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Corridor Members
Adams County
Allen County
Carroll County
Cass County
Fountain County
Gibson County
Huntington County
Jay County
Knox County
Miami County
Parke County
Posey County
Sullivan County
Tippecanoe County
Vermillion County
Vigo County
Wabash County
Warren County
Wells County
Adams County
| Public Access Sites in Adams County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Linn Grove County Park | ˝ mile east of SR 116 near Linn Grove | Handcarry only |
| Rainbow Bend | East side of river (across from Limberlost County Park) and south of Covered Bridge | Paved ramp |
Berne
Berne Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 85
456 Hendricks St.
Berne, IN 46711
260-589-8080
www.bernein.com
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
125 East Monroe
Decatur, IN 46733
260-724-2604
www.decatur-in.com
Allen County
In Allen County lies a spot at which the continent is said to divide. To a westward traveler 300 years ago it would have been a long, fearsome uphill battle to reach that spot from Lake Erie and the Maumee River. The prospect of a downhill run, whether in slender canoe or heavy piroque, would be dampened by the need to complete the nine mile portage, literally dragging everything you needed to survive, and to push through a wetland labyrinth, searching for the sluggish westward flow. A little more than 40 kilometers in a beeline, la Petite Riviere, later the Little or Little Wabash River, was a short, shallow and slow waterway. It was, nevertheless, the beginning of a water highway to New Orleans, as important as any in the United States.
Begun by a monumental flood the likes of which has never been seen by modern man, the ancient Little River meandered a valley scoured out by water breaking through the divide and draining the glacial Lake Maumee. As the transportation needs of the growing United States dictated, the river saw its importance as a canoe route eclipsed by the construction of a great canal stretching from Toledo to Evansville. With the coming of the railroad, then the "interurban" and, finally, the highway, the huge swamp which filled the valley was viewed as an impediment to "good" use. Armed with a court-approved contract, over the objections of many landowners, an association of residents straightened the river, blasted away impediments and completed the ditching of the entire valley during the late 1880's.
Today the flat Little river valley, from the portage summit to Huntington, is a geometric crazy quilt of wetlands, wet forest and neighboring fertile fields broken by arrow-straight streams fed by drainage pumps lifting water from the fields over earthen dikes. The earth, accustomed to geological time, periodically asserts its superiority with flooding and waits for the thrumming of the pump engines to cease.
| County Commissioners: |
Edwin J. Rousseau, Linda K. Bloom, Jack C. McComb
Room 200, City-County Bldg., 1 E. Main Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802-1893
ph: 219-449-7555
Fax: 219-449-7568
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Allen County Parks/ Fox Island: |
Ron Zartman, Naturalist
7324 Yohne Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46809
ph: 219-449-3186
Fax: 219-449-3181
email: FoxIsland@mail.fwi.com
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Convention & Visitors Bureau: |
Fort Wayne/Allen County CVB
1021 S. Calhoun St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
1-800-767-7752
www.visitfortwayne.com
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Railroad Historical Society
Fort Wayne homepage
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http://www.steamloco765.org
http://ft-wayne.com
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Carroll County
| Public Access Sites in Carroll County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| French Post Park | Take CR 900 N, 3.7 miles west of Burrows to CR 275 W, then one mile north to the bridge at French Post Park. | Paved ramp |
Cass County
| Public Access Sites in Cass County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| France Park | 3.2 miles west of Logansport on US 24, then 1.6 miles south on Georgetown Rd. | Paved ramp |
| Little Turtle Waterway | Logansport, E. Melbourne Ave. and 5th Street | Handcarry only |
Places to visit
- A primary attraction of Logansport & Cass county is the Dentzel Carousel located at Riverside Park on the Eel River. In 1996, the community raised funds to restore this historic attraction as well as build a new facility to house it. Today it is a highlight of everyone's visit to Logansport. The following two websites include photographs and history of the Dentzel Carousel.
http://www.fortwayne.com/ns/heartlnd/history/rhist11.htm
- France Park is a large county-owned outdoor recreation area with hiking, mountain biking, SCUBA-diving, Disc golf, Wabash-Erie Canal and is located on the Wabash River.
http://www.francepark.com/
Things to do
Resources for information
- Cass County Solid Waste Management District is an innovative leader in helping Cass County citizens reduce, recycle & reuse our resources.
- Cass County Soil & Water Conservation District is a terrific source of environmental information for school groups and others interested in land & water conservation.
- Logansport & Cass County Chamber of Commerce
300 E. Broadway St. Suite 103
Logansport, IN 46947
574-753-6388
http://www.logan-casschamber.com/
- Logansport Cass County Public Library
- Logansport Economic Development Foundation
http://www.ledf.com/
Fountain County
| Public Access Sites in Fountain County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Ouibache Park & Wabash Heritage Trail | In Attica, two blocks west of US 41, then north on Monroe St. | Paved ramp |
| Five Crossings | West end of Washington St., Covington | Paved ramp |
Gibson County
| Public Access Sites in Gibson County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Patoka Island Access Site | South of East Mt. Carmel and SR 64 on River Rd. to Patoka Island. | Paved ramp |
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism Bureau P.O. Box 1056 303 East Broadway Princeton, IN 47670 1-888-390-5825 www.gibsoncountyin.org
Huntington County
| Public Access Sites in Huntington County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Elmwood Park | William St., Huntington; Little River access. | Handcarry only |
| Historic Forks of the Wabash | 3010 W. Park Dr., Huntington | Handcarry only |
| J. Edward Roush Lake Paved Access | 517 N. Warren Rd., Huntington | Paved ramp & handcarry |
Jay County
Portland Chamber of Commerce 411 N. Meridan St. Portland, IN 47371 260-726-4481
Knox County
| Public Access Sites in Knox County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Kimmell Park | Vincennes | Paved ramp |
| Ouabache Trails Park | Vincennes | Handcarry only |
| Clarks Landing | Beal | Paved ramp |
| George Rogers Clark National Historical | 401 South Second St., Vincennes | Handcarry only |
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park:
| http://www.nps.gov/gero
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Convention & Vistors Bureau:
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Vincennes/Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau
