America's 1st National Heritage Area. Historic I&M Canal Boat & Heritage Tours. 100 miles of #SimplePleasures & #NaturalTreasures
Illinois, USA
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The bike crew has ben busy this week! We have added one new station to the I&M Canal Bike Share - Channahon. Now open in 3 locations - LaSalle, Morris, & Channahon. iandmcanal.org/bike/
Grab a bike and go! Check out the new I & M Canal National Heritage Area Bike Share Program. Ride for only $2.50 an hour. Find a docking station near you. iandmcanal.org/bike
#RideAlong
Join us aboard a replica 19th century mule-pulled canal boat and ride the route Lincoln traveled! Your guides, dressed as Canal era crew, will take you back in time to life on the American frontier and the Illinois Prairie.
Boat rides will run this Memorial Day weekend.
Join us for a school field trip on the I&M Canal Boat this Spring or Fall!
Tours cover a variety of social science and history topics that meet the Illinois State Board of Education’s Learning Standards. Visit lasallecanalboat.org or call (815)220-1848 for more information
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We are proud to announce the release of the Framework Plan for South Branch Parks. This plan outlines future initiatives of the PAC. Click to view the Plan: bit.ly/PlanSBPAC
@Metroplanners @SmithGroup @ChiTrust @CannonDesign @activetrans @chicagoriver @ChicagoParks
During the suffrage movement a group of middle-class & professional women organized suffrage activity in the mid-1880s when they founded the Cook County Suffrage Association. Learn more about our dinner lecture “Casting a Historic Vote” at iandmcanal.org
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Don't miss next week's #SevereWeather lecture at @MidewinNatTP! Feb 20th, 7pm. To register call 815-423-6370 or e-mail [email protected]
Did you know that a school field trip to the I&M Canal Boat is a fun and engaging way for students to learn about a host of themes and topics that meet the Illinois State Board of Education’s Learning Standards. Visit lasallecanalboat.org or call (815)220-1848 for more info
The Lock 16 Cafe & I&M Canal Visitor Center will be closing today at 3:30pm & closed all day tomorrow, Wednesday Jan 30th, due to severe weather conditions. Sorry for any inconvenience. #PolarVortex2019
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How's this for a cool sighting at Rock Run Rookery Preserve yesterday: One tree, four bald eagles. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Bobal via Will County Wildlife)
Discover the beautifully restored decor, living quarters and art kept in the historic Reddick Mansion, located in the heart of downtown Ottawa today! Visit reddickmansion.org for more information
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After years of hard work, I’m proud to see our efforts succeed in the Coast Guard Reauthorization w/ my provision that exempts small boats like The Volunteer of #IL16 from overly burdensome regulations. Big thank you to all who supported its passage! bit.ly/BigWinIL16
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Thanks again to @RepKinzinger The people of the entire I&M Canal National Heritage Area greatly appreciate the effort to make this happen. @IMCNHA also wishes Illinois a happy 200th birthday!
After years of hard work, I’m proud to see our efforts succeed in the Coast Guard Reauthorization w/ my provision that exempts small boats like The Volunteer of #IL16 from overly burdensome regulations. Big thank you to all who supported its passage! bit.ly/BigWinIL16
The Canal Boat “Niagara” between locks 3 & 4 in @Lockport_IL 📸 courtesy of former I&M Canal historian John M. Lamb. For more historical images of the I&M Canal National Heritage Area visit the I&M Canal Archives at @LewisUniversity
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Now through November 30, Illinois Bicentennial Passports can be picked up and stamped at Isle a la Cache Museum. The museum, which is located within the I&M Canal National Heritage Area, is stop 13 of the 56 featured in the passport. bit.ly/2P0fSRS
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RSVP for dinner & a little history on Thursday September 20th 2018, at the Gaylord Building for our Dinner Lecture Series: Highways Through Time! Visit iandmcanal.org or call (815)220-1848x1838 for more info. – at Lockport, IL
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34 Years Ago Today, #ThisDayInHistory, #President #RonaldReagan signs legislation creating the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor on August 24, 1984 🇺🇸 @Reagan_Library @ReaganEducation @IMCNHA
@ILMICanal #PresidentReagan #ReaganLibrary youtube.com/watch?v=PJLoKQyw…
Happy 102nd Birthday to the #NationalParkService! #DiscoverSomethingNewAt102 by visiting America's first National Heritage Area to learn more about the I&M Canal and its importance to both the state and the nation’s history! – at LaSalle, IL
I&M Canal Boat Tours have resumed!
Learn about the history of the I&M Canal by taking our mule-pulled boat tour before the 2018 boat season ends on October 30th!
To book your boat tour visit iandmcanal.org or call (815)220-1848. – at LaSalle, IL