10 LASALLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM


GPS: n 41.34159; w 89.01024 Address: Canal and Mill Streets Phone:


815-667-4111


Web: www.lasallecountymuseum.org A stone warehouse (ca. 1848), one of three remaining original I & M Canal buildings, is the setting for exceptional exhibits, including Abraham Lincoln items and a bookstore/ gift shop.


11 ILLINOIS WATERWAY VISITORS CENTER


GPS: n 41.32515; w 88.98606 Address: Rt 1, 950 N 27th Road, Ottawa Phone: 815-667-4054 Web:


12 BUFFALO ROCK STATE PARK


GPS: n 41.32697; w 88.91006 Address: 1300 N. 27th Street, Ottawa Phone: 815-433-2220 Web:


http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/ PARKS


Two park trails offer hikers spectacular views of the Illinois River and the surrounding forest. The park also has American Bison for viewing.


13 SPRING LAKE NATURE PARK


GPS: n 41.0810; w 89.5140 Address: 1413 E. 16th Street, Streator Phone: 815-343-3774 Web:


http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/ visitors/projects.cfm?Id=B508010


Through exhibits and a theater, this facility interprets building and maintaining the Illinois Waterway System and the history of water transportation.


5 OTTAWA GPS:


A WEBER HOUSE AND GARDEN n 41.135697; w 88.832533


Address: 1503 Baker Street, Streator Phone: Web:


815-672-8327


www.weberhouseandgarden.com Built in 1937, visitors can tour this storybook Tudor cottage which sits in an English garden.


GPS:


B HEGELER CARUS MANSION n 41.329910; w 89.094264


Address: 1307 7th Street, LaSalle Phone: Web:


815-224-6543 www.hegelercarus.org


http://www.springlakefalls.org Enjoy hiking, bird watching, fishing, horseback riding, dog walking, photography, and the abundance of vegetation and wildlife in the park’s varied terrain which includes sandstone falls.


An architectural masterpiece and a part to the rich history of the Illinois Valley, the Midwest and the nation.


C FLOCK TO THE ROCK(EVENT)


Location: Utica Phone: Web:


Buffalo Rock State Park www.illinoisriverroad.org 800-746-0550 www.flocktotherock.com


View majestic eagles near Starved Rock State Park while taking part in this annual festival celebrating the wonders of winter.


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