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Map to Collier Lodge site


 February 9, 2010: KVHS general meeting (open to the public) at 6:30 at the Kouts Library (101 E. Daumer Rd). Cancelled because of weather

 

March 9, 2010: KVHS general meeting (open to the public) at 6:30 at the Kouts Library (101 E. Daumer Rd).

Program: Porter County Sheriff David Lain will do a presentation on his historic Police Equipment. More information...

 

April 13, 2010: KVHS general meeting (open to the public) at 6:30 at the Kouts Library (101 E. Daumer Rd).

Program: Park Ranger Kip Walton will do a program titled "Animal and plant adaptation for surviving the harsh dune environment". More information....

 

May 11, 2010: KVHS general meeting (open to the public) at 6:30 at the Kouts Library (101 E. Daumer Rd).

Program: Ed Krieser, past National Commander of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will do a program on the Civil War.  Along with family members he will talk about the history and camp life of the Civil War soldier. More information...

 

June 8, 2010: KVHS general meeting (open to the public) at 6:30 at the Kouts Library (101 E. Daumer Rd).

Program: 2010 Collier Lodge Archaeological Dig sign-up and informational meeting.

 

July 5 - July 22, 2010: 2010 Archaeological dig at the Collier Lodge site. 

 

August 21, 2010: Aukiki River Festival 


KVHS Highlight Section

Dr. William "Bill" Mangold dissertation THE MIDDLE WOODLAND OCCUPATIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEY AND BEYOND.pdf  New

2009 Aukiki River Festival Photo Gallery and News Articles Page

2009 Aukiki River Festival  Page  

2008 Aukiki River Festival Page  

2009 Collier Lodge Dig News Articles  

2009 Collier Lodge Dig Photo Gallery 

2009 Collier Lodge Dig Plan

"The Times" video link to Range Line Rd. Bridge #2 story  

Lake County Bridge #2 KVHS webpage  

Kankakee Valley Historical Society YouTube video link

2008 Collier Lodge Archaeological Dig page & links

KVHS T-shirt design and pricing  Collier Lodge t-shirt design by Wayne Cooper and Aukiki River Festival t-shirt added     

 

Dunn's Bridge & Milford, IL Bridge

KVHS Publication 

The Kankakee River Almanac  


2005 Archaeology Study at the Collier Lodge Site  
Stories and Pictures

2005 Dig Picture Gallery

An Analysis of Historic Ceramics at the Collier Lodge Site .PDF

 


Kankakee River Potpourri  

Stories of the people, places and mystery's of the Kankakee River

Of Special Interest:

Collier Lodge Restoration Images

Map showing location of Collier Lodge  

Collier family and early Collier Lodge pictures  

Archival Pictures of Baum's Bridge Hunt Clubs  

Our Kankakee Adventure-- by Joseph A. Singler  

The Kankakee in the Old Days--by Dr. F E Ling

They Say the Kankakee is Coming Back -- William Bridges  

The Kankakee "Marsh" of Northern Indiana and Illinois permission from "The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology" 

An Anthropological Report on the Indians of the Kankakee River permission from "The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology"