The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced a call for nominations for the Erie Canalway Heritage Award of Excellence. The Heritage Award of Excellence celebrates outstanding places within the National Heritage Corridor where people have come together to make the Corridor a more vibrant place to live, work, and visit. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Heritage Award Nominations Sought
Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor
22nd Annual Cycle the Erie Canal Tour Planned
Registration is now open for Parks & Trails New York’s 22nd annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour, an opportunity to bike across New York State and learn the history of the Erie Canal.
The eight-day, 400-mile recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany is scheduled for July 12-19, 2020. [Read more…] about 22nd Annual Cycle the Erie Canal Tour Planned
Canalway Heritage Award Nominations Sought
The Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor has announced a call for Heritage Award of Excellence nominations in January 2020. This award honors and celebrates significant places within the Corridor and recognizes excellence in advancing the goals of the Preservation and Management Plan. Municipalities, community groups, private entities, and non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit a nomination. [Read more…] about Canalway Heritage Award Nominations Sought
Erie Canalway Calendar Available December 1st
The public has been invited to pick up a free 2020 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor calendar starting December 1, 2019 at selected libraries and visitor centers throughout the National Heritage Corridor.
The calendar features winning images from this year’s Erie Canalway photo contest. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Calendar Available December 1st
Empire Trail Historic Assessment Being Conducted, Utica to Whitehall
The Preservation League of NYS has received a $33,000 grant from the 1772 Foundation. This grant is expected to allow the League, in partnership with Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, to identify and study vacant and underutilized historic buildings along a portion of the NYS Canal System and Empire State Trail that could be sensitively repurposed to provide services for recreational travelers along that corridor.
The survey area will focus on a 90-mile radius around the League’s Albany headquarters, from Utica to Whitehall, all within the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. [Read more…] about Empire Trail Historic Assessment Being Conducted, Utica to Whitehall
Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners Announced
Twelve images that capture the beauty and character of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have been selected as winners of the 14th Annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest.
Judges selected first, second and third place photographs in four contest categories from nearly 250 entries. In addition, twelve photographs received an Honorable Mention. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners Announced
Applications Open for Erie Canalway Grants
Applications are now open for Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor IMPACT! Grants. Organizers are looking for project idea that will make an impact in the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
Grants range from $2,500 to $12,000, totaling $60,000 this year, thanks to additional support from the NYS Canal Corporation. [Read more…] about Applications Open for Erie Canalway Grants
Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries
Amateur and professional photographers have been invited to submit entries for the 14th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest.
Photos should convey the wealth of things to do and see along the waterway and express the beauty and unique character of the canal and canal communities. Winning photos will be featured in the 2020 Erie Canalway calendar. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries
Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit entries for the 14th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Photos should convey the wealth of things to do and see along the waterway and express the beauty and unique character of the canal and canal communities. Winning photos will be featured in the 2020 Erie Canalway calendar. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries
New Paddling Guidebook for State Canal System
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has released a New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook and Navigational Map Set.
The complimentary guidebook and maps include a mile-by-mile description of launch sites, paddler-friendly facilities and amenities, and places of interest for over 450 miles of the NYS Canal System, which opened Friday, including the Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, Oswego and Champlain canals. [Read more…] about New Paddling Guidebook for State Canal System