jitts3
Well-Known Member
As I work on our boat project I started to look around at some places to take her. When I started looking around I started noticing some interesting places. I am also into industrial history. Naturally Canals play a big part in that. Here are a few links to places I have found.
http://www.foxriverlocks.org/
The Fox River in Wisconsin. It goes from Green Bay to and thru Lake Winnebago and Lake Butte Des Mortes just north of Oshkosh. On this river are a series of dams and locks. South of the lakes the river continues to Portage WI. There is a canal there taking the Fox River to the Wisconsin river. The river was used as a route between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. This was before the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was built. One lock was closed Iin 1988 due to an invasive species issue. Funny it was open for over 100 years and no issue.... But they are rebuilding them and have many open.
http://www.portagecanal.org/history.html
Acording to this link they may soon be trying to restore the Portage Canal as well. The basic idea is to get everything opened up again for pleasure craft.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r1/hennpin.htm
http://www.friends-hennepin-canal.org/
The Hennepin Canal I first noticed going to pick up BOMAG road rollers in Kewaunee Illinois. I crossed over it and thought it was a pretty little and relaxing canal. I was curious about its use. So I found the above links. Again a route from Chicago to the Mississippi River via a few rivers and such before the completion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Again there are efforts to restore it and allow pleasure craft to use it.
I find this stuff very interesting and educational. A great living history to show my sons as opposed to simply reading about it.
This is a video I found about the Hennepin Canal.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-90DfBTgk
I have seen many videos about the history and current use of the Erie Canal in New York. Charlene likes that Idea as well since she is from Rochester NY.
We think these local canals to us are in reasonable drive for us to check out. They are rich in history and very much unknown by most people. Just thought I would share to anybody interested.
http://www.foxriverlocks.org/
The Fox River in Wisconsin. It goes from Green Bay to and thru Lake Winnebago and Lake Butte Des Mortes just north of Oshkosh. On this river are a series of dams and locks. South of the lakes the river continues to Portage WI. There is a canal there taking the Fox River to the Wisconsin river. The river was used as a route between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. This was before the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was built. One lock was closed Iin 1988 due to an invasive species issue. Funny it was open for over 100 years and no issue.... But they are rebuilding them and have many open.
http://www.portagecanal.org/history.html
Acording to this link they may soon be trying to restore the Portage Canal as well. The basic idea is to get everything opened up again for pleasure craft.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r1/hennpin.htm
http://www.friends-hennepin-canal.org/
The Hennepin Canal I first noticed going to pick up BOMAG road rollers in Kewaunee Illinois. I crossed over it and thought it was a pretty little and relaxing canal. I was curious about its use. So I found the above links. Again a route from Chicago to the Mississippi River via a few rivers and such before the completion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Again there are efforts to restore it and allow pleasure craft to use it.
I find this stuff very interesting and educational. A great living history to show my sons as opposed to simply reading about it.
This is a video I found about the Hennepin Canal.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-90DfBTgk
I have seen many videos about the history and current use of the Erie Canal in New York. Charlene likes that Idea as well since she is from Rochester NY.
We think these local canals to us are in reasonable drive for us to check out. They are rich in history and very much unknown by most people. Just thought I would share to anybody interested.
