Oct. 9—The Friends of the Hennepin Canal will host a "Fall Color Hike the Hennepin" event at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lock 3 of the Hennepin Canal Mainline at the corner of Routes 26 and 29 in ...

WYANET — The next Friends of the Canal hike of the Hennepin Canal is at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. This 3.2-mile portion of the canal has been named the “Kingfisher.” The hike will be from Lock 17 to ...

This portion of the Hike the Hennepin is 3.7 miles in length and it has ... all the way down to the junction of the Canal and the Rock River (Lock 29). The monthly hikes were developed by the ...

The Geneseo Chamber of Commerce will host the 2022 Cruise the Canal golf cart tours of the Hennepin Canal on Fridays ... a.m. and 1 p.m. All tours begin at Lock #24 and travel west to Lock ...

Two of the largest investments will go to Northern Illinois sites: Hennepin Canal Lock and Dam 33 located in Rock Falls will receive $10.2 million to plan and repair Lock 33, ensuring its ...

In honor of the 115th anniversary of the opening of the Hennepin Canal ... had 600 by 110ft locks. That lock size is what is referred to as the Ohio River Standard and the canal was too small ...