Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor t 2016 Annual Report 2016 Annual Report e love the story of the Erie Canal: Building the Future its heroic engineering and Wconstruction; its hard-working laborers; its visionary leaders; its transfor- mative impact on and the nation. Wrapped in the history of the Erie Canal is the story of America itself: a nation that imagined big, pursued a bold agenda, and persevered to achieve greatness. At the end of the day though, the story resonates only if it rings true. The story lives on if we envision how this iconic waterway will serve the next century and if we are the architects and laborers that build the canal’s future. That is what we strive to do every day at the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Drawing from the canal’s playbook and our own award-winning Established in 2000 management plan, we are championing by an Act of Congress, the Corridor’s distinctive sense of place the Corridor spans 524 miles across the and protecting its heritage resources. full expanse of upstate We are working to maximize recreational New York. It includes the opportunities for those who live here and Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, for visitors from afar. And we are fostering Oswego, and Champlain economic sustainability and vibrant canals and their historic communities connected by our treasured alignments. The waterways. Corridor encompasses Together with our partners and thousands 4,834 square miles in of people across the state and nation who 23 counties and is home care deeply about this place, we are making to 3.2 million people. significant and steady progress. You will read about it in this report and, better still, you can see it for yourself in communities across the Erie Canalway Corridor. We thank you for your involvement and

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PRESERVE AND SHARE OUR EXTRAORDINARY CANAL HERITAGE

The Erie Canalway’s economic impact is the result of diverse partners working THE ERIE CANALWAY PRESERVATION AND together to preserve the best of the past, MANAGEMENT PLAN while ensuring a vibrant future along our canals and waterways. • Outlines goals and strategies to protect the significant historical, cultural, natural, and recreational on our proud heritage. Our priorities include: resources of the Erie Canalway Corridor. • Raise the stature of the National Heritage Corridor with designation of the NYS Canal • Identifies ways to employ these assets System as a National Historic Landmark. to stimulate economic development and • Improve wayfinding and services for diverse improve the quality of life for Canalway visitors, including boaters, paddlers, cyclists, communities. day trippers, and vacationers. • Offers guidance and provides direction • Inspire the next generation of canal stewards for federal and state agencies, individual through engaging education programs and communities, nonprofit and private volunteer opportunities. organizations that are formulating policies • Enhance the National Heritage Corridor as and taking action to achieve the National a world class destination by continuing to Heritage Corridor’s full potential. “connect the dots” between communities, Review or download the plan at attractions, and recreational experiences Keith Boas eriecanalway.org or call us to request Fairport | along more than 500 miles of waterway. a copy. • Identify, support, and promote key Making an Impact Canalway Corridor projects.

en years ago, the Governor of New York The study measured the economic and and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior employment impacts of national heritage area Tapproved the Erie Canalway Preservation operations specifically, and included data on and Management Plan. Since that time, the visitor and tourism spending at heritage sites, wide-ranging plan has served as a crucial blue- operational and capital expenditures, and print for revitalizing this nationally significant grant-making. The study did not include impacts corridor through heritage preservation and related to all canal-related activities, such as sustainable development. annual festivals or non-tourism uses of the Today, there is much to celebrate. An economic canal system, which measure in the billions Survey of Clinton’s Ditch Historic Structures Complete impact study of the Erie Canalway conducted of dollars. We have completed an inventory documenting the original 1825 Erie Canal, fondly known as Clinton’s by Tripp Umbach and released in 2016 found As we look ahead to the next 10 years, there Ditch, in the Mohawk Valley between Albany and Rome. We engaged noted canal expert and retired that the Erie Canalway National Heritage is still much to be done. We are committed to NYS Museum Senior Historian Craig Williams for the project. Williams used historic maps and new remote Corridor generates $307.7 million in economic “sticking with the plan” to fully achieve its goals. sensing technologies to locate key canal features. This is the first step in evaluating resources for a National impact, supports 3,240 jobs, and generates As we celebrate the bicentennial of Erie Canal Register “Multiple Property” nomination. $34.9 million in tax revenues. construction in 2017, we will continue to build 4 … Preserve and Share Our Extraordinary Canal Heritage … 5

