THE LOCK 16 CAFÉ is back along with delicious breakfasts, tasty lunches, refreshing beverages, coffee drinks, baked goods and more. Come for a bite or sip >
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Now booking GROUP TOURS for our 2025 season. Schedule an outing now, and we'll honor 2024 pricing and work the schedule around your group >
The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area is the first of its kind: a national park of communities, not federal land. Based around the I&M Canal, which connected the Illinois River to Lake Michigan creating an all-water, inland route from the East Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, our National Heritage Area is made up of 60 cities and towns, from Chicago to LaSalle-Peru, who owe their growth to the canal.
Come Enjoy This Unique National Park
