OSWEGO CANAL

The Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal at Three Rivers to Oswego Harbor at Lake Ontario. Though the Oswego Canal is fairly short, only 23 miles, it drops 188 feet and has long provided a critical connection to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The Oswego River’s bays and back channels are well suited for boating, fishing, birdwatching, canoeing, and kayaking. Visitors from around the world are drawn to Oswego’s active port, renowned for its festivals and exceptional sport fishing. The Oswego Canal originally started at its confluence with the Erie Canal in downtown Syracuse, across from the weigh lock building, now home to the Erie Canal Museum. From there it ran along the east shore of Onondaga Lake. From Phoenix down to the Lake Ontario, the canal used a succession of constructed channels with locks and river segments with towing paths along the east side of the Oswego River. Remnants of these 19th-century structures are common along the modern canal and are easily explored by paddlers.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: More information about things to do in the Oswego Canal area is available from visitoswegocounty.com.

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To enter the Oswego Canal from the western PHOENIX junction with the Erie Canal, paddle straight ahead, keeping the double bridges for CR 57 The Village of Phoenix dates back to the and the CSX railroad on the right (east). The 1750s. Industry and commerce expanded Oswego Canal channel entrance is marked when the Oswego Canal opened in 1828. In by buoys G219 and R220 on the Erie Canal 1916, a massive fire destroyed 80 buildings and buoy G1 on the Oswego Canal. along the waterfront. Most of the remaining buildings, now part of the Canal Waterfront PADDLING NOTE: Red buoys on the Oswego District, date from 1917-1929. River are on the east side of the channel, Phoenix holds an annual Canal Day green buoys on the west. festival in June on Lock Island.

PADDLING NOTE: Lock Island Park at mile O Mile 0.56, west side 43.203586 -76.282564 2.33 is the best place to launch in Phoenix. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-1 dock O Mile 1.96, east side 43.228101 -76.299113 O Mile 0.63, west side 43.211425 -76.288805 Henley Park NYS Canal Maintenance Shops, Lysander Lock Street and State Street The Lysander Shops are responsible for Phoenix, NY 13135 maintenance of canal channels and (315) 695-1308 structures on the Oswego Canal and the Erie villageofphoenix-ny.gov Canal from Montezuma to Oneida Lake. FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, PADDLING NOTE: This is an active working showers, pavilion. Facilities are difficult for dock during the canal season. Watch out for paddlers to access at this location due to workboats. steep canal walls. Shops and restaurants are a short walk away.

O Mile 1.30, east side 43.222363 -76.293767 The Bridge House Brats at the park are local teens who volunteer to assist boaters Stowell Island (also known as Treasure Island) and tourists with errands and chores; As the story goes, French missionaries in the bridgehousebrats.com. area fled in the summer of 1658 and spent the night on the island. They left behind a cannon and a sack of gold. Neither has ever O Mile 1.96, east side 43.227778 -76.298849 been found. Bridge House Museum 55 State Street (at corner of Lock Street) O Mile 1.80, west side 43.224477 -76.298946 Phoenix, NY 13135 (315) 695-1308 The four concrete abutments that go halfway across the canal are the remains of a trolley The white, three-story bridge house was built bridge that once spanned the river. in 1917 to contain the controls for a drawbridge over the Oswego River. The old bridge was removed in the 1980s and the control building became a small museum and visitor center. It contains a collection of artifacts relating to

