• I & M Canal Boat Tour

    Lock 16 Visitor Center 754 First Street, LaSalle, IL, United States

    Picture it: 1848 Illinois. Prairie covers the state. Overland transportation is slow and treacherous. And only a few small communities exist, including a small port town on Lake Michigan called Chicago. Then the I&M Canal opens, and everything changes. Relive the fateful turning point in our history

  • I & M Canal Boat Tour

    Lock 16 Visitor Center 754 First Street, LaSalle, IL, United States

    Picture it: 1848 Illinois. Prairie covers the state. Overland transportation is slow and treacherous. And only a few small communities exist, including a small port town on Lake Michigan called Chicago. Then the I&M Canal opens, and everything changes. Relive the fateful turning point in our history

  • I & M Canal Boat Tour

    Lock 16 Visitor Center 754 First Street, LaSalle, IL, United States

    Picture it: 1848 Illinois. Prairie covers the state. Overland transportation is slow and treacherous. And only a few small communities exist, including a small port town on Lake Michigan called Chicago. Then the I&M Canal opens, and everything changes. Relive the fateful turning point in our history