If you think you saw Abraham Lincoln talking to a small crowd in Ottawa’s Washington Park yesterday afternoon, you were seeing the beginning of a year of celebration. The Canal Corridor Association is honoring the Illinois and Michigan Canal’s 175th anniversary. The 16th President, portrayed by Kevin J. Wood of Adrian, Michigan, told of how the canal benefited everyone.
The Canal Corridor Association’s other events over the next year will include telling stories about the people and events along the canal during and before its existence.
Abraham Lincoln (played by Kevin J. Wood) in Ottawa’s Washington Park, April 10, 2023
The crowd asks Pres. Lincoln (Kevin J. Wood) about the Illinois and Michigan Canal and other topics, April 10, 2023