Starved Rock State Park

Starved Rock is a huge stony hand that lords over the landscape above the Illinois River. According to legend, in the 1760′s the Potawatomi and the Ottawa surrounded a band of Illiniwek atop this butte, and held their ground until the Illiniwek died of starvation.
There is an idea maze of trails through 18 canyons in this park, and we set off to hike a few, including French and LaSalle at the edge of the woods, along the Illinois River, whose waters ripple with the drift of eagles for much of the year. We veer inland, through clusters of Virginia bluebells, and floral arrays of marsh marigolds, wild iris, trillium and Dutchman’s breeches, plus purple-flowered spiderworts, nodding columbine and blooms of shooting star. We step up a steep walled sandstone slit to a silky waterfall. This is unexpected. It looks like Arizona. Here, in this quiet warm-toned canyon, with a crack to heaven, there is the kind of repose that inspires poets and dreamers. There is a sense of collaborating with the forces behind the pageant of the world.
I next board a packet boat called “The Volunteer,” a 76-foot replica of a 19th-century canal boat that plied the 96-mile, hand-dug I & M (Illinois and Michigan) Canal, with a lock system from the designs of Leonardo da Vinci. This is the canal that turned Chicago from a swamp into a global commerce hub, as it connected Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, allowing cheap water transport to, from and between the East Coast and The Gulf of Mexico, enabling the efficient mixing of ideas and markets.
There is less than a mile of the once great canal open for navigation, between two turtle-filled locks in LaSalle, and just two mules, "Moe" and "Larry," who now trudge the towpath pulling the craft. Legends still swirl, though. Wild Bill Hickok was a mule tender here; Lincoln took his family on a trip; and the Marx Brothers were chicken farmers nearby.

[@SantosChronicles]

This is easily one of our favorite state park. The trails are so beautiful and my little ones love the waterfalls. If you are going there with a family, don’t bring a stroller. If you have a little one, a carrier would work best. So cool we were able to feature this place in our Family Travel Vlog.

[@westonandhunter8455]

I dont care About the taxes i only care for is how Beautiful the state is And how amazing it is to be here and I love the nature and that's where I'm gonna go to that park

[@robertpreston2220]

Luckliy you dont have to live in the worst state that is illinois to go to this park

[@snagletoothscott3729]

Never went to the park, but my Grandfather was a young man when the ACE damned up the rivers. He remembered quite well what the Illinois and Mississippi looked like before the locks. He used to take me to locks couple times every summer, under the shadow the the rocks across the shore.

[@tracytryan1546]

Wow, that is so beautiful 😍

[@devoradamaris]

🕊🌎🕊🕊sharing🦋

[@ThuGianNgheThuat]

Your video very beautifuly. Thank you.

[@joshuasantiago788]

Memories with good friends

[@penism]

i whent there with my cousins and uncle and aunt, the waterfalls were dry though and it rained after awhile, one waterfall was working though it was the one close to the river nearby

[@TangTuyetMinh1]

nice

[@jimgoebel5348]

Stay on the trail, don't climb, stay out of the dirty water. Otherwise, be prepared to pay a $195 fine!

[@casey7540]

Please tell me that little horse was not pulling that boat

[@westonandhunter8455]

Illinoi rocks

[@keithivangatmen4540]

Im in chicago now at northbrook how do i get there starved rock

[@betunia98]

I80 west Joliet all the until the exits until Oglesby

[@dylanweinandflannery1406]

You drive

[@user-sj6wk1er5b]

You gotta walk on the expressway

[@westonandhunter8455]

Thats it

[@julianbecerra795]

Everything is nice exept for the poor mule pulling the ship

[@brook1533]

i thought this was a metaphor for all the boomers complaining about taxes but then i saw the mule pulling the ship

[@robertpreston2220]

hate seeing that

[@anonpanties4106]

The horse shouldnt be pulling that heavy boat tho :( poor cute baby horse

[@karabultema5763]

The horse looks to be a draft. They are perfectly capable of pulling heavy loads. Back in the day before machines and such these horses were used for heavy duty farm work

[@robertpreston2220]

humans are cruel

[@caca5565]

When I went I went in the water the water was muddy

[@jacesworldhollywood4816]

Story time, I live in Ottawa next to starved Rock my whole life you've been work there as a busser in high school, there is a wedding the bride was on the back or the best view was by the restaurant, and they're taking pictures so she sits up on the rail/fence and falls back to her death. Like And subscribe Jaces world Hollywood 🌍 and see more

[@gabrielacruz5483]

Can we swim on the water?🤔🤔

[@domib.3924]

no

[@megriva5684]

Starved Rock Murders

[@tonykarata9398]

This land was also taken away from the Indians !!! And the name of the park says it all

[@SashOkVR]

Trust me, this is the only good place in Illinois. Everything else around my house sucks XD