Friends of the Hennepin Canal

Sheffield, IL 61361


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Friends of the Hennepin Canal honored to be named Volunteers of the Year!

What is the Hennepin Canal?

The Hennepin Canal Parkway is a 104.5 mile long State Park spanning five Illinois Counties which include Bureau, Henry, Lee, Rock Island, and Whiteside.  The Hennepin Canal Parkway provides a wide variety of recreational activities including fishing, boating, picnicking, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, and snowmobiling.  The Hennepin Canal is also steeped in history and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  History, Natural Beauty, and Recreation makes the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park an important resource for all the communities along its banks. 


Gary Wagle, President of Friends accepting Volunteer of the Year award from Steve Moser, Site Manager of the Hennepin Canal. (To read press release click here.)


1st Place - 2007 Centennial Photo Contest
Spillway at Lock 17.  Picture taken by Edna Nugent, Peoria, IL
Photo Contest sponsored by the Quad-City Camera Club.
Picture is displayed at the Hennepin Canal Parkway Visitor's Center in Sheffield, IL.


Fisherman waiting for a bite on a lazy spring day/Large cottonwood tree.

 

 

 

How do you join the Friends of the Hennepin Canal?

The qualifications for membership in the Friends of the Hennepin Canal is an interest in meeting the purpose of the organization and to fill out the membership application.

Memberships to the "Friends" make excellent gifts.  Buy one for someone you know loves the outdoors.

On the Hennepin - A Day of Discovery - October 7, 2007

 

         

This being the 100th year of the Hennepin Canal, the Friends will be holding a special celebration on Sunday, October 7, 2007.  We invite you to help us celebrate.
   

      

Click here to for the Illinois DNR page on the Hennepin Canal

Pictures of the Hennepin Canal from the Old Plank Road Trail web site.