Along with millions of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world, we are excited to celebrate our historic New York State Canal System opening on May 21, 2021. Like it has throughout its nearly 200-year history, the opening of New York’s canals ushers in a new season of recreational and commercial activities with social and economic benefits that flow far and wide.
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Guest blogger Chad Rogers biked the length of the Erie Canalway trail in the summer of 2019. Here he shares his experience, including gaining a deeper appreciation for his new home in upstate New York.
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Guest blogger Paul Comstock shares his experience paddling the length of the Erie Canal and becoming an “End-to-Ender”.
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One way to really experience all that the canal means for New York is to get out and explore it — on foot, by bike, by boat, or kayak. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor sponsors the Canalway Challenge to encourage people to do just that.
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This month, we’ve been taking some time to shine an extra light on our 2020-21 Seven to Save site the NYS Barge Canal System. As part of that effort, we asked our colleague Craig Williams to write a guest blog post for us to give us an update on one of our 2018-19 Seven to Save sites — the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct.
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Erin Tobin took a bike ride out to Rotterdam Junction and admired several iterations of the historic Erie Canal along the way.
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A Q&A with Lyons Town Historian Linda Guest and Director of Lyons Main Street Program/Lyons Chamber of Commerce Joan Delaro.
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A few favorite places and activities along the NYS Canal System from League staffers.
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We’ll be spending June celebrating the National Historic Landmark NYS Canal System
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