TICKET TO RIDE BY THE NUMBERS 7,445 students visited 13 sites and museums 1,200 students visited 4 national parks in Corridor 167 unique schools from 93 different school districts served since 2012 Bringing the World 27,250 to New York total students engaged WORLD CANALS CONFERENCE SET FOR 2017 to date n September 2017, thousands of New Yorkers will join more Fort Stanwix, Rome | NPS FOST than 500 delegates from around the globe for the World Canals IConference in Syracuse. To support this world-renowned event, Erie Canalway and its partners have launched a new website, Giving Kids a kicked off a social media campaign, and engaged organizations from around the world to build a dynamic program. in Seneca Falls to bring Ticket to History In addition to events celebrating the Erie Canal’s bicentennial, students to these nationally- conference tours and mobile workshops will bring delegates to hat better way to bring history to significant places. numerous canal sites and communities in Central New York. life and thread past to future than In the coming year, we will Topics will include economic development, tourism, waterway giving children an opportunity to continue to refine and grow W management, historic preservation, and environmental quality. experience the places where history was made? these programs so that as many We are leading conference organizing and fundraising, along Thanks to the Erie Canalway’s innovative children as possible through- with co-hosts NYS Canal Corporation and Visit Syracuse, and partnerships and ability to secure financial out the Corridor can get this Honorary Chair Dr. Neil Murphy, former president of SUNY support, thousands of students stood on the special ticket to history. College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Our extended battlegrounds of the American Revolution, Participation in Ticket to Ride team includes Dixon Schwabl and DanaEvents. WCC2017 is witnessed the place where women’s rights were In addition, more than 1,200 fourth graders and Every Kid in a Park was dependent upon the generous donations of sponsors, including first declared, and saw firsthand the innovation visited four national parks in upstate New York made possible with generous Presenting Sponsor National Grid, with support provided by and grit that built the Erie Canal. in 2016, thanks to our participation in the support from our partners, Market NY through I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of Through our Ticket to Ride Program, nearly White House youth initiative Every Kid in a including the National Park Tourism, as a part of the State’s Regional Economic Development 7,500 fourth graders from 113 schools visited Park. We partnered with Fort Stanwix National Foundation with support Council awards. (See additional sponsors on page 16.) 13 canal sites and museums in 2016. The program Monument in Rome, Theodore Roosevelt from Disney, M&T Bank/ Please visit the conference website to sign up for updates or to provided funding for transportation and Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, M&T Charitable Foundation, sponsor this exciting global event. educational programs so that schools could take Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, NYSUT, and the Central New advantage of these field trips free of charge. and Women’s Rights National Historical Park York Community Foundation. 2017 World Canals Conference, September 24-28, 2017 www.wcc2017syracuse.com 6 … … 7

PROMOTE THE CORRIDOR AS A WORLD CLASS TOURISM DESTINATION Celebrating the Centennial

s the National Park Service (NPS) stories, historic canal system, and significant commemorated 100 years of sharing sites under the strong, recognized NPS brand. A America’s special places in 2016, Look for new itineraries, along with an Erie Canalway proudly joined the celebration. updated site directory, and an Erie Canal Our participation in the Find Your Park bicentennial-themed Map & Guide in 2017. campaign helped thousands of visitors, students, and residents find their way to New York’s legendary canals, Erie Canalway Trail, historic sites, and canal communities. We produced five themed itineraries, gave out 100,000 Erie Canalway visitor guides and site directories, and supplied brochures to more than 75 visitor centers, as well as tourism trade shows. Designed with the NPS arrowhead logo and signature black band, these materials bring together the Erie Canalway’s authentic

Baldwinsville | Kristin Mosher

It’s All Right Here: Erie Canalway Online NEW WEBSITE PROVIDES A WEALTH OF RESOURCES

isitors, residents, students, municipal leaders, preservationists, and journal- Vists are just a few of the people who seek out our website each day. The new and improved www.eriecanalway.org makes it even easier for them to find informative content with impressive new images and interactive maps. history, and ways to preserve and share the In 2016 alone, more than 100,000 users viewed Corridor’s wealth of heritage assets. Users can 350,000 pages on the website. easily view the website using their computer, The website is designed to meet a diversity tablet, or smart phone. of needs. It includes extensive trip planning Thanks to 2k Design and Web Instinct for Buffalo | Nancy Parisi resources, in depth information on canal their web design and development services. 8 … Promote the Corridor as a World Class Tourism Destination … 9

