Reservations are being accepted for a 10:30 a.m. June 29 hike on the Freedom Trail presented by the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project.
The two-hour walk with history lessons focuses on the work of abolitionists who helped escaped slaves make their way through the area prior to the Civil War. Retired Governors State University Professor Larry McClellan leads the program.
The freedom seekers (escaped persons) traveled through Ohio and along waterways to reach the…
