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Chenango Canal

NYS Canal System Announces Fall Hours of Operation

September 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

boat exits lock 2 on the erie canal in waterfordEffective Thursday, September 15th, 2022, all locks and lift bridges on the NYS Canal System will operate daily between 7 am and 5 pm. The system is scheduled to close to navigation at 5 pm on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022. [Read more…] about NYS Canal System Announces Fall Hours of Operation

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

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

Canal Archaeology Virtual Lecture Set For Oct 27th

October 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Canal Archaeology FlierThe Oneida County History Center is set to host a virtual lecture with archaeologist David Staley, who will look at two sites along the former Erie and Chenango canals, on Wednesday, October 28th.

Staley will look at the limestone masonry, concrete, and iron remains found at these sites, and share how archaeological discoveries can contradict historic narratives and reveal shady political cronyism in Utica during the 1880s. [Read more…] about Canal Archaeology Virtual Lecture Set For Oct 27th

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Oneida County History Center, Utica

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

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

NYS Canal System Opening Update

May 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Lift Bridge at Adams Basin by Tony SolpietroThe NYS Canal Corporation has announced that its maintenance and construction projects are set to resume on a regional basis under the “NY Forward Reopening” plan.

The tentative schedule calls for segments of the canal system to start opening beginning July 4th. [Read more…] about NYS Canal System Opening Update

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

NYS Canal System Opening Being Delayed

April 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal near Lyons April 2020Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the New York State Canal System will not open the locks to navigation on May 15th as previously announced. [Read more…] about NYS Canal System Opening Being Delayed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Lake Champlain Canal, NYS Canal Corporation, Oswego Canal, Public Health, Transportation

Grants Available for Canal History Markers

September 16, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

D&H Canal marker provided by Pomeroy FoundationThe William G. Pomeroy Foundation has officially opened a new grant round of its Historic Transportation Canals Marker Grant Program. This historic marker program commemorates the history of canals across the U.S. Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping.

The Pomeroy Foundation is a private, grant-making foundation based in Syracuse. One of its main initiatives is to help people celebrate their community’s history through a variety of roadside marker grant programs, including its historic transportation canals program. [Read more…] about Grants Available for Canal History Markers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Chenango Canal, D&H Canal, Erie Canal, Grants, Historic Preservation, Oswego Canal, William Pomeroy Foundation

Chenango Canal Presentation Planned For Rome, NY

August 10, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

rome historical societyThe Rome Historical Society is set to host “Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch” a presentation and book signing with Wade A. Lallier on Thursday, August 15th at 7 pm.

With the completion of the Erie Canal across New York State, the construction of other canals then began to be proposed all along the Erie’s route. One of these lateral canals would connect the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to the Erie Canal in Utica. [Read more…] about Chenango Canal Presentation Planned For Rome, NY

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Binghamton, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Rome, Transportation History, Utica

Chenango Canal Program Set For Oneida County

September 13, 2017 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Chenango Canal Book CoverThe Oneida County History Center will host author Wade Allen Lallier for a signing of his new book Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch on Wednesday, September 20th, starting at 5:30 pm.

Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch chronicles the story of a central New York canal and how it changed the region. Touted as “the best built canal in New York State,” the canal was never profitable for the state, but did bring prosperity to the communities along its length. Lallier will discuss the canal’s history and impact on Oneida County. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and for the author to sign.  [Read more…] about Chenango Canal Program Set For Oneida County

Filed Under: Books, Events, History Tagged With: Chenango Canal, Oneida County History Center

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