The region of the Kankakee River in the northeast drained of Illinois includes some of the finest and most fertile areas of the country. The Kankakee, which was pushed home to the Potawatomi Indians and the path by the first settlers in the area, rises in Indiana bogs; closing the Iroquois River below Momence Illinois hospital, and flows to the near Manteno, Illinois. A strange feature of the Kankakee River Valley is the lack of ponds or lakes. This region is underlaid with aLimestone Formation, which can vary from several meters to more than fifty feet below the surface. Kankakee County soils can be divided into three groups: marsh and sandy land are classified, light black soil, and a heavy black soil that are among the highest in fertility. The sandy soils are found in low-lying ridge, covered by oak forests, the rails themselves are separated from areas of heavy, dark mud. While much of the original forest has been reduced from Kankakee County, as remains substantialRoutes oak, ash, elm, hickory, maple, walnut and other hard woods. The rocky banks of the stream function is made of cedar and pine. With the exception of a few areas of sand and limestone deposits are the soils of the most productive in Kankakee County, Illinois. All the northern temperate crops is not very good here. The average rainfall is less than half again in southern Illinois.

Among mineral deposits of pottery, there is "in many areas of importance to the creation of LED --several brick factories in the industrial city of Kankakee, from its beginnings. The calcium deposits are mined for the production of lime and gravel for macadamizing and ballast. Kankakee limestone is in fact very well known for its high quality and beauty and is used in many private and public buildings in northern Illinois and Chicago, as Momence hospital. The western part of the county has substantial coal fields, which are very productive, while the coal is located directly under theSurface.

In 1834 the first settlers came to Kankakee County, after the Federal Government to sign the Treaty of Tippecanoe in 1832. The promise of cheap land brought many immigrants from Vermont and New York, the situation in Momence, Illinois. Today, visitors come from around the country, enjoy the scenery and the tranquility of the Kankakee. Students of architecture will find many remarkable and historic buildings worth a visit, including the Kankakee County Courthouse, and Frank) Lloyd Wright Bradley House in Kankakee (one of the earliest Prairie Style models. In addition to traditional activities such as boating, fishing and hunting, rural tourism has become an important local industry. These features of tourism visits to local farms and farmers markets such as Kankakee Farmers Market, Meadowview Farmers Market, Manteno, Illinois Hospital Farmers Market and Mary's berries are just some of the large area farmers markets. There are also wonderful thing at the time ofmany local antique shops, as Antiquery Collectibles & More, Castle Antique Mall, Indian Oaks Antique Mall, Olde Barn Antiques and Manteno Antique Mall