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Explore and celebrate the French involvement in the history of the Kankakee River Valley: the first explorers and missionaries, the coureurs de bois and fur traders, and the pioneer settlers from France, French Canada, and Belgium. Our French Heritage continues to play a distinctive role in our community's identity.Explore and celebrate the French involvement in the history of the Kankakee River Valley: the first explorers and missionaries, the coureurs de bois and fur traders, and the pioneer settlers from France, French Canada, and Belgium. Our French Heritage continues to play a distinctive role in our community's identity.