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Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm

Isle a la Cache Museum/Preserve

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Isle a la Cache features the Isle a la Cache Museum, which offers historical education opportunities. The preserve is open 8 a.m.-sunset.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Isle a la Cache Museum is located within Isle a la Cache and offers public programs, school and youth group programs, and meeting areas for rental. The Museum is also open Tuesday through Sunday for the public to enjoy exhibits from the Great Lakes fur trade, and purchase picnic, camping, and dog park permits. The preserve provides a parking area and access to the Des Plaines River for fishing and canoeing/kayaking and the 10.81-mile, paved/limestone Centennial Trail, ideal for bicycling, hiking/running, and, in the winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

11/10/2026

Kids can take a deep dive into history and discover how we learn about the past at our Junior Historians program. Participants will get hands-on with history by digging for clues, examining artifacts and recording history themselves.

Junior Historians
When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 21
Where: Isle a la Cache Museum
Registration is required.

11/21/2026: Kids will get hands-on with history to learn how we know about the past.

11/10/2026

Sandhill cranes are noisy migrants, so we often hear large flocks of these birds passing overhead long before we see them.

Migratory birds are heading south, and here's when we can expect to see some of our favorites.

11/06/2026

Judges in the photo contest were impressed with how well Dunn's photo captured the beauty of the season.

Seasonal landscape at Hammel Woods captured by Matthew Dunn of Bolingbrook.

11/05/2026

Everyone has a story to tell. What's yours? Join us for a free, interactive workshop to explore the power of storytelling with Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Aaron J. Lawler. Drawing inspiration from novelists Ernest Hemingway and Ray Bradbury, participants will discover how telling their story can help them reflect on who they are and where they have been.

You Are a Story: Memoir & Illinois Novelists
When: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14
Where: Isle a la Cache Museum
Registration is required.

11/14/2026: Join us for a workshop examining how writing memoirs, telling our own stories and recording our lives can help us search for those same answers.

11/02/2026

Isle a la Cache sits in the heart of busy northern Will County, but it often feels far removed from the hustle and bustle of suburban life. The quietness might even seem like what it might have felt like decades or centuries ago, which is exactly the point.

Visitors can learn about the area’s cultural and natural history, with a focus on what life was like in the region in the 1750s.

11/02/2026

The sounds of history will come alive at Isle a la Cache Museum on Sunday, Nov. 8. Join us for living history demonstrations of 18th-century weapons and tools while learning how they shaped everyday life. A blacksmith will also be demonstrating how raw materials were turned into every day tools. Drop by between noon and 3 p.m. to see history brought to life.

Living History Encounter: 18th-century Weaponry & Tools
When: Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8
Where: Isle a la Cache Museum

11/8/2026: Step back into the 18th century and discover the weaponry, tools and people that shaped everyday life.

10/30/2026

All proceeds from calendar sales go to The Nature Foundation of Will County, the nonprofit philanthropic partner of the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The Nature Foundation raises money to support Forest Preserve initiatives that protect nature, inspire discovery and bring people and nature together.

Proceeds from calendar sales benefit The Nature Foundation of Will County, the Forest Preserve District's nonprofit partner.

10/27/2026

Isle a la Cache Museum is hosting two field trip programs for homeschool students on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Whoose Bones? program, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., will turn the museum into a forensic lab and allow students to dissect an owl pellet. In the afternoon, students can learn about skills used by American Indians to hunt for food in the wilderness in the Stalk, Track, Hunt program from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

The field trips are intended for students ages 7 to 12. Registration is required.

10/26/2026

When left on the ground where they fall, the leaves will break down naturally, fertilizing the soil as they do. As an added bonus, they also serve as a type of mulch, stifling the growth of weeds in the spring.

Put down the rake. You can feel good about leaving your leaves wherever they fall. Letting them be is actually better for the environment and for your yard.

10/23/2026

Your next great photo could be just a walk in the preserves away!

It’s back! Beginning Feb.1, the Forest Preserve is once again hosting its Preserve the Moment photo contest, so grab your camera and get ready to capture Will County’s wild side!

Address

501 E Romeo Road
Romeoville, IL
60446

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Website

https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/Preserves-Trails/Visitor-Centers/Isle-a-la-Cache-Museum

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