Photos: Hammel Woods Dam Removal Underway

Shorewood IL

16 August, 2021

12:25 AM

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SHOREWOOD, IL — If you've been to Hammel Woods during the past month, you've probably noticed that a section of trail is temporarily off-limits to visitors along the Du Page River. People can't do any boating or tubing near the dam. The parking lot near the river is closed. On Friday, Joliet Patch's editor captured several photos of the Will County Forest Preserve District's progress on the long-awaited permanent removal of the Hammel Woods Dam. The dam removal is expected to be finished in October, and the work appears to be on schedule. The dam at Hammel Woods was the site of a double drowning in 2019 and one drowning in 2013. Image via John Ferak/Patch Image via John Ferak/Patch Image via John Ferak/Patch Image via John Ferak/Patch Image via John Ferak/Patch