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The statue by Ferdinand Rebechini of Father Marquette, Louis Jolliet & their Indian guide
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Depiction of Father Marquette
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A map of the old trails & fords in the area before it was settled
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Trail to the place where the old explorers would enter the Des Plaines River & then go to the Illinois River which would then go to the Mississippi River which would go to the Gulf of Mexico & then the Atlantic Ocean....
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This used to be the Des Plaines River, but the Sanitary & Ship Canal cut this branch of the river off
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This used to be a branch of the Des Plaines River
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This is now a pond & it was frozen solid
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My husband's foot, which is a bit smaller than this other footprint that was in the snow on the ice of the pond
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The long shadows of late afternoon
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There used to be a plaque here
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Chicago Portage - The Waterway West
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At the base of the sculpture
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The back of the sculpture
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Information about the portage
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The BP facility
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We visited another forest preserve in the area called Arie Crown
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Driving along the road in Arie Crown
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U.S. Grant Memorial Highway