Participate in the AMERICAN DISCOVERY 250 RELAY. We need baton carriers, volunteers, partners and sponsors along with people cheering relayers on. Sign up to stay up to date >
Check out the updated menu at THE LOCK 16 CAFÉ and come enjoy scratch-made breakfasts, lunches and baked goods along with made-to-order cold beverages and coffee drinks >
**Limited Time Offer** Step aboard our 1840s-replica I&M CANAL BOAT, and explore it and our new exhibition for FREE. See details here >
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