Drawing a Crowd EVENT AND FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP MEANS BUSINESS

anal-related festivals and events draw more than half-million people each Cyear and invite residents and visitors to discover great places, regional foods and beverages, and fun experiences along the waterway. They also generate millions of dollars in economic impact for Corridor communities. For the third consecutive year, we partnered with the NYS Canal Corporation to sponsor exciting community events and cross-Corridor Mays Point | Phil Scalia tours. In addition, local businesses, nonprofits, villages and towns, along with an army of

volunteers invested over $730,000 in their Cycle the Erie Canal, Little Falls | Phil Scalia “Worth a Thousand Words” communities for these events. PHOTO CONTEST AND CALENDAR SHOWCASE THE ERIE CANALWAY’S UNIQUE SENSE OF PLACE SPONSORED EVENTS INCLUDE: • The Great Big FANY Ride, Cross-Corridor anal fans participating in our popular and showcase the incredible sites and experi- Cycling Trip • Bridging the Canal 2016, Rochester photo contest used creative expression ences found along the waterway. • The Erie Canal Landscape Photography Exhibit, • Elevating Erie Public Exhibit, Syracuse to shine a spotlight on what makes the North Tonawanda C Special thanks to these talented photographers: • 150th Anniversary of Memorial Day, Erie Canalway such a distinct and significant • Adaptive Paddling Extravaganza, Fairport • Capital Region: Jesse Matulis and Alana Village of Waterloo place. More than 300 photos were submitted • Cycle the Erie Canal, Buffalo to Albany Sparrow, The Foundry, Cohoes • Pedal-Paddle-Run and Mabee Farm Canalfest, by 117 contest participants—and the winners • Mohawk Valley: Phil Scalia, Fort Plain Schenectady • Towpath Day, Camillus once again graced each month of the Erie • Central New York: Kristin Mosher • Low Bridge, High Water, Village of Brockport • Hudson Crossing Park’s Cardboard Boat Race, Canalway calendar. Thanks to an anonymous Schuylerville Photography, Syracuse • Canal Fest: History Comes Alive, Chittenango donor, we were able to award cash prizes to • Mohawk Valley RiverFest, Amsterdam • Greater Rochester: Keith Boas, Fairport • Paddle Along the Mohawk and Canal Days, winners. We distributed 17,500 free calendars • Western New York: Nancy Parisi, Social Fort Hunter • River Through Time, Fort Plain throughout the Corridor with the help of 80 Documentation Photography, Buffalo • Summer Sunday Night Concerts at the Gazebo, • Bicycle Fun Day on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike libraries and museums and financial support • : Jim McKnight, Spencerport Trail, Niskayuna from the NYS Canal Corporation. Schuylerville • Community Concert Series, Macedon • Tour the Towpath, DeWitt to Rome To supplement photo contest images, we • Music on the Erie Summer Series, Newark • Summer Send-Off, Ames also deployed a team of professional photogra- The project was made possible from funding • Little Falls Cheese Festival and Little Falls • Waterford Tugboat Roundup, Waterford phers in 2016 to take pictures of people, places support provided by Market NY through Canal Celebration, Little Falls • Locktoberfest, Phoenix and events throughout the canal corridor. I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of We’ve begun to use these images in both print Tourism, as a part of the State’s Regional and electronic media—including this report— Economic Development Council awards. to enhance our ability to attract new visitors 10 … Promote the Corridor as a World Class Tourism Destination … 11

FOSTER VIBRANT COMMUNITIES CONNECTED BY THE WATERWAY

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Paddling Into the Past Tug Launch, 1962 | Canal Society of NYS WATER TRAIL PLAN COMPLETED

