Colliers Club House, Baum's Bridge, Kouts Post Office. | Photo Courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
1896 Kouts Picnic, Kankakee River. | Photo Courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
A group of men travel in an entourage near Baum's Bridge area. | Photo courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
Two unidentified men find a unique use for a wheelbarrow near Baum's Bridge. | Photo courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
Point comfort near Baum's Bridge. | Photo courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
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A group of men pose for a portrait on the Kankakee River in a photo dated 1918. | Photo courtesy Kankakee Valley Historical Society
John Hodson wants your help. The president and founder of the Kankakee Valley Historical Society wants family stories and pictures of the Kankakee River Valley in days past to post on the society’s website. The project got its spark during the society’s annual Aukiki River …