Read a LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT. Ana Koval lays out the challenging year we've had, how we'll keep fighting and how you can help >
NEW I&M CANAL MERCH! Check out these new T's, totes and more (including gift sets) on our partner site – just in time for holiday gift giving >
**Limited Time Offer** Get and gift the 2nd Edition Printing of Tom Willcockson's PASSAGE TO CHICAGO signed by Tom! Great for lovers of local & U.S. history, illustrations and art or for people who just enjoy a compelling story. Purchase here >
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.
Come Enjoy This Unique National Park
