Illinois & Michigan Canal ;

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• admission: Criteria Child Student Adult Senior Groups As of APR 2007 unable to update information free? Special Fees: Additional Group Info: Special Tours & Pricing: Reservation Contact:
  
• big events: Will County Folk Art Festival (Apr); Old Canal Days (Jun); Pioneer Crafts Festival (Sep)
  
• buildings: jail, Log cabin, farmhouse, blacksmith shop, tinsmith shop, settlement house, smokehouse, workshop, railroad station, school
  
• closest airport: Chicago Midway MDW
  
• closest city: Joliet
  
• closest interstate: I-55 exit 257 to SR 36 (Renwick Rd)
  
• what kind of visit you can have: The main museum was the headquarters of the I&M Canal Commission, which built the canal, exhibits focus on canal and local history. The settlement is a group of buildings relocated to the site from around the county.
  
• open months: Jan, Oct, Feb, Mar, Sep, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Jul, Nov, Dec
  
• period: mid 1800s-early 1900s
  
• season: museum closed mid-Dec to early Jan, closed state holidays
  
• type of site: Building collection