e’re working to make it easier for Transforming Matton Shipyard paddlers to explore and enjoy the Erie SAVE THE SHIPYARD CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED WCanal, starting with the creation of a Historic Water Trail from Rome to Waterford. ike the tugs and barges once built and Niskayuna | Jesse Matilus The historic Matton Shipyard is a rare In 2016, we worked with the NPS’s Rivers, launched at Matton Shipyard, it has taken surviving example of an early 20th Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, a mighty effort to initiate the preservation L century ship building and repair facility. the NYS Canal Corporation, and consultants at and transformation of this historic shipyard in “It is an incredible experience to paddle From 1916 to 1983, Matton workers built C.T. Male Associates to identify existing water Cohoes. Erie Canalway has rallied state agencies, back into the past. As you glide down more than 340 tug boats, barges, police trail assets and gaps, complete a water trail municipal leaders, consultants, and funders to the waterway so important to the growth boats, WWII submarine chasers, and other plan, and begin a public awareness campaign save the shipyard from further deterioration, of this country, it is impossible not to vessels. The shipyard is listed on the for the 128-mile trail. while envisioning a vibrant future for the site. feel the spirit and strength of those who National Register of Historic Places. When completed, the water trail will connect traveled so early in our nation’s history Erie Canalway is leading the charge to transform communities along the Erie Canal and Mohawk also by their own power.” Matton Shipyard as a hub for recreational, River and assist paddlers in finding places to educational, and cultural activities. Located in Ryan Biggs, Hartgen Associates, Adirondack —Paul Comstock of Houston, Texas, about his get off the water to explore historic and cultural Peebles Island State Park at the junction of the Studios, Popli Design Group, and MJ Engineers. travels on the canal system. sites. Online and printed maps, a guidebook, Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, the shipyard is We also initiated an extensive fundraising Originally from Brockport, Comstock’s grandfather site markers, and end-to-end recognition are a strategically linked to several land and water- campaign to support the project. To date, we have once worked on the canal. Now, he’s connecting to few of the features that we aim to have in place based recreational trails. secured grants for the evaluation phase from the his roots by paddling and leading trips along the as the water trail takes shape. Erie Canal. He’s also become a major donor and is A site assessment team worked at Matton in NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic And the timing seems just right. The NYS contributing his considerable expertise to help us 2016 to inventory and analyze the condition of Preservation, the John E. Streb Fund for New Canal Corporation reported nearly 8,000 non- develop the Historic Water Trail as part of our trail buildings and the landscape, and delve into the York of the National Trust for Historic Preser- motorized vessel lockings in 2016, a whopping advisory group. site’s history and archaeology. Led by Fisher vation, Albany County Convention and Visitors 52-percent increase over the previous year. Associates, the team includes Bero Architects, Bureau, and other private and public funds. 12 … Foster Vibrant Communities Connected by the Waterway … 13

Seneca Knitting Mill, Seneca Falls

2016 GRANT RECIPIENTS

• Camillus Canal Society, Inc. designed and • Friends of Schoharie Crossing State Historic produced an Erie Canal-themed mural in the Site is constructing a scale model of the site’s town. significant canal features to be used in its education and outreach programs. • The Canal Society of New York State is publishing a teacher’s guide to Erie Canal Lock • Mural Mania organized the Erie Canal Heritage 52 and the Erie House, a former lock-side tavern Mural Expo, a public exhibition where local and located within the Port Byron Heritage Park. The international artists painted murals during the park is a new NYS Thruway rest area eastbound 2016 Global Mural Conference held in Fairport between Exits 41 and 40. in September. • Cohoes Local Development Corporation is • National Women’s Hall of Fame is developing developing interpretive signs for its visitor center interpretive panels to be part of the permanent and at important canal sites along the city’s exhibition located at its new location in the walking trail. former Seneca Knitting Mill in Seneca Falls. • Explore & More Children’s Museum in • The Village of Baldwinsville is installing two Buffalo created Life on the Erie Canal, a new “memory markers” to add to its outdoor program conducted at Buffalo’s Canalside and interpretive exhibits highlighting stories and other venues to help students explore the early experiences of Baldwinsville residents. decades of the Erie Canal. • Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural • Friends of DeWitt Parks & Recreation, Inc. Center is creating a walking tour for Lock E-2 hosted the 2016 Tour the Towpath bike ride. as part of its Canalways Program for students.

