We had a great group for friends and family night on the Haunted Ottawa History Tour
This is St. Patricks Church on Ottawa’s West Side (the Best Side) under construction. 1893-1898
Irish Canal Workers
Learn about the Irish Rebellion on Indian Burial Mounds & Forgotten Graveyards Tour
LaSalle County Courthouse 1881
This, our current courthouse, replaced the famous courthouse of the abolishonist John Hossack affair. This heroic event is covered on our Bike and Walking Tours.
This is the boulder that marks the site of the Lincoln Douglas Debate as it was removed from Dayton, Illinois.
Ottawa Service Tunnel
Access to the tunnel system under Ottawa is disappearing. Haunted Ottawa History Tours shows you an entrance to this forgotten tunnels.
Letter from Abe Lincoln, written from Ottawa, Illinois the day after the Licoln Douglas Debate.
Burial site of W.D. Boyce, Founder of Boy Scouts of America
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2019 Haunted Ottawa History Tour
Lateral Canal Lock 1920’s
Indian Burial Mounds & Forgotten Graveyards and our Ottawa History Bike Tours are a great way to see our fall colors!
LaSalle County Asylum and Poor Farm from Indian Burial Mounds & Graveyards Tour