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Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor is a national heritage corridor in Lockport, IL.
"How long have we not ached to announce this joyful event!" - April 14, 1848, Ottawa Free Trader article on the opening of the Illinois & Michigan Canal.
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In 1848, the Illinois-Michigan Canal opened and brought economic prosperity to the City of LaSalle. One hundred and fifty years later, the man-made waterway that connected Chicago to the Illinois River could give the LaSalle County city an economic renaissance.
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Sailing through Morris aboard its semi-trailer at mid-morning Friday, the replica Illinois and Michigan Canal packet boat was to dock in La Salle by noon.
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A vision from 1971 - to return a boat to the Illinois and Michigan Canal - will become a reality next week.
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At long last, the LaSalle Canal boat offering a glimpse into a bygone era will officially set sail for the public Saturday at 9 a.m. The dream of putting "The Volunteer" canal boat in the Illinois & Michigan ...
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LA SALLE - Original Illinois and Michigan Canal volunteer Bob Aplington noted at Friday's replica packet boat christening, "This is a great step."
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Now I know how travelers on the Illinois and Michigan Canal felt when their barges were being pulled by a slow-moving mules back in the 1800s.
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