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SUMMARY:Back-Alley Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the back-alley history of Morris.\nThe tour will highlight the buildings and the historical events that occurred there. \nSaturday\, June 21st\, 2025  10AM \nThe tour will begin at the Museum\, 510 W. Illinois Ave.\, Morris\, IL \nRegistration fee: $30/Adults \n$15/Children (10-16) \nRegistration open through June 14th\, 2025 \nCash\, check\, Zelle or credit card ($3.oo service fee) \nContact grundycounty@att.net \n815-942-4880
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/back-alley-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Grundy County Historical Society Museum\, 510 W. Illinois Ave.\, Morris\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T140000
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SUMMARY:“Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History” Presentation
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Canal Corridor Association will host an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation entitled “Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History” by Kim Sigafus. \nDressed in her native regalia\, Kim will be giving a history of the natives in Illinois with a focus on native women\, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” Her primary focus will be women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk’s wife)\, and Hononegah. Kim will bring the audience into these women’s day-to-day lives\, including courting\, marriage\, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands’ lives\, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois. \nKim will bring native items that women would have used in their daily lives\, as she discusses the role women played within the family unit. The audience will be able to pick up and view the items\, learn native language and music\, and get the chance to play the drum in this interactive experience. \nKim Sigafus is an award-winning Ojibwa author who writes Native American fiction\, non-fiction\, children’s and young adult books. She has presented on native history\, food\, and music\, and has traveled all over the Midwest in her native regalia\, bringing native culture to life. Kim’s family is from White Earth Reservation\, located in the northwest corner of Minnesota. She sings and drums\, as well as crafts dream catchers and Talking Feathers. \n  \n\nRegister Now \n\n  \nThis event is being produced by Canal Corridor Association in partnership with Illinois Humanities. The Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau invites Illinois authors\, artists\, and educators to share their expertise and enthusiasm with people throughout the state\, enabling local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural programs to their communities. You can find more information on Kim Sigafus and her presentation at https://www.ilhumanities.org/kim-sigafus/
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/singing-bird-and-the-importance-of-native-american-women-in-illinois-history-presentation/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Cafe\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231007T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231007T180000
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SUMMARY:Burgoo Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Burgoo Festival is an annual village street party featuring flea marketers\, craftsmen\, musicians\, and other entertainment. More than 350 vendors will present their wares at this craft show and flea market. Established in 1969\, the Burgoo Festival is one of the longest running and largest fall festivals in northern Illinois. \nOctober 7\, 11:00 am – 6 pm \nOctober 8\, 9:00 am – 5 pm \n  \n 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/burgoo-festival/
LOCATION:North Utica\, 101 E. Canal\, North Utica\, 61373\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="LaSalle County Historical Society":MAILTO:office@lasallecountyhistoricalsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230916T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T000938Z
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SUMMARY:Goose Lake Prairie Day
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Annual Prairie Day celebrates the prairie environment at the Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area. Enjoy the butterfly barn\, the picnic areas and play yards. Walk the trails and look into the Cragg Cabin.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/goose-lake-prairie-day/
LOCATION:Goose Lake Prairie Park
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="Goose Lake Prairie Partners":MAILTO:gooselakeprairiepartners@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230914T150000
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SUMMARY:175th Anniversary Regional Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Lewis University and the Gaylord Building Historic Site invite you to a symposium marking the 175th anniversary of the Illinois & Michigan Canal – part of a year-long series of events held along the 96 miles of the nation’s first National Heritage Area. This event is free and open to the public with funding from the Lewis University History Center\, Gaylord Building\, and Sczepaniak Lecture Series. \nIn a rare appearance\, the Canal Corridor Association’s President & CEO Ana Koval will preside over the day’s final session “The I&M Canal’s 175th Anniversary: Transportation & Transformation” in which she’ll talk about the impact the canal had on the newly formed canal towns\, Chicago\, Illinois and the United States. \nThe event also features speakers\, tabletop displays\, pop-up exhibitions\, and an opportunity for students\, the public\, and interpretive sites to engage with the complex history of this shared landscape. Light lunch to be served. \nRegister here: https://www.alumni.lewisu.edu/sczepaniakfall23 \n  \n\n\nAGENDA\n9:00 AM – 9:25 AM\nCoffee Reception \n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nPop-up