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SUMMARY:The Chicago Portage - A Lasting Gift - Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Richard Lanyon.  The Chicago Portage is not just history; it is still a main vein of Midwest commerce. Local author and historian Dick Lanyon takes us on a journey through the development of a waterway route that includes the Chicago Portage\, and connects the Chicago River’s South Branch with the Des Plaines River in Joliet. Dick traces how the portage route was first exploited to build a modest canal and railroads for commercial purposes\, then developed into a larger canal to divert city wastewater away from Lake Michigan. Finally\, he explores how the precise location of the ancient subcontinental divide is critical in accounting for the Chicago area’s allowance of Lake Michigan’s water as mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court. \nRichard Lanyon is a scientist\, author of “Building the Canal to Save Chicago” and others about the development of Chicago’s waterways\, and the former executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. \n  \n\n  \nFriends of the Chicago Portage will present four free public history lectures in its 2023 Lecture Series celebrating the discovery\, location and development of the Chicago Portage. Accomplished local authors\, historians and storytellers will explore the colorful history of how the passage of a pair of Frenchmen though the Portage 350 years ago led to the birth of a city\, and how subsequent improvements created Chicago. All four lectures will begin at 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of January – April\, at the Lyons Public Library located at 4209 Joliet Ave.\, in Lyons.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/the-chicago-portage-a-lasting-gift-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Lyons Public Library\, 4209 Joliet Avenue\, Lyons\, IL\, 60534\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Mapping the Chicago Portage - Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:  \n“Mapping the Chicago Portage: Seventeenth-Century Explorations by Jolliet\, Marquette\, La Salle\, and Joutel”\nPresented by Richard Gross \nWhen a local amateur historian\, John Swenson\, and a podcast by a group of Chicago historians\, writers\, and artists asserted a route south of Chicago\, different from the site recognized by the National Park Service\, is the actual Chicago Portage\, Richard Gross was moved to write a well-researched scholarly paper on past and recent efforts to establish the true location of the Chicago Portage and refute the work of Swenson. Join Rich for a look at this lively debate about the location of Chicago’s birthplace on the 350th anniversary of its European discovery by Jolliet and Marquette. \nRichard Gross has been actively involved in researching the history of the explorer Cavalier de La Salle since he was a member of La Salle Expedition II when he and 22 other participants\, authentically retraced La Salle’s expedition of exploration from Montreal Canada to the mouth of the Mississippi River in celebration of the US Bicentennial. Using period documents\, he has spent many years unraveling the myths and confusion surrounding all aspects of La Salle’s activities in the Midwest. Richard taught high school Biology and Chemistry for 20 years. \n  \n\n  \nFriends of the Chicago Portage will present four free public history lectures in its 2023 Lecture Series celebrating the discovery\, location and development of the Chicago Portage. Accomplished local authors\, historians and storytellers will explore the colorful history of how the passage of a pair of Frenchmen though the Portage 350 years ago led to the birth of a city\, and how subsequent improvements created Chicago. All four lectures will begin at 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of January – April\, at the Lyons Public Library located at 4209 Joliet Ave.\, in Lyons.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/mapping-the-chicago-portage-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Lyons Public Library\, 4209 Joliet Avenue\, Lyons\, IL\, 60534\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260430T142043
CREATED:20230112T232202Z
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SUMMARY:The History of the Chicago Portage - Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:  \n“The History of the Chicago Portage”\nPresented by Benjamin Sells \nBenjamin Sells\, author of the recently published “A History of the Chicago Portage”\, will present the story of how a seven-mile stretch of marshland gave rise to the city of Chicago. From the indigenous people who first used the portage\, through the arrival of the Europeans\, to the heyday of the Fur Trade and the nefarious account of Chicago’s first murder\, join Benjamin to learn about one of the most important\, and neglected places in United States history. \n“Benjamin Sells offers a lively and wide-ranging account of the history of the Chicago Portage from the time of the glaciers to the present. He makes clear that no place is as significant to our understanding the history of this region and that more attention should be given to the Chicago Portage National Historic Site.” — Ann Durkin Keating\, author of The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago Before the Fire. \nBenjamin Sells is a lawyer\, psychotherapist\, the author of nine books\, and a former mayor of Riverside\, Illinois. His latest book is “Beauty Matters: Civic Lessons from an Olmsted Village.” \n  \n\n  \nFriends of the Chicago Portage will present four free public history lectures in its 2023 Lecture Series celebrating the discovery\, location and development of the Chicago Portage. Accomplished local authors\, historians and storytellers will explore the colorful history of how the passage of a pair of Frenchmen though the Portage 350 years ago led to the birth of a city\, and how subsequent improvements created Chicago. All four lectures will begin at 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of January – April\, at the Lyons Public Library located at 4209 Joliet Ave.\, in Lyons.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/the-history-of-the-chicago-portage-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Lyons Public Library\, 4209 Joliet Avenue\, Lyons\, IL\, 60534\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230128T130000
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SUMMARY:Jolliet & Marquette's Discovery of Chicago - Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:  \n“Jolliet & Marquette’s Discovery of Chicago”\nPresented by John Langer and Gary Mechanic \nRediscover the lives and legacy of the 17th Century French explorer Louis Jolliet and Jesuit missionary Father Jacques Marquette. Friends of the Chicago Portage tour guides John Langer and Gary Mechanic explore the lives and journeys of Jolliet & Marquette as we celebrate the 350th anniversary of their epic discovery of the Mississippi River and the Chicago Portage. John and Gary are veteran Friends of the Chicago Portage tour guides. John grew up in the area of the Portage\, lives in Villa Park and is a local realtor. Gary is a 3rd generation Chicagoan\, the founder of Friends of the Chicago Portage and producer of this lecture series. \n  \n\n  \nFriends of the Chicago Portage will present four free public history lectures in its 2023 Lecture Series celebrating the discovery\, location and development of the Chicago Portage. Accomplished local authors\, historians and storytellers will explore the colorful history of how the passage of a pair of Frenchmen though the Portage 350 years ago led to the birth of a city\, and how subsequent improvements created Chicago. All four lectures will begin at 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of January – April\, at the Lyons Public Library located at 4209 Joliet Ave.\, in Lyons.
URL:https://iandmcanal.org/events/jolliet-marquettes-discovery-of-chicago-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Lyons Public Library\, 4209 Joliet Avenue\, Lyons\, IL\, 60534\, United States
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