Harold Henderson’s fine article about recent archaeological findings in Peoria (May 31) describes what must have been Louis Chatellereau’s farm. This prominent French-Canadian, who also lived at ...

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is a seldom-recognized titan of Chicago history. The black explorer is credited as the area’s first non-native settler for establishing a trading post along the Chicago ...

SILVER LAKE — A new paved path has made the picturesque lighthouse in Silver Lake State Park accessible to visitors with physical disabilities for the first time. Though visitors still have to be able ...

Who knew in 1867 when the Big Sable Point Lighthouse was built that it would become a destination for one of the most picture-perfect summer days in all the Great Lakes? Back then, the 112-foot tower ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable is commonly recognized as the "Founder of Chicago," but some aldermen believe he doesn't get the recognition he deserves, and they want to change that by ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- the Chicago City Council Committee voted Thursday afternoon to rename a portion of Lake Shore Drive after Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable. A City Council committee is scheduled to vote ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Little Sable Point Lighthouse will get a facelift thanks to a grant from the United States Lighthouse Society. Lakeshore Keepers, a local nonprofit, is one of five ...

Editor's note: This article, provided by the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, is part of a weekly series on Great Lakes lighthouses. This week the focus is on Little Sable Point Lighthouse ...