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Located on Isle a la Cache, an island in the DesPlaines River, is Isle a la Cache Museum, a museum devoted to the 18th-century fur trade. The 87-acre preserve offers a variety of recreational opportunities that you can enjoy during your visit to the museum. Isle a la Cache Museum has been completely renovated and reopened in June 2007. All new exhibits, many of them interactive, an enlarged display area, and enhanced native landscaping around the museum make for a totally new experience for museum visitors. Access to the Centennial Trail, linking Romeoville and Lockport, can be found on the preserve grounds. This 3-mile stretch of the trail follows the historic I & M Canal and is ideal for biking, hiking, or cross-country skiing. Plans call to continue the trail for 20 miles north into DuPage and Cook Counties. A picnic grove, a peaceful setting ideal for lunch, is located nearby the DesPlaines River. Anglers can use preserve grounds to fish in the river, and canoeists can enter the river from the preserve. A small lagoon next to the museum connects to an inlet of the river. Follow the hiking trail that leads over a bridge that spans this inlet and you will find a short trail that leads into a forested area teeming with wildlife. While walking this secluded trail, look for beaver activity and check the inlet for wetland birds like great egrets and turtle. |
 501 E. 135th Street (Romeo Road) Romeoville, IL 60446 815.886.1467 Located 0.5 mile east of Route 53, in Romeoville. Hours: Summer 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Winter 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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