I&M Canal Passport Contest Ends Oct. 31

Lemont IL

21 July, 2021

5:06 PM

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LEMONT, IL — The I&M Canal National Heritage Area's 35th anniversary passport contest will end Oct. 31, according to a release from the Canal Corridor Association. The passport contest was created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the I&M Canal National Heritage Area's creation. The association said the contest started in 2019, and was supposed to end in 2020, but it was extended to Oct. 31, 2021. The contest is administered by the Canal Corridor Association. Aug. 3 will mark 90 days left in the contest, in which participants are encouraged to visit 35 historic, natural and cultural sites and get your passport stamped for prizes and a drawing. The 90-day countdown will be marked on the I&M Canal National Heritage Area's Facebook page, and suggested schedules will be provided to help participants explore, according to a release. Passports can be mailed to you by contacting the Canal Corridor Association or by picking one up at participating locations. The contest is free, the association said. You can return your passports to the association, 754 First Street, in La Salle, to claim your prizes. The grand prize sweepstakes will have one winner receive a private party for up to 70 peopleon "The Volunteer," a gentle journey on the mule-pulled I&M Canal Boat in LaSalle, according to a release. The contest and prizes are sponsored by Robin Malpass & Associates, Inc of Chicago. Passport site locations are: McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, 376 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, ILCanal Origins Park, 2701 S. Ashland Ave., ChicagoChicago Maritime Museum, 1200 W. 35th St., ChicagoNational Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., ChicagoDuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, ChicagoPullman National Monument, 11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave., ChicagoLittle Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, 9800 Willow Springs Road, Willow SpringsSt. James at Sag Bridge, 10600 S. Archer Ave., LemontOld Stone Church & Lemont Area Historical Society, 306 Lemont St., LemontHistoric Downtown Lemont, 112 Stephen St., LemontIsle la a Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road, RomeovilleWill County Historical Museum & Research Center, 803 S. State St., LockportThe Gaylord Building, 200 W. Eighth St., LockportIllinois State Museum, Lockport Gallery, 201 W. 10th St., LockportHistoric Downtown Lockport, 201 W. 10th St., LockportJoliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St., JolietJoliet Architecture & Art Walking Tour, Self-Guided Tour, JolietIntersection of Route 66 and Lincoln Highway, Cass Street and Chicago Street, JolietOld Joliet Prison, 1125 Collins St., JolietFour Rivers Environmental Education Center, 25055 W. Walnut Lane, ChannahonUSDA Forest Service-Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30239 S. State Route 53, WilmingtonCarbon Hill School Museum, 875 N. Second St., Carbon HillGoose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, 15010 N. Jugtown Road, MorrisHistoric Downtown Morris, Liberty Street and Illinois Avenue, MorrisGrundy County Historical Museum, 510 W. Illinois Ave., MorrisSeneca Area Heritage Museum/Hogan Grain Elevator, 431 N. Main St., SenecaReddick Mansion, 100 W. Lafayette St., OttawaFirst Lincoln Douglas Debate Site, 1028 LaSalle St., OttawaLaSalle County Historical Society, 101 E. Canal St., North UticaIllinois Waterway Visitor Center, 950 N. 27th Road, OttawaI&M Canal Boat, Route 351 and I&M Canal, LaSalleHegeler Carus Mansion, 1307 Seventh St., LaSalleHistoric Downtown LaSalle, 754 First St., LaSalleI&M Canal Visitor Center, 754 First St., LaSalleWestclox Museum, 350 Fifth St., Peru