Get your 1840s-REPLICA I&M CANAL BOAT tickets and take a journey along the canal and into our region's past. Click for details on the tour and dates and times as well as our special kid-focused rides >
Our DAY IN THE COUNTRY FARM, BARN & AG TOUR is back! Explore rural sites within our National Heritage Area with behind-the-scenes access to working produce, dairy and horse farms along with museums and food producers. This self-guided, family friendly tour will be on Sat, June 28. Admission's just $25 per adult; kids under 17 are free. Click for info >
Plan a fun, reasonably priced outing on our 1840s-replica Canal Boat for your company, organization, etc. You can even pair it with other local attractions, including museums, historic sites and even a wine tasting. Contact our GROUP TOUR Specialist today >
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.
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