Canal Origins
Park Description
Canal Origins Park commemorates the creation of the Illinois & Michigan Canal as it connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River drainage basin. The park includes historical interpretation signage and sculpture depicting pre-settlement conditions and life on the canal after it was completed in 1948. There is also a “canal cut” which offers patrons views of what it would have been like to float down the canal on a canal boat. Other amenities in the park include native plantings, fishing station, and walkways.
Canal Origins Park holds the distinction of being the only park in Chicago that is an official Chicago Landmark.