Exhibits and Display Materials \n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:30 AM\nThe Native Land: Raphael Wahwassuck\, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council \n\n\n\n\n10:40 AM – 11:00 AM\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nPrairie Restoration and Land Use: Christina Henderson\, Prairie Supervisor\, Midewin National Tallgrass \n\n\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:40 PM\nLunch Reception in Lobby \n\n\n\n\n12:45 PM – 1:45 PM\nPlace\, Region\, and Changing Human Interactions with Nature: Dr. William C. Barnett\, Professor of History\, North Central College \n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM – 3:00 PM\nThe I & M Canal’s 175th Anniversary: Transportation and Transformation: Ana B. Koval\, President and CEO\, Canal Corridor Association \n\nThe legacy of Jim and Mary Clare Sczepaniak lives on at Lewis University through scholarships\, enhancements and a history lecture series. The lectures began in October 2016 and have brought scholarly speakers on a variety of topics. 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/175th-anniversary-regional-symposium/
LOCATION:Lewis University – Saint Charles Borromeo Convocation Hall\, 101 Airport Road\, Romeoville\, IL\, 60446\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lewis University":MAILTO:heizerli@lewisu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230902T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230902T180000
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SUMMARY:Pullman Labor Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Pullman National Park and State Historic Site invite you to celebrate Labor Day September 4\, 2023. This free event takes place outdoors at the historic Pullman manufacturing grounds. There will be family friendly activities\, guided walking tours\, musical performances and speakers. \nPullman National Historical Park is holding a Labor Day Celebration on Sat\, Sept. 2. The festivities kick off with the Chicago Labor Day Parade\, which runs from noon to 1 pm. The parade will travel from 108th – 113th along S. Cottage Grove Avenue and ending at Arcade Park and the Pullman Pavilion. \nThe party continues there until 6pm with family friendly activities\, guided walking tours\, food trucks and drinks and a musical performance by Union Rules (a classic rock/pop cover band).
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/pullman-labor-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Historic Pullman Manufacturing Grounds
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230826T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230826T160000
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CREATED:20230404T002425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T002425Z
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SUMMARY:Museum Campus Exploration Days
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve never visited the Isle a la Cache Museum\, take advantage of this opportunity to see what’s going on in their 18th Century Traders Cabin and peek inside the Native American longhouse!
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/museum-campus-exploration-days/
LOCATION:Isle a la Cache Museum\, 501 E Romeo Road\, Romeoville\, IL\, 60446\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230810T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230810T233000
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CREATED:20230404T002312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T002312Z
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SUMMARY:Willow Fest
DESCRIPTION:This four day event features a car show\, carnival\, craft show\, live music\, food vendors and bingo!!! Don’t miss the fun! \nThe fest starts August 10th and runs through the 13th.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/willow-fest/
LOCATION:Village of Willow Springs\, One Village Circle\, Willow Springs\, 60480\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230806T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230806T150000
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CREATED:20230404T002150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T002150Z
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SUMMARY:Lemont Quarrymen Vintage Base Ball Game
DESCRIPTION:The Lemont Quarrymen battle the Creston Regulators as they play base ball by the rules of the 1860s. Don’t miss out on the fun and the historical interpretation! Food and refreshments are offered.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/lemont-quarrymen-vintage-base-ball-game-3/
LOCATION:Mt. Assisi Field\, 13900 Main St\, Lemont\, IL\, 60439\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230609T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230609T233000
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CREATED:20230404T001625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T004810Z
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SUMMARY:Old Canal Days
DESCRIPTION:The annual Old Canal Days celebrates the I&M Canal and its contributions to the success of Lockport. This summer festival features a carnival\, beer garden\, live music\, artisan market\, food trucks\, wine tent\, family entertainment\, fireworks and more!  Thousands of residents and visitors come from all over the state. \n 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/old-canal-days/
LOCATION:Old Canal Days Location\, 303 W. 2nd St.\, Lockport\, 60441\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
ORGANIZER;CN="Lockport Chamber of Commerce":MAILTO:office@lockportchamber.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230603T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230603T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20230404T003257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T005023Z
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SUMMARY:CabinFest