102 North Third St.
P.O. Box 602
Vincennes, IN 47591
1-800-886-6443
www.vincennesonline.org |
Miami County
| Public Access Sites in Miami County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Omer Cole Wabash River Access site | Near the junction of Wabash Rd. and the Miami-Wabash County line | Paved ramp |
Parke County
| Public Access Sites in Parke County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Montezuma Wabash River Access Site | Corner of Washington St. and C St., south of US 36 in Montezuma | Paved ramp |
| Waterman Access Site | 0.8 miles east of Cayuga, south of the SR 234 Bridge | Paved ramp |
Parke County Convention & Visitors Bureau P.O. Box 165 401 E. Ohio St. Rockville, IN 47872 765-569-5226 www.coveredbridges.com
Posey County
| Public Access Sites in Posey County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Harmonie State Park | Route 1, Box 5A New Harmony | Paved ramp |
| Dogtown Ferry Wabash River Access | SR 62 west of Mt. Vernon to Raben Rd., then two miles on CR 450 S | Paved ramp |
| June Barrett Park | South of toll bridge, New Harmony | Paved ramp |
Sullivan County
| Public Access Sites in Sullivan County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Merom Access Site | Off of Bluff Rd. in Merom | Paved ramp |
| Chamber of Commerce: | Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce
10 S. Court St.
P.O. Box 325
Sullivan, IN 47882
812-268-4836
www.sctb.net |
Tippecanoe County
| Public Access Sites in Tippecanoe County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Tapawingo Park | West Lafayette | Handcarry only |
| Shamrock Park | Lafayette, off Wabash Ave. | Paved ramp |
| Mascouten Park | West Lafayette | Paved ramp |
| Fort Ouiatenon | South River Rd., West Lafayette | Paved ramp |
| Granville Bridge Park | Adjacent to Grainville Bridge off South River Road, South of West Lafayette | Paved ramp |
| Tecumseh Trails Park | SR 43 north of West Lafayette | Handcarry only |
| Davis Ferry Park | Five miles north of Lafayette on North 9th Street Rd. | Paved ramp |
Vermillion County
| Public Access Sites in Vermillion County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Riverfront Park | Northwest side of SR 163 bridge in Clinton | Paved ramp |
| Chamber of Commerce | Clinton Chamber of Commerce
292 N. 9th St.
P.O. Box 7
Clinton, IN 47842
765-832-3844 |
Vigo County
| Public Access Sites in Vigo County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Michael Kearns Public Access Site | Six miles northeast of Terre Haute on Pottsville Rd. | Paved ramp |
| Fairbanks Park | Dresser Dr., Terre Haute | Paved ramp |
County Commissioners:
Judith A. Anderson, Wm. Bill Bryan and Paul Mason
121 Oak St., County Annex Building
Terre Haute, IN 47807
The Indiana State song, by Vigo County’s own:
“On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away”, Written and composed by Paul Dresser
'Round my Indiana homesteads wave the cornfields,
In the distance loom the woodlands clear and cool.
Oftentimes my thoughts revert to scenes of childhood,
Where I first received my lessons, nature's school.
But one thing there is missing in the picture,
Without her face it seems so incomplete.
I long to see my mother in the doorway,
As she stood there years ago, her boy to greet.
[CHORUS]
Oh, the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash,
From the fields there comes the breath of new mown hay.
Through the sycamores the candlelights are gleaming,
On the banks of the Wabash, far away.
Many years have passed since I strolled by the river,
Arm in arm, with sweetheart Mary by my side,
It was there I tried to tell her that I loved her,
It was there I begged of her to be my bride.
Long years have passed since I strolled thro' there churchyard.
She's sleeping there, my angel, Mary dear,
I loved her, but she thought I didn't mean it,
Still I'd give my future were she only here.
Wabash County
| Public Access Sites in Wabash County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Wabash Access Site | Off of Smith St. in Wabash | Paved ramp |
Warren County
| Public Access Sites in Warren County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Water St. Public Access Site | Williamsport | Paved ramp |
Wells County
| Public Access Sites in Wells County |
| Site | Location | Type of Access |
| Huntington Reservoir & Access Site | Markle | Unpaved ramp |
| Kehoe Park | 400 S. Main St., Bluffton | Handcarry only |
| White's Bridge | East of Bluffton on River Rd. | Paved ramp |
Wells County Chamber of Commerce 128 E. Market St., Suite 201 Bluffton, IN 46714 260-824-0510 www.blufftonwellschamber.com
Last modified: Monday, 21-Jul-2003 13:53:02 EDT
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