Dinner & a Little History: The National Park Service: 100 Years
Join us, Thursday September 14th 2017, at the Gaylord Building for our Dinner lecture series: The National Park Service: 100 Years
Celebrate America’s First National Heritage Area!
In August 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area, America’s first National Heritage Area. This “new kind of national park” was the first explicit marriage of preservation, conservation, recreation, and economic…
Mazon Creek Fossil Tour
Join us Saturday August 26th OR Sunday August 27th for the Mazon Creek Fossil Tour! Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the environment, ecosystems, and climate of Northern Illinois as it was 300 million years ago by collecting…
WGN-TV on the I&M Canal Boat!
WGN will be on the I&M Canal Boat on Monday August 7th at 11:00am! WGN will do a feature on the I&M Canal Boat, The Volunteer, and the history of the I&M Canal National Heritage Area! We would like to thank…
Junior Ranger Day on the I&M Canal!
Join us on Thursday July 27th for Junior Ranger day in the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area! Park Ranger Bill Smith will be at the Lock 16 Visitor Center, 754 First Street LaSalle, IL, this summer to answer…
Bridgeport Groundbreaking July 4th 1836
The very first canal celebration turned into a riot. The groundbreaking for the construction of the I&M Canal took place at Bridgeport (then a separate town from Chicago) on the 4th of July in 1836. A great deal has been…
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Teaching kids history is so important! History connects children to community values and provides models for good and responsible citizenship! Thank you to our sponsors who have helped send students to the I&M Canal Boat to learn about the history and…
Dinner & a Little History: Rising Up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn & The Birth of Chicago
Join us, Wednesday May 17th 2017, at the Gaylord building for our Dinner lecture series: Rising Up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn & the Birth of Chicago! The illustrated talk will consider Chicago when it was part of a…
Dinner & a Little History: Illinois Memoirs
Join us, Thursday April 27th 2017, at the Lock 16 Cafe in LaSalle for the Illinois Memoirs Dinner Lecture! Illinois monumental literary heritage is particularly rich in autobiographies and memoirs, including the first noted autobiography from the Midwest (Chief Black Hawk’s), the…
22nd Annual Boat Captain’s Luncheon
The Canal Corridor Association is hosting its 22nd Annual Boat Captain’s Luncheon benefit on Tuesday April 4th 2017 honoring Robert D. Burcenski and J. Thomas Alves of Lockport, IL. Robert D. Burcenski and J. Thomas Alves are pioneers in the economic…