DESCRIPTION:Learn and celebrate life on the Prairie in the 1800s at the Cragg Cabin that served as the county’s first tavern\, polling place\, and post office. Travelers were treated with courtesies and comforts of a frontier inn. Stage coach passengers and drovers moving cattle to Chicago stock yards over the Overland Trail which ran from Bloomington to Chicago often were treated as guests. It is thought that the cabin may have even been part of the Underground Railway (from 1831 to 1863). It was said hundreds of slaves found shelter under its roof on their way to freedom in the North. \nEvery year\, the first Saturday of June\, The Prairie Partners call on Partners and friends to help with the Cabin Festival celebrating a simpler time on the prairie. The group lectures to class visits and groups about life on the prairie in the 1800s. \n 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/cabinfest/
LOCATION:Goose Lake Prairie
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230507T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230507T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T205408Z
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SUMMARY:CCA President/CEO Speaks At Lemont Library
DESCRIPTION:This year the I&M Canal celebrates its 175th anniversary and Lemont\, its 150th. That’s not a coincidence that Lemont was born soon after the canal was opened. \nAna Koval\, the President/CEO of the Canal Corridor Association\, which is the nonprofit\, coordinating agency that oversees the I&M Canal National Heritage Area\, will give a rare lecture at the Lemont Public Library providing historical insights into how the opening of the canal\, which was the last step needed for an all-water\, interior route from the East Coast to the Gulf of Mexico\, drastically changed this part of the world\, leading to the growth of Lemont\, Chicago\, the region and even the United States. \nAna will also explain what a National Heritage Area is and why they’re important in preserving and promoting a region’s stories\, heritage\, natural resources and economies. In particular\, she’ll discuss plans for the I&M Canal National Heritage Area and how you can become involved as a steward helping to ensure its continued survival for the benefit of future generations. \nSeats are limited – Register Here!
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/cca-president-ceo-speaks-at-lemont-library/
LOCATION:Lemont Public Library\, 50 E Wend Street\, Lemont\, IL\, 60439\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181117T140000
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CREATED:20181031T191135Z
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SUMMARY:Passage to Chicago Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Come join us on Saturday November 17th 2018\, 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the Lock 16 Cafe & Visitor Center for a book signing with author & illustrator Tom Willcockson for his award winning book Passage to Chicago: A Journey on the Illinois & Michigan Canal in the Year 1860.\n \n\n\nTom Willcockson’s book\, Passage to Chicago takes the reader on a special journey by giving them an in-depth\, illustrated look at life on a fictional canal boat\, the Prairie Star\, as it travels to Chicago just before the Civil War. You will experience the daily lives of those who lived and worked on the canal boats\, as well as the towns through with they traveled. Hop on board with the canalers\, mule boys\, the lock tenders\, and their families\, miners\, quarrymen\, shopkeepers\, and others\, to witness their world of more than 150 years ago.\n  \nAuthor Tom Willcockson obtained a history degree from Carleton College. Willcockson has worked for Chicago’s Newberry Library where he has developed his illustration and cartographic skills. He currently operates Mapcraft Custom cartography.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/passage-to-chicago-book-signing/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Visitor Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20180828T205053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T205053Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner & a Little History: World War II on the Great Lakes
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, Wednesday November 14th 2018\, at the Gaylord Building for our Dinner Lecture Series: World War II on the Great Lakes! \n \nThe Great Lakes of North America were far from the battlefields of World War II but the factories\, training camps\, and shipyards of the region were crucial to victory over the forces of fascism. This illustrated lecture will tell the story how Chicago and the lakes region were the “Arsenal of Democracy and reflect on the legacy left from that historic era. \nTheodore J. Karamanski\, Ph.D a professor of history at Loyola University Chicago\, where he founded and directs the Public History Program. He is the author of seven books\, including Rally ’Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War\, Schooner Passage: Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier\, and most recently Blackbird’s Song: Andrew J. Blackbird and the Odawa People. In addition to his work at Loyola\, Ted has served as a heritage consultant to the National Park Service on numerous occasions in Alaska and across the Midwest region as well as National Geographic\, The History Channel\, and the Travel Channel. He was an adviser for the creation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor and for the recently proposed St. Croix River National Heritage Area. His public history work has focused on Great Lakes region cultural resource management\, environmental history and American Indian rights. \n  \n\nRESERVATION REQUIRED!\n\n\nLecture + Dinner = Non-Members is $35\, for Members $30. \n\n\nLecture ONLY $10 (Lecture begins at 7:30pm)\n\n\nCall (815)220-1848 ext. 1838 for more information & to RSVP
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/dinner-a-little-history-world-war-ii-on-the-great-lakes/