eriecanalway.org | NEW YORK STATE CANALWAY WATER TRAIL GUIDEBOOK 225 Oswego Canal–Phoenix the history of the Village of Phoenix and the O Mile 5.27 Barge Canal. Bridge O5, Hinmansville Road (CR 46) ADMISSION: Free. O Mile 5.40, east side 43.150051 -76.210774 HOURS: July 1 through September 1: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday Old Oswego Canal Lock 6 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Remains of Enlarged Oswego Canal Lock 6 (Hinmansville Lock) can be found at the head O Mile 2.15 43.229390 -76.301200 of a side channel on the east side of the river, just downstream of the bridge opposite Lock O1, Phoenix buoy G41. 87 State Street Phoenix, NY 13135 O Mile 6.39, east side 43.261147 -76.362789 (315) 695-2281 Old Oswego Canal Guard Lock/ LIFT: 10.2 feet. Mishemokwa—Great Bear Springs FACILITIES: At Henley Park. Recreation Area Remains of Old Oswego Canal and old Guard The lock has a low dam PADDLING NOTE: Lock 2 can be glimpsed at Mishemokwa— and a hydroelectric station on the west side. Great Bear Springs Recreation Area (original Exercise caution and stay to the east of the source of the bottled water of the same name). channel markers for the lock. Paddlers can explore the section of the old canal and lock. Visit friendsofgreatbear.org O Mile 2.19 43.229869 -76.302098 for more information. Bridge O4, Culvert Street Lift Bridge This movable bridge is controlled by the lock O Mile 7.43, west side 43.269513 -76.381813 operator. Ox Creek enters the canal from the west side.

O Mile 2.33 43.230672 -76.304582 O Mile 7.45, east side 43.273349 -76.382714 Lock Island Park Old Oswego Canal Lock 7 Off Culvert Street/Lamson Road Remains of Enlarged Oswego Canal Lift Phoenix, NY 13135 Lock 7 (Morseman’s Lock), near Fulton, NY, FACILITIES: A boat ramp and low dock are are visible in a side channel on the east side at the northern (downstream) tip of the island. near buoy R58. Portable toilets are nearby. Parking for 20 cars. Overnight parking allowed. Distance from O Mile 7.95 43.280480 -76.383491 parking about 20 feet. The roar on Saturday evenings between buoys R54 and R64 comes from dirt track O Mile 4.89 43.247140 -76.341594 racers at Fulton Speedway on the east bank. Walter Island

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O Mile 9.38 43.291463 -76.390684 waterpower starting in the 1800s. They were Big Island is on the west side. Paddle to the all built around 1914 as part of Barge Canal east to stay in the channel and avoid shallow construction. water and snags. O Mile 11.49 43.316815 -76.414766 O Mile 9.38, east side 43.295299 -76.386449 Bridge O7B, swing bridge This bridge spans the lock chamber and is Stop 28 Boat Ramp Volney, NY 13069 operated by the lock tender.

FACILITIES: Gravel ramp and beach landing. O Mile 11.52 43.317215 -76.414988 Parking for 10 cars. Distance from parking about 20 feet. Bridge O8, Broadway (NY 3) Locally known as the “Upper Bridge.”

O Mile 10.40, east side 43.307641 -76.398509 O Mile 11.92, east side 43.323154 -76.417741 Red Roof Inn 930 South 1st Street Canal Landing Marina Fulton, NY 13069 22 South 1st Street (315) 593-2444 Fulton, NY 13069 redroof.com (315) 598-4399 fulton.ny.gov

O Mile 11.48 43.316639 -76.414689 FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers. Dock. Ample parking. Shops and Lock O2, Fulton restaurants are nearby. 304 South 1st Street Fulton, NY 13069 (315) 592-4155 O Mile 12.06 43.324219 -76.418649

LIFT: 17.8 feet. Lock O3, Fulton 22 South 1st Street FACILITIES: Use facilities at Canal Landing Fulton, NY 13069 Marina. (315) 592-5349

PADDLING NOTE: Hug the east (right) bank LIFT: 27.0 feet. through Fulton. While there is a long approach wall above the lock, segments of it are open FACILITIES: Use Canal Landing Marina. at and below the water’s surface. Be aware of PADDLING NOTE: Hug the wall along the east cross-currents toward the Oswego Falls dam (right) bank between Lock O2 and Lock O3. with hydroelectric plants at either end. Steer The upstream bullnose on the west side of clear of the safety cable with orange buoys. Lock O3 is unusually short, leaving little room Stay to the east side of the channel after to correct between the dam spillway and intake leaving Lock O2 to stay on track for Lock O3. for the Fulton hydroelectric plant. A safety Lock O2, the dam, and its two hydroelectric cable with buoys marks this area, but it can plants mark the site of Oswego Falls, a source of be uncomfortably close to the dam when the river is running fast and the wind is out of the south. Do not paddle into this area.

