I believe that "they" have done a lot to make this into a "strip park" area. I saw something about it on the 'net one time. Try searching under Illinois-Michigan Canal. It sounded like a wonderful walking place. Kristy ==============\Kristy Lawrie Gravlin/=============== hannah@teleport.com ~~~Banks, OR 97106-0755 Looking for Hill and Brunt and brick kilns in the Minonk area of Woodford County ================================================= ---------- >From: "Pat A Ellis" <pellis1@hallmark.com> >To: ILWOODFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILWOODFO-L] "Old Canal" >Date: Tue, May 09, 2000, 6:54 AM > > > > Recently, I had posted a question regarding the "old canal" > in Peoria, IL. I > have the answer and would like to share it with you. This > information was sent > to me by a cousin, Jackie C. > > The "old canal" was the Illinois - Michigan Canal. It > is a 120 mile long > corridor that extends from the shores of Lake Michigan in > Chicago to the > Illinois River in LaSalle / Peru. It passed through 49 > communities in five > counties. The canal itself was 96 miles long and dug more > than 150 years ago by > thousands of immigrants, most of them Irish, by hand. The > canal opened in 1848. > The canal opened a shipping channel all the way from New > York Harbor to New > Orleans. It ushered in waves of development and made > Chicago America's greatest > inland port and gave birth to many towns along the way. It > also made it > possible for the farmers in the area to ship their grain to > eastern markets. The > Illinois - Michigan Canal closed in 1933. > > Woodford County, is located just south-west of LaSalle > County farther down > the > Illinois River. > > If you want to find more information about the canal, > check this web site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcanal. > > ==================================================== ========= > ======= > ==================================================== ========= > ======= > This email and any attachments may contain confidential > information > and it is intended for the addressee only. If you are not > the > intended recipient you should destroy this message and > notify the > sender by reply email. If you are not the addressee any > disclosure, > reproduction or transmission of this email is strictly > prohibited. > > This email has been scanned for viruses, however it is > recommended > that any attachments are also checked at the addressee's > end. We > will not be held responsible for any virus that is > contracted via > this email. > > Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in > this email > are those of the sender and are not necessarily reflective > of the > policies and views of the company. No reliance may be > placed upon > this email without written confirmation of its contents. > ==================================================== ========= > ======= > ==================================================== ========= > ======= > >