Sauk Trail

[1] Sections of the trail appeared to follow the southern boundary between the dense forest and the mixed grassland regions.

[2] In 1820 Henry Schoolcraft, then at present-day Michigan City, Indiana, described the trail, as a "plain horse path, which is considerably traveled by traders, hunters, and others..." and said that a stranger could not follow it without the services of a guide because of the numerous side trails.

Scholars believe it likely ran along the Illinois River, and past what was at one point, the "Grand Village of the Illini", near current-day Utica.

It ran from Rock Island, to Peru and follows along the northern bank of the Illinois River to Joliet.

A Great Sauk Trail memorial was installed outside of Iddings Elementary School in Merrillville, Indiana.