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 Visit
the new LaSalle Canal Boat website!
Keep abreast of all the exciting
activities and programming for the LaSalle Canal Boat and Lock
16 Visitor Center. With the opening of the canal boat rides and
the visitor center around the corner, we have launched a new
website to keep everyone informed about the activities
surrounding the boat ride and visitor center. The website can
be found at
www.lasallecanalboat.org.
SPRING
 2008
DINNER & A LECTURE SERIES
Canal Corridor
Association announces the Spring 2008 programs for the Dinner &
A Lecture series. The educational series is held monthly at the
Gaylord Building (200
W. 8th St., Lockport, IL) and catered by the
Public Landing Restaurant. Festivities begin at 6:00 pm with a
cash-bar reception followed by dinner at 6:30 pm, and the
lecture at
7:30 pm.
April 10, 2008
(Thursday) - Railroads in the
Heritage Corridor
The I & M Canal
National Heritage Corridor is crisscrossed by a multitude of
railways that transport passengers and freight within the region
and across the nation. In spite of the superhighways that
parallel and cross over the tracks, the railways are still
important to keep the region working. The public is invited to
join William Molony as he examines the history of the tracks.
William Molony
is President of the Blackhawk Chapter of the National Railway
Historical Society, and a Board member of the Will County
Historical Society. Mr. Molony’s is a
U.S. Army retiree and a lifelong railroad enthusiast.
April guests
choose an entrée selection of either Pot Roast served with
mashed potatoes and vegetables; or Cheese Ravioli with marinara
sauce. Dessert will be Bread Pudding with caramel sauce.
May 8, 2008
(Thursday) -
Packet Boats on the I & M Canal
For a brief
period passenger boats once traveled along the I & M Canal.
This year a real horse-drawn packet boat will once again float
along the western end of the canal in LaSalle. Join historian
Rob Vasile as he examines both the design and construction of
the packet boats that once traversed the I & M Canal, as well as
life on board for crews and passengers.
Ron Vasile is
the former Historian of the Canal Corridor Association and
currently a history teacher at Lockport Township High School.
Mr. Vasile is also author of numerous works about the I & M
Canal.
May guests
choose an entrée selection of either Chicken Parmesan served
over fettucini with marinara sauce; or Roast Pork served with
mashed potatoes and stuffing. Brownie Sundaes will be served
for dessert.
June 12,
2008 (Thursday) -
100 years of the
LaSalle County Historical Society
The western
terminus of the I & M Canal is located in historic and
picturesque LaSalle County. Its past and future are irrevocably
connected to the waterways of the National Heritage Corridor.
For the past century, the people of LaSalle have entrusted their
rich and colorful heritage to the LaSalle County Historical
Society. The public is invited to join Edmund B. Thornton as he
takes a retrospective journey into the Society’s past while
providing insight into its future along the I & M Canal.
June guests
choose an entrée selection of either Tilapia with pineapple
butter served with wild rice and vegetables; or Stuffed Pepper
served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Dessert will be
Peach Cobbler.
Each program
fee, which includes dinner, is $31 for members of the Canal
Corridor Association and National Trust for Historic
Preservation or $37 for non-members. Registration discounts are
available spring series (April, May, and June) packages. The
packages are $80 for CCA/NTHP members (a $13 savings) and $99
for non-members (a $12 savings). Reservations are required for
all sessions. The deadlines are the day prior to each program.
Please call
815.588.1100 to register and for additional information.
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