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Walls and artificial islands divide the river O Mile 14.80, east side 43.364353 -76.429811 into three channels below the lock and dam. Paddle under NY 481 opposite buoy G105 to About 0.25 mile below the lock is a spillway enter an old Enlarged Oswego Canal lock. that allows excess water from the center channel to spill into the navigation channel. The volume of water varies with operation of O Mile 15.60 the lock, the hydro plants, and flow in the Battle Island river itself and can sometimes change quite The island was the site of a battle between rapidly. Be aware and be prepared to make French and British forces in 1756. The island corrective strokes if the cross current pushes is made up of two segments. The smaller, you toward the right bank. original Battle Island on the southwest side is joined by a land segment called “New Island” There are hydroelectric plants at either end of from the east mainland, made by a canal cut the dam—Fulton on the east side, next to Lock when building the barge canal. Large old O3, and Granby on the far bank. The Granby growth oak and hickory trees can be found plant started operation in 1983 on the site of on the island. Paddle to either side; the canal an earlier hydro plant. The area now occupied channel is on the east. by the marina was the intake for a power canal A cut can be found across from Battle that drove paper mills, machine works, and a Island Golf Course on the east side. There is huge flour mill along the east side of the river. an entrance and exit of the old Oswego Canal with Guard Lock 4 at that location. With O Mile 12.10 43.324944 -76.418978 the original rapids and elevation drop, the Bridge O9, Oneida Street lock is a double lock twice the length of the Locally known as the “Lower Bridge.” regular locks and is accessible by canoes, kayaks and small cartop boats. O Mile 12.90, east side 43.335920 -76.415480 O Mile 18.16, west side 43.396182 -76.471502 Indian Point Landing North 1st Street Riverview Memorial Park Fulton, NY 13069 Community Drive and NY 48 Minetto, NY 13126 FACILITIES: Picnic tables, gazebo, grills. (315) 598-4399 Ramp, dock, rocky beach landing. Parking townofminetto.net for 20 cars and 10 vehicles with trailers; overnight parking permitted. Distance from FACILITIES: Water, restrooms, showers, parking about 20 feet. picnic tables. Floating docks. A concrete ramp for emergency vehicles is about 300 feet downstream. Paddlers may hand-launch O Mile 13.40 43.342290 -76.423547 only from the ramp. Parking for five cars. Pathfinder Island Distance from parking about 20 feet. Follow The island is named for the title character in the canalside path north under the Minetto the James Fenimore Cooper 1840 novel The Bridge to reach nearby shops and restaurants. Pathfinder. Much of the book takes place during a trip down the Oswego River. Paddle to the west of the island to stay in the channel.

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Mile 18.27 43.398002 -76.471274 stay on track for Lock O5 and to avoid the Bridge O10, Minetto Bridge Road (CR 57) Minetto Dam. Buoys support a safety cable in The eastern section of this bridge has three front of the dam. The approach structures on open spandrel concrete arches spanning the either side above the lock are piers with Oswego River. This bridge and others on timbers in between. Be very careful here— the Oswego were originally designed to be paddlers have found themselves pinned operable, but the drawbridge machinery was under these structures. Downstream of the never installed. lock, be prepared for turbulence from the hydroelectric plant tailrace on the left and the dam spillway on the right. O Mile 18.49 43.400539 -76.473269 The Oswego Canal has no Lock 4. The original Lock O5, Minetto plans for the Barge Canal expansion called 2790 NY 48 for a lock, but as the work progressed the Oswego, NY 13126 engineers realized it wasn’t needed. Rather than (315) 343-5232 renumber all the plans, they simply left it out. LIFT: 18.0 feet. The Minetto lock, dam, and hydroelectric power plant were constructed in 1915. FACILITIES: Use the Riverview Memorial Park dock.

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OSWEGO

The City of Oswego has a long maritime history, from native peoples through some of LODGING the earliest European explorers and traders, colonial armies, and canallers to today’s 43.459470 -76.509088 international commerce by way of the Saint