing trip but certainly an adventure,

Good Luck,

Sherwin D.

Molesworth wrote:

OK guys (Oh! List of the World)

I know there must be a route from Lake Michigan thro Chicago to the Miss.

Does anyone know either the route, or can point me to a book on the
route?

(It'll help if I know where I'm going!)

Molesworth