LOCATION:Gaylord Building\, Lockport\, 200 W. 8th Street\, Lockport\, IL\, 60441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,Dinner Lecture,History,I&M Canal Boat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20180306T200731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180306T200731Z
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SUMMARY:Will County History Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Join presenters from the Will County Historical Museum at Joliet Junior College for a series of six seminars on early Will County history. Each night will cover a different topic and time will be allotted for audience participation. \nTopics that will be covered are:\n-History of Will County\n-The Fur Trade\n-Railroads\n-The Civil War\n-Coal Mining\n-TBA
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/will-county-history/
LOCATION:175thAnniversary
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20180117T222338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T222338Z
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Jeanne Roppolo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday February 24th 2018\, 12:00pm – 2:00pm for a book signing with local author Jeanne Roppolo. \n \n  \nJeanne will be signing and reading from her newly published book Grandma Goes to New Zealand & Australia: Walkabouts in the Lands Down Under. \nIn here newly published book Jeanne Roppolo\, after spending 5 months working in Antarctica\, meanders back home. From McMurdo Station\, she visits the Land of the Kiwis before traveling to the world’s smallest continent and largest island. Enjoy the vibrant scenery\, visit museums\, learn of Maori culture\, experience thrills at the Adrenaline Capital of the World\, and attend a performance at the iconic Sydney Opera House and so much more.  \nJeanne\, an ordinary baby-boomer\, without money or a college degree was placed onto a strange and unforeseen path. That long\, winding road\, with its twists and turns\, detours and stops\, led her at age 57 to a contract job in Antarctica with its extreme adventures and quirky residents. Not knowing what could possibly be next in her life-journey experiences\, a suggestion by award-winning author\, Linda Collison\, prompted her to pen those adventures and stories. Jeanne continues to relish life’s treasured moments as she travels to distant lands\, encounters new friends\, and explores other cultures. She is author of the Grandma Goes to…book series\, a Professional Speaker\, Raconteur (storyteller)\, Intentional Living Coach\, Serial entrepreneur\, and Community Volunteer.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/book-signing-with-author-jeanne-roppolo/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Visitor Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20171009T182107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171009T182107Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Lecture: Uniting the Rivers: The History of the Illinois Waterway
DESCRIPTION: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 \n \nThe Illinois Waterway\, once the skeletal remains of a glacial drainage ditch\, has been transformed into an engineering marvel.  Discover how this passageway became such an essential link in the economy and continues to draw water and land enthusiasts to its banks. One water enthusiast\, the bald eagle\, can be seen year-round but is more predictably viewed in the winter.  Learn more about this iconic creature and why so many visit the Illinois Waterway. \nSpeaker Julie McDonald is a Park Ranger with the US Army Corps of Engineers.  She has worked in natural resources and environmental education since  1998.  Ms. McDonald received her Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Ms. McDonald is currently at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center\, which is run by the US Army Corps of Engineers. 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/sunday-lecture-uniting-the-rivers-the-history-of-the-illinois-waterway/
LOCATION:Home section services
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,Dinner Lecture,History,Nature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171223T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Steven Decker
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin the Canal Corridor Association on Saturday December 23rd 11:00am – 1:00pm for a book signing with author Steven Decker and his book Cambridge Street at the Lock 16 Café & Visitor Center\, 754 First Street LaSalle\, IL. \n \n“Cambridge Street is for the millions of immigrants from Italy and the world that came to America to give their families better lives\, they helped build our country\, feed its people and fight its wars. Now\, with the passing of years\, their bravery and sacrifices are being forgotten. We must not let that happen.” – Steven Decker \nThe Mafia\, bad government and high taxes forced the Tomaso family to leave Italy and the people they loved. They came to America in search of opportunity but found rejection and prejudice. Chicago\, sprawling and dirty\, was not like anything they could have dreamed or imagined. The family quickly learned that immigrants – especially Italians and\, worse\, Sicilians – were not wanted or welcomed. Love of family and trust in God held them together and\, somehow\, they survived. The Tomasos were finally content until early one morning when an act of terrible\, unforgivable violence was committed against them by their Italian countrymen. \nAuthor Steven Decker grew up in a large\, thriving Sicilian family on the north side of Chicago. He never forgot the stories about the struggles of his immigrant grandparents: How they survived terrible poverty\, life during Prohibition and their encounters with gangsters. \nFor more information call (815)220-1848.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/book-signing-with-author-steven-decker/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Visitor Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20171205T170229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T170229Z
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Carole Ledbetter!
