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Learn about La Salle pioneers April 8 at Starved Rock

Visitors read maps outside the Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Starved Rock State Park.

(File photo) A program, “Early Pioneers of La Salle,” will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center. (Scott Anderson)

By Tom Collins

A program, “Early Pioneers of La Salle,” will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center.

Discover fascinating stories of La Salle County’s earliest settlers through the early 1800s. Plus, you’ll get to meet Elsie Armstrong “in-person,” and listen to her story of life as a settler.

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Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Tom Collins covers criminal justice in La Salle County.