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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Hennepin Canal Parkway is a 104.5 mile long |
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| State park which spans across Bureau, Henry, Lee, Rock Island, |
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| and Whiteside counties; the canal is also a major part of the |
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| 475-mile long Grand Illinois Trail and part of the American |
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| Discovery Trail that goes from coast to coast; it is also |
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| listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
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| WHEREAS, The first boat made its way down the Hennepin |
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| Canal from the Illinois River to the Mississippi River in |
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| November 1907; and
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| WHEREAS, A hundred years after its inception, the Hennepin |
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| Canal State Park continues to offer fishing, hiking, biking, |
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| boating, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, |
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| and other recreational opportunities; and
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| WHEREAS, On October 7, 2007, the Friends of the Hennepin |
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| Canal will host a public celebration of the canal in honor of |
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| its historical and civic significance; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| honor the significance of the Hennepin Canal and value its |
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| importance to the State of Illinois; and be it further
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