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Cayuga-Seneca Canal

Canalway Water Trail Added to National Recreational Trails System

June 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

paddlers explore the Erie Canal at the site of the historic Richmond Aqueduct in MontezumaIn celebration of Great Outdoors Month, The New York State Canal System, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals, is getting special recognition from the U.S. Department of the Interior as one of the nation’s newly designated National Water Trails. [Read more…] about Canalway Water Trail Added to National Recreational Trails System

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, paddling

New York State Canal System Opens May 20th

May 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

boat on Erie Canal courtesy Erie Canalway National Heritage CorridorThe NYS Canal System is scheduled to open on Friday, May 20th at 7 am for the 2022 navigation season.

Standard hours of operation will be 7 am to 5 pm until October 12th, but busier locks and lift bridges will be open on demand until 10 pm. If adjustments to the schedule are necessary, the public will be notified accordingly. There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year. [Read more…] about New York State Canal System Opens May 20th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Transportation

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Reauthorized to 2037

March 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Reflections at Tribes Hill by Stephanie ObkirchnerAs part of the bipartisan omnibus spending package signed by President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022 the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission was reauthorized to 2037.

The Commission manages the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, which was established by Congress in 2000. The Corridor spans 524 miles across the full expanse of the upstate New York. It includes the Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, Oswego, and Champlain Canals and their historic alignments. The Corridor encompasses 4,834 square miles in 23 counties and is home to 3.2 million people. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Reauthorized to 2037

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Fund, Oswego Canal, Tourism, Transportation History

NYS Canals Seek Volunteer Paddling Stewards

April 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Stewardship programThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, along with the New York State Canal Corporation, has launched the NYS Canalway Water Trail Stewardship Program to help ensure the Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, Champlain, and Oswego canals are welcoming and safe for paddlers. [Read more…] about NYS Canals Seek Volunteer Paddling Stewards

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Oswego Canal, paddling

Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners Announced

October 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sam Patch at Schoen Place by Kevin TubioloThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced the winners of this year’s Erie Canalway Photo Contest.

435 images were judged in four contest categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Communities, and Classic Canal. Judges selected first, second, and third place winning images in each category, as well as 12 honorable mentions. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners Announced

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Oswego Canal, Photography

Signs For Paddlers Installed Along Canalway Water Trail

October 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Halfmoon-Crescent Park Water Trail Sign_980x620Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has recently installed new signs to mark the NYS Canalway Water Trail at more than 140 launch sites along the Erie, Champlain, Cayuga-Seneca, and Oswego canals.

The blue and yellow signs are intended to help paddlers identify safe put-in and take-out sites from the water and assist with wayfinding to launch sites from land. [Read more…] about Signs For Paddlers Installed Along Canalway Water Trail

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Oswego Canal, paddling

Grants for Historic Markers Celebrating Canals Available

September 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Locktender's House in JordanThe next grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Historic Transportation Canal Marker Grant Program is now open.

This roadside marker program commemorates the historical significance of transportation canals in the United States. Grants cover the entire cost of a cast aluminum marker, pole and shipping. [Read more…] about Grants for Historic Markers Celebrating Canals Available

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Chenango Canal, D&H Canal, Erie Canal, Grants, Lake Champlain Canal, Oswego Canal, Transportation, Transportation History, William Pomeroy Foundation

Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries

August 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Max Jacob on the Erie Canal by Frank ForteErie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced a call for entries for its 15th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest.

Images should convey the unique character of New York’s canals and canal communities. Entries must be postmarked by August 28, 2020. Winning photos will be featured in the 2021 Erie Canalway calendar. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Oswego Canal

Portions of Erie Canal Opening Friday

June 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lockport Locks DistrictPortions of the New York State Canal system are scheduled to open on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. for the 2020 navigation season.

Major construction and maintenance at several locks continues. [Read more…] about Portions of Erie Canal Opening Friday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, NYS Canal Corporation, Oswego Canal, paddling

Canalway Challenge Promotes Health and History

May 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

CanalwayChallenge_Launch_JoggerErie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has invited New Yorkers to take part in the 2020 Canalway Challenge, tracing history and tracking miles along New York’s canals and Canalway Trail.

Part fitness challenge, part journey of discovery, the Canalway Challenge is free and registration is open to people of all ages and abilities. [Read more…] about Canalway Challenge Promotes Health and History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, hiking, Oswego Canal, paddling

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