My family acquired about 80 acres of land in about 1928 for $4 per acres, after the drained the Grand Kankakee Marsh and Army Core of Engineers straightened the river. It has quite the history. I’m the legal guardian of the land. I take care of it like the Native Americans would,….that part of me says… just let it grow, don’t touch. Just preserving what is left.
Getting to the river side without a boat can take some hiking, so those new pics I don’t have yet.
If you’re interested, PBS made a documentary on the area tells that story. 1 hr. Video Link Here
Full aerial view, yellow border, surrounded by 3,000+ acres of farmlandMost pics taken from the north east corner where it says Parking and Camping. Red line boundary.My end of the road car. Probably last new car I’ll buy. 300hpThe farm in the distance is one of 2 farmers, who get water from the river through our land, in return watch over the property, along with DNR. Combined they have about 3500 acres of farm fields.He also raises premium grade Black Angus cattle. The rest of the herd is somewhere else, 50 adults 60 calves. I’m going to split one of these with someone.A beaten path to the levy wall.Northwest side of property. A lot of fish in this. I’ve caught 120 in one day. 1 1/4 miles long on property.Levi wall (or Berm) we use to get around with vehicles .This about 12 acre area floods almost every spring to about 3′-4′ deep. When water temps hit 45 degrees the large North Pike come in hordes to spawn. You simply go through there in a canoe fishing. When it dries out like this a lot of whitetail deer pass through to the surrounding farm fields for food. My younger brother takes 3-5 per yr, state limit.The dry areas perimeters can be so thick you just find a deer run path to get in.Whitetail fawn, can’t be more than a week old.As opposed to this adult Whitetail, probably a buck.A Coyote denFox den.
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