Getting Projects Off the Ground GRANTS ADVANCE ERIE CANALWAY’S MISSION

s part of our mission to spur growth Erie Canalway has awarded nearly along the Corridor, we proudly $500,000 in small grants to date, which support communities, organizations A has leveraged an additional $1.65 million and businesses that are the life blood of the in project funding that benefits canal Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. communities. In 2016, we awarded $43,870 in grants for ten innovative education and preservation projects that advance the goals of the Erie Canalway Preservation and Management Plan. These In addition to our own grants, we are awards leveraged an additional $164,889 in pleased to boost funding for preservation private and public project funding raised by projects in Erie Canalway communities by grant recipients. providing financial support for Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of New York State. Tour the Towpath, Verona Funds will be awarded in 2017. 14 … … 15

Sustaining Our Work

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES, UTICA

Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation, we have made significant progress on the develop- ment of the 128-mile Erie Canal–Mohawk River Historic Water Trail that weaves through many communities in Herkimer and Oneida Counties.

“We believe the Water Trail offers good economic development and tourism opportunities for our communities,” says Jan Squadrito, the Foundation’s Senior Community Investment Manager. “Our support fits well with the Foundation’s mission to create innovative partnerships and investments that have lasting impact on the quality of life for residents in this two-county region.”

How the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Helps BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE, QUEENSBURY ”The Noses,” Mohawk Valley | Phil Scalia Brookfield owns and operates one of the world’s largest renewable power portfolios, anchored by he Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, Inc. JOHN MCGLONE, PALATINE BRIDGE more than 215 hydroelectric facilities. The company works collaboratively with the Erie “The most fascinating aspect and my biggest assets of the Mohawk Valley region and has a strong presence in New York with 74 hydro- Canalway National Heritage Corridor T appreciation of the Erie Canalway is the human contributing to its future. In addition to being a power plants, of which approximately a dozen are Commission to plan, direct, and fund the dimension—how the impact of the canal still generous individual donor to the Heritage Fund, located on the NYS Canal System. work of the National Heritage Corridor. This reverberates through our villages and how John also is a board member of the Montgomery According to Andy Davis, Director, Stakeholder 501(c)(3) nonprofit solicits grants, donations, many can trace their roots to relatives that were County Industrial Development Agency and a Relations, North America, “We partner with the and in-kind services to maximize our mission stone masons, lock tenders, or in other ways Commissioner with the Erie Canalway National Erie Canalway on the popular Map & Guide as part in the communities we serve. made their livelihood from the canal. Many of Heritage Corridor. of Brookfield’s commitment to contribute positively We asked several donors about their their descendants still reside in these canal “I support the Erie Canalway for its talented staff to the communities in which we work, live and villages, contributing to the fabric of the area.” decision to contribute to the Erie Canalway and the efforts they continue to build on. I see manage our operations and to protect and Heritage Fund. Their commitment to commu- John McGlone is a resident of Palatine Bridge tremendous local, regional, and statewide benefits enhance the ecosystems affected by our activities. nity and desire to build upon our canal heritage who spent a career in strategic consulting and of the Canalway’s work and want to support its This commitment is integral to our operations, motivate their generosity. We thank all who who is passionately committed to leveraging ability to achieve even greater impacts.” management systems and performance metrics.” support the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund; see a full list of contributors on pages 16-17. 16 … … 17

