



Enjoy food, a carnival, music, fireworks and more at Lockport's Old Canal Days • June 10 & 11

Celebrate the I&M Canal's 175th Anniversary with events from April 2023 to April 2024.

Join Lemont's 150th Anniversary Celebration! Come for entertainment, activities, food & fun • June 10
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

From re-enactments to Jr. Ranger Days to luncheons, there's always something fun and enlightening happening in our National Heritage Area. See our UPCOMING EVENTS.

Go back in time and take a trip on our mule-powered, 1840s-replica CANAL BOAT. Runs May through October. Tickets available now.

Bike the canal trail and neighboring towns with our easy-to-use BIKE SHARE. Find locations and details.
