Lincoln Day on the I&M Canal
Ride the I&M Canal Boat on Saturday October 6th to celebrate the day that Abraham Lincoln & his family were on LaSalle-Peru! Climb aboard a replica 19th Century canal…
Dinner Lecture: Highways Through Time
Join us for dinner & a little history on Thursday September 20th 2018, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, at the Gaylord Building for our Dinner Lecture Series: Highways Through Time! The story…
I&M Canal Boat Tour
Visit the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area & take a journey back in time aboard the “Volunteer,” a mule-pulled 1840’s replica canal boat, as it coasts gently up…
A Story with National and International Significance
That Illinois is now the most populous inland American state, and Chicago the greatest city of the American heartland, is directly traceable to the 96 – mile canal that linked…
I&M Canal Boat Tours Resume Aug. 16th 2018
I&M Canal Boat Tours will resume on Thursday August 16th 2018. Due to low water levels on the I&M Canal, boat tours are currently cancelled. We will resume boat…
The Canal Era
The I&M Canal was the final link in a national plan to connect different regions of the vast North American continent via waterways. Linking the waters of the Illinois River…
Discovery of Chicago Bus Tour
Join us on Saturday May 5th 2018, 10:00am – 3:30pm for the Discovery of Chicago Bus Tour! Enhance your knowledge of Chicago, and the I&M Canal’s, origins on the “Discovery…
Sunday Lecture: Illinois Memoirs: Our Story, Your Opportunity
Join us on Sunday April 15th, 1:00pm -2:30pm for our Sunday Lecture Series: “Illinois Memoirs: Our Story, Your Opportunity” with speaker John Hallwas at the Lock 16 Cafe & Visitor…
Sunday Lecture: Uniting the Rivers: The History of the Illinois Waterway
Join us, Sunday January 21st 2018 1:00pm – 2:30pm, at the LaSalle County Historical Museum for our Sunday lecture series: Uniting the Rivers: The History of the Illinois Waterway The…
Book Signing with Local Author Carole Ledbetter
Join the us on Saturday December 16th 1:00pm – 3:00pm for a book signing with local author Carole Ledbetter and her book Carole’s Column’s at the Lock 16 Café &…