Friends of the Chicago Portage

Phone 773-590-0710
Website http://drupal.library.cmu.edu/chicago/tours

Events from this organizer

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  • The Discovery of Chicago Tour

    Chicago Portage 4800 Harlem Ave, Forest View, IL, United States

    The Discovery of Chicago Bus Tour Visit the Places Chicago was Born! Stand Where History Happened! The tour will begin at 10 a.m. at the monumental statue of Joliet and Marquette in Portage Woods Forest Preserve (4800 S. Harlem Ave.) in Lyons, IL. Following a brief look at the last remnant

  • Free Public Interpretative Tours of the Chicago Portage

    Free Public Interpretative Tours of the Chicago Portage
    Chicago Portage 4800 Harlem Ave, Forest View, IL, United States

    The Chicago Portage was an ancient portage that connected the Great Lakes waterway system with the Mississippi River system. Connecting these two great water trails meant comparatively easy access from the mouth of the St Lawrence River on the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains, and the