The bronze bas-reliefs were executed by Hermon Atkins Macneil and include scenes from Marquette's travels in the late
17th century into'strange lands,' which of course included the area that became Chicago.
Angus Macneil, member of the Scottish National Party, said of the film's impact:"The
complimentary part is that people are thinking about Scotland as we are moving more and more towards independence.
Perhaps it's that I'm only now spending the majority of the day out of bed after a travel-induced crud that had me clawing for breath, coughing-up Technicolors,
and sweating through bedclothes like Regan Macneil on a devilishly hot August night.