Ottawa Obscura-Bike Tour (can also be enjoyed from our tour vehicle) will show you Ottawa in Starved Rock Country from a new angle. You'll hear the detailed stories of our beginnings from the pioneers who first settled here. You'll see an I&M Canal Boat, canal locks (restored and in ruins). You'll visit the site of a Civil War training camp. Hear the stores of our founding fathers at their resting place in Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. See beautiful homes along historic Ottawa Avenue. Hear the brave s
tory of escaped slave Jim Gray and how citizens of Ottawa rescued him on Ottawa's Underground Railroad. You'll see our beautiful murals of A Brush With History. If you don't ride a bike, this tour can also be enjoyed from the comfort of our tour vehicle.
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