I&M Canal Corridor Association Pres. Ana Koval says a special guest speaker will talk to people riding on two of the Canal Boat Tours Saturday. Koval says Abraham Lincoln will talk about the importance of the canal and about a trip he took on it in 1848. She says the canal boat that people ride on now is similar to the one Lincoln would have ridden back in the day.
Koval says while it’s a part of the canal’s 175th celebration, it’s also the perfect time for the 4th of July weekend. Lincoln will talk on the 1:00 and 2:30 boat tours on the canal in LaSalle.