Isle a la Cache Museum

501 E. 135th Street
Romeoville, IL, 60411
815-886-1467

URL : http://www.fpdwc.org/isle.cfm

overview : Situated in the Des Plaines River, Isle a la Cache rests on historic land: legend tells of a French trader in the late 1600s who, when warned of possible danger down the river, buried or 'cached' his goods on the island. - Inside the Museum, explore exhibits of the French fur trade. Find out about a voyager's day on the river; examine a real birch bark canoe; see the trade items of metal, beads, and cloth that changed the Native American's lifestyle.

topics : living history, native, American, 17th, century, fur, trading, history