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nJoin 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 & Visitor Center\, 754 First Street LaSalle\, IL. \n\nIn her recently published book\, Carole’s Columns\, Carole Ledbetter shares her perspectives on growing up and growing older in the Midwestern town of Ottawa\, Illinois. Carole’s book is a compilation of newspaper columns originally published by The Times newspaper in Ottawa\, IL. Carole writes about community\, connectedness\, and shared memories\, including interviews with local residents\, seasonal emphases\, and perspectives on faith\, family\, and friendship. \n\nCarole Ledbetter is also the author of a previous book\, Who Am I Now? Growing Through Life’s Changing Seasons\, published in 2007 by Pleasant Word\, a division of WinePress\, and republished in 2014 by Redemption Press. She hopes to provide fresh perspectives on faith\, family\, friendship and community by sharing memories from the past and views on today’s world. Carole has also been published in The Standard\, BGC Today\, Illinois Valley Community College\, River Currents\, and The Times\, Ottawa\, IL. \n\nBooks are available for purchase in the Lock 16 Visitor Center’s Gift Shop. \nFor more information call (815)220-1848 x 1836 or visit the Lock 16 Cafe & Visitor Center. 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/book-signing-with-author-carole-ledbetter/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Visitor Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171005T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T035836
CREATED:20161214T214436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T212544Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner & a Little History: Coal\, Shale\, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, October 5th 2017 at the Lock 16 Cafe for our Dinner Lecture: Coal\, Shale\, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek.  \n \nLocated in northeastern Illinois\, Mazon Creek\, is an incredible fossil array of associated Upper Carboniferous plants and animals. Considered to be among the world’s great Lagerstätten\, or Mother Lodes\, this site’s numerous and delicately preserved soft-bodied animals are rarely seen in the fossil record\, and many species have been singularly described from the deposit. Magnificent plant impressions\, many of them ferns (to some\, the quintessential prehistoric floral form) are beautifully preserved in iron carbonate nodules. The importance of Mazon Creek to understanding the story of our planet\, and specifically the Pennsylvanian Period\, was realized by science only in the mid-nineteenth century. Considerable research has been done since then\, perhaps providing the most comprehensive picture of life in the Late Paleozoic. \n  \n \nSpeaker Andrew Young is a visual artist who studied biology\, art history\, and studio art at the University of California\, Berkeley. In 2006\, he received an invitation to join an expedition to Antarctica to study the wildlife and document studies of the earthquakes and ice movement in the region. A continued fascination with the human relationship to the natural world led him to curate an exhibition in 2011entitled\, Indexing the World: invention\, abstraction and dissonance\, the 2012 publication of a book on Mazon Creek fossils of Illinois\, and a solo painting show with the Chicago Academy of Sciences. \nJust the lecture $7. Dinner and Lecture $29 for Non-Members\, $24 for Members. \nReservations are required. \nTo reserve CLICK HERE or call MarQuinta Moore (815) 220-1848 ext 1838. \nLock 16 Cafe – The Vintage Room \n 
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/dinner-a-little-history-mazon-creek/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Visitor Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, IL\, 61301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dinner Lecture,History
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