Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
The Illinois and Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the
Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. It rapidly transformed
Chicago from a small settlement to a critical transportation hub between the East and the
developing Midwest.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Abraham and Mary Lincoln lived here from 1844 until Mr. Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1861.
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route
Ohio River Scenic Byway - Illinois
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Mountain Boy Sledworks
Mountain Hardwear