Plenty of excitement in the mix

Chicago air & Water show

*Saturday and Sunday; water show 9-10:30 a.m., air show 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

*Chicago lakefront, from Fullerton to Oak; centered at NorthAvenue Beach

*Free

*(312) 744-3370; www.cityofchi-cago.org/special events

When it comes to the coolest of all the summer events, the annualChicago Air & Water Show remains top gun.

The summer crowd-pleaser, blasting off from 9 to 4 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, is once again expected to bring more than 2 millionpeople to Lake Michigan shores, making it one of the largest shows ofits kind in the nation.

The place to be for spectators is North Avenue Beach, which is thebest area to see …