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Severe Thunderstorms - the perfect setting.

I find when we are under severe thunderstorms as we are right now present at 2:28 p.m., until 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon for the Will county Grundy county area, it's a perfect setting for a haunting story.

I am presently in the cemetery where the famous Chief (Benjamin) Shabbona is buried with his ancestors. As we all know Chief Shabbona was one of the kindest native American Indians in the area who helped settlers from the Ottawa Illinois area up to Chicago. Most likely Chief Shabbona was baptized because he received the name Benjamin as his Christian name.
  • Shabbona (or Sha-bon-na), also known as Shabonee and Shaubena, (c. 1775–1859) was an Ottawa tribe member who became a chief within the Potawatomi tribe in Illinois during the 19th century.
  • The most prominent tribes in Illinois were the Illinois, Miami, Winnebago, Fox and Sacs ( Sauk ), Kickapoo, and Pottawatomie tribes. The Illinois Native Americans were composed of five subdivisions including Kaskaskias, Cahokias, Tamaroas, Peorias, and Metchigamis.

Many stories along the Illinois Michigan canal foot path people will claim they hear footsteps and disembodied sounds from the air or coming from the Earth itself.

We also know that the native American Indians that lived in this area long before we ever arrived we're a kind group or society of men and women who understood agriculture, family values, and they were very creative in building and hunting and trading.

  • So we have a lot of history, in this area of Grundy county located on the Illinois River and the Illinois Michigan canal that is located nearby. We know that our native American brothers and sisters had a great reverence for Mother Earth and for all that, we are most grateful.

One story about the great Chief Shabbona was that a group of Boy Scouts in 1997 were walking along the trail from Morris to Channahon. During that walk they could hear native American Indians singing. Then as they were walking they were suddenly in front of a person standing in front of them? After a moment or two one of the scouts realized either somebody was playing a trick on them or they were in the very presence of the Great Chief Shabbona.

The scouts were mesmerized by the whole experience. Some we're frightened, some wanted to leave but they were brave enough to stay the course. The ghost of Shabbona is said to be benevolent. One scout that was standing nearby said, the ghost said to the scout "what's can do for you he asked?" And the scout just looked at this native American Indian and said I don't think so I think we're okay. Then Shabbona said to them to stay on this road and you'll be fine nothing and nobody will hurt you.

The question is how often does Chief Shabbona still to this day offer assistance on getting safe travels from Morris to Channahon in a caring way.

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