Stories from the Trail.
What have we done? Where are we going?
Interactive Space Across the Calum Region
Each location invites visitors to stand where history unfolded. Walk a bridge, sit in a memorial garden, follow a forest path, and feel the landscape that sheltered the journey to freedom.
The Ton Farm
A Network to Freedom site with a state historic marker, marking the farm where Dutch immigrants welcomed freedom seekers.
Beaubien Woods
Nearly 300 riverside acres of forest preserve and the proposed monument site, with trails, birdsong, and open sky.
Memorial Garden at First Reformed Church
A quiet garden in South Holland honoring the Tons and the Dutch immigrants who assisted freedom seekers. Ideal for reflection and group programs.
Stand at the historic ferry and bridge site where the Chicago-to-Detroit road met the Little Calumet River in 1836.
Sand Ridge Nature Center & Michigan City Road
The old freedom trail traces the northern edge of this nature center, pairing living ecology with living history.
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