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History & Happenings: the Great Lakes Tattoo Blog.

Sharing news, events, and fascinating tidbits on Chicago Tattoo History.  

JANUARY

Hoping everyone had a safe and happy holiday! Thank you to all of our customers for another great year and for your continued support! We are looking forward to an even bigger year filled with tattoos, guest artists, events, and more in 2020. The sh…

Hoping everyone had a safe and happy holiday! Thank you to all of our customers for another great year and for your continued support! We are looking forward to an even bigger year filled with tattoos, guest artists, events, and more in 2020. The shop is OPEN on New Year's Day and taking walk-ins all day from 12-8 PM. Start your new year off right!

TRAVEL & HAPPENINGS

To book in with any of our tattooers, stop by the shop or email us at info@greatlakestattoo.com. We also take walk-ins every day on a first-come, first-served basis. 

GUEST ARTISTS

Francesco Giamblanco traditional girlhead tattoo

BLACK HORSE TATTOO, ROME
GLT - JANUARY 22-24 

HISTORY

Ralph Johnstone flash wall

Check out our latest blog post on the life and times of Ralph Johnstone written by our friend Carmen Nyssen from Buzzworthy Tattoo History.