FINANCIAL DONATIONS, GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS REPORT* Erie Canalway The Community National Park Service Justin Countryman Kevin & Sharon Krueger Lawrence & Carol Ann October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 Leadership Circle Foundation of Rivers, Trails and Terry Czech Kathleen Kunkel Spagnola ($10,000+) Herkimer & Oneida Conservation Assistance Victoria & Bob Daly Jill Ladd Robert & Kathi Stanley Central New York Counties, Inc. and New York State Canal George Damiano Leopold Leeds Mabel Stehler SUPPORT & REVENUE Community the Haberer Family Corporation Lawrence & Diana Daniels Jeanne & Philip Levey Mary Liz & Paul Stewart Foundation, Inc., Fund, John Crego New York State Office of Andrew Davis Immaculata & Elizabeth & William Sutton n Federal & State ...... $855,092 John F. Marsellus Fund Family Fund and the Parks, Recreation & Linda Delfs Frederick Lieber Robert Swan n Contributions, Grants & Sponsorships . . $45,063 Empire State W.H. Smith Fund Historic Preservation Henry & Bernadine Dewey Michael Makar Ellen Swedberg n In-kind Contributions ...... $256,724 Development’s The William G. New York State United Joan DiChristina Lawrence Martling Stan Tallmadge Division of Tourism, Pomeroy Foundation Teachers (NYSUT) Carolyn & Dan DiDuro Jean McKee Andrew Tarr Total ...... $1,156,879 I LOVE NEW YORK Phil Scalia Photography Linda Dingman Carol Meisenheimer Ann Thane Honeywell Erie Canalway Visit Syracuse (and Deborah Diorio Alden & Jacqueline Merrick Barbara Thomas By working with municipal and nonprofit partners, M&T Bank / M&T Heritage Supporter CenterState CEO) Christine Donovan-Hayden David Mitchell Donald & Laurie Torcaso the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Charitable Foundation ($1,000-4,999) Dorian Wells Theresa Doyle & Chris Reed Paula Morse Michael Treadwell leveraged more than $1.09 million in FY 2016 in National Grid Barbara Blanchard Timothy Eldred Thomas Morton Jitendra & Nivedita Trivedi support of program and project activities, consistent National Park Thomas D. Blanchard, Jr. Individuals Robert Elliott Logan & Amanda Muster Gordon Tubbs with our award-winning Preservation and Foundation, through Paul L. Comstock James Alden Calvert & Martha Esleeck Ross & Sharon Ney Maryjane Turner Management Plan. the generous support C&S Companies Peter Anderson Agnes Foley Ted Olsen Marie Jean Van Ness of Disney Confer Plastics, Inc. Russell Andrews Karen Frisch Esther Owens Roy Vanderwall New York State Canal Paul & Linda Neureuter Anonymous J. Pierre & Lisbeth Gontier Christina Parker Herbert & Jean Voelcker Corporation Pieter & Carol Smeenk Michael Aubrey William Goodwin D. Kenneth Patton David Wakeman Alan & Linda Vincent Ronald & Lynda Bailey Carol Greenough James & Donna Peasley Rose Mary Warren EXPENSES Erie Canalway H. Andrew Batty Richard Gronostajski Mary Perry Marile Waterstraat n Preserve & Share Legacy Partners Corporate Thomas Beardsley John Hannes Christopher Post Laura Welles & Perry Our Extraordinary Heritage ...... $635,791 ($5,000-9,999) (up to $999) Nancy & Charles Bellamy Jay & Judy Harding Howard & Jill Radley Woodin Albany County GE Foundation Mary Bennett Susan Harrington Bob Radliff Lynne Whetzel n Promote the Corridor as a Convention and Preservation League Sarah Bilofsky & James Patricia Hatton Thomas Reilly Julie & Troy White World Class Destination ...... $260,540 Visitors Bureau of of New York State Myers Kathleen Heidemann John Rowen M. John White n Foster Vibrant Communities The Community Time & Again Books Sandra & Forrest Blood Susan Henion Mary Ruiz John & Sandra Williams Connected by the Waterway ...... $120,247 Foundation for & Tea Marcia & Dennis Boor Herman Hertkorn Gabriela Sarhos Lori Williams the Greater Capital Waterford Canal & David & Harriet Borton Margaret E. Hill, in Elizabeth “Betsy” Schaffer Lynne Williamson n Program Support, Management & Region Towpath Society Katherine Boyd memory of Doug Wilson Robert Schmidt W. Brian Yates Resource Development ...... $86,761 Brookfield Renewable David Braal John & Marie Hoffman Judy Schmidt-Dean John Zoni Total ...... $1,103,339 Erie Canal Bike Shuttle, In Kind Goods Michael Brown John Holderbaum Larry Schreiner

LLC and Services Dorothy Buerk & James Russell & Sandra Huber Kimberly & Mitch Seager Note: individual donations * The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor benefits from the work of John & Michele Cusack & Company, Holman Diane Jennings Judy Sheets through 11/30/2016. Our sincere two entities – a federal Commission and the nonprofit Erie Canalway McGlone CPA’s LLC Elizabeth Burns Sandra & Jeffrey Kalbach Gary & Diane Shirley apologies for any errors or Heritage Fund, Inc. These simplified financial statements reflect a summary National Trust for Death Wish Coffee Co. Rosemary Button Lela Katzman Harry Sicherman omissions. Please contact us at 518-237-7000 x 207 with any of both entities. The Commission auditor is Nathan & McKenzie Forensic Historic Preservation Eric Mower + Associates Dudley & Nan Carlson John Kiel Karen Smallman Accountants, Inc. The Heritage Fund auditor is Cusack & Company, CPAs corrections. O’Brien & Gere Kris Fitzgerald Frank & Mary Carollo Edward & Sharlene King Fred & Joanne Smith LLC. More detailed and audited financial statements for both entities may Thanks to Lela Katzman/Full be requested by contacting our office. In addition, financial statements for Engineers, Inc. | OBG Aline Galgay, Esq. E. Jacqueline Cassaniti Andy Kitzmann Gordon Smith Spectrum Communications for the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund may be obtained from the NYS Office of Rome Community James McKnight Joseph Chamberlain Marilyn & John Knarvik Herrick Smith assistance with this annual report. the Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10271. Foundation Samuel & Caroline Chapin Cheryl Anne Kraus Norma Smith Seth Cohen Thomas Kraus Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor P.O. Box 219 Waterford, NY 12188 (518) 237-7000 www.eriecanalway.org *Commission representative Peter J.Welsby, Youngstown LittleFalls* Alan Vincent, Pieter W. Smeenk,Fairport* Harry Sicherman,Lockport* D. KennethPatton,NewYork City Paul Neureuter, EastAmherst Brad Packard, Buffalo Lee DeAmicis,Syracuse Barbara Blanchard, Albany* Kent Barwick,NewYork City Board ofDirectors Treasurer Secretary Chair Vice Chair Officers HERITAGE FUNDBOARD Nancy “Kal”Wysokowski,Canandaigua Jr.,Peter Wiles, Macedon Peter Walke, NYSDepartmentofEnvironmental Ann M.Thane,Amsterdam Brian U.Stratton,NYSCanalCorporation Mary ElizabethStewart,Albany NYSDepartment ofTransportationPeter Ryan, Frank Proto, Slaterville John McGlone,PalatineBridge “Sam”B.Hoyt, Empire State William Marilyn Higgins,Canastota Doug Hamlin,Skaneateles Carol B.Greenough, Whitehall Thomas X.Grasso,Rochester James Farr, Rochester Jackie Czub,NYSDepartmentofAgriculture Clinton Brown, Buffalo Fred Bonn,NYSOfficeofParks,Recreation Paul Beyer, NYSDepartment ofState Commissioners Ex Officio Treasurer Secretary Chair Vice Chair Officers CORRIDOR COMMISSION LEADERSHIP Conservation Development & Markets and HistoricPreservation

Interior Designee Michael Caldwell,Secretary ofthe Harry Sicherman,Lockport LittleFalls Alan Vincent, Barbara Blanchard, Albany Pieter W. Smeenk,Fairport David S.Sampson,Troy Hon. KimberlyM.Seager, Oswego Robert Elliott,Croton-on-Hudson Thomas D.Blanchard, Buffalo

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Brian Yates, Program Manager Bob Radliff, ExecutiveDirector Jean Mackay, Director ofCommunications Andy Kitzmann,AssistantDirector Diane Jennings,Director ofAdministrative Duncan Hay, Historian Rosemary Button,Director ofFinancial STAFF National ParkServicein2016. assignment withtheNortheastRegionof Development, wasdetailedtoaspecial Hannah Blake,Director ofPlanning&Heritage Mark Peckham,PeterSnyder, andDorian Wells. for theirservice,including:AnthonyGiardina, outgoing commissionersandboard members to eventsandprojects. We alsothanked involvement andhisenthusiasticcontribution remembered forhispassioncommunity who servedasChairsince2013.Russwillbe in June.Russwasafoundingcommissioner Russ Andrews retired attheannualmeeting After 14yearsontheCommission,Chair TRANSITIONS Chris Collins(27thDistrict) Brian Higgins(26thDistrict) Louise Slaughter(25thDistrict) John Katko(24thDistrict) Tom Reed(23rd District) Richard Hanna(22ndDistrict) Elise Stefanik(21stDistrict) Paul Tonko (20thDistrict) Chris Gibson(19thDistrict) U.S. Representatives Charles Schumer Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senators & Outreach Services Administration