I&M Canal

You’ll find traces of the past in the city’s scenic nature areas and public parks, the boutique shops, restaurants and entertainment venues housed in historic downtown buildings.

A new paved path connecting the Lake Chaminwood Preserve in Channahon to the I&M Canal State Trail is now open. This new trail section connects via a bridge over the canal.

The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area has many great family-friendly sites and activities, including indoor and outdoor activities, both educational and recreational.

The area, most of its land area not even surveyed by the U.S. Government to enable it to be legally sold, would eventually include nine surveyed townships, each consisting of 36 sections of (nominally) 360 acres each

The Nature Foundation of Will County presented a $33,400 donation check to the Forest Preserve at the District to be used for a variety of programs and projects.

Old Canal Days in Lockport included a parade, artisan market, carnival, live entertainment, parade, fireworks show, food and beverages, cemetery tours, Bingo and Lockport Powerhouse tours.

The City of Joliet is launching the Joliet Summer Challenge, a virtual passport program designed to encourage residents and visitors to explore local attractions and events.

Lockport's annual Old Canal Days festival is next weekend and includes more activities than ever before.

The project to connect Chaminwood Lake with the I&M Canal Trail in Channahon is nearing completion with the installation of a new bridge.

With mule-drawn boat tours, the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Area offers visitors a unique experience right out of Illinois' rich transportation history.

A 3-mile portion of the I&M Canal State Trail will be closed from the Interstate 55 frontage road to West Knapp Street beginning March 25.

The City of Lockport has begun the process or replacing the pedestrian bridge over the I&M Canal at 8th Street with assistance from the State of Illinois.

'Secrets and Surprises in Illinois' starts Monday

I started jotting down ideas for hiking challenges within Starved Rock Country’s tourism region. The plan is to create a few dozen hikes, write them on slips of paper and put them in a jar. Pull one out, complete, repeat.

The City of Lockport and the Will County Forest Preserve District have agreed to split the cost of a feasibility study examining the possibilities for a new bike and walking trail.

The excursions, dubbed “Rails, Trails and Ales,” will provide three round-trip trains, each equipped with Metra’s new bike cars to carry extra bikes, on six consecutive Saturdays

Outdoor dining in Utica returns Friday, April 28.

The annual festival attracts visitors to celebrate the I&M Canal and its contributions to the success of Lockport.

Volunteers assisted the Perfectly Flawed Foundation's 6th Earth Day cleanup at the I&M Canal in LaSalle.

Crystal Lake Central's Olivia Anderson scored late in the first half and the Tigers made that goal stand for a 1-0 victory over Burlington Central in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Soccer Tournament championship on Saturday.

Gaylord Building showcasing artwork of Lockport historian

A Lockport man who has been sought for questioning in connection with the death of a Joliet man found gunned down on the I&M Canal trail path was arrested following a wild chase in Shorewood, police said.

Charda Pruitte and her cousins put together a memorial on the I&M Canal Path to remember Floyd Faint Jr., who was found shot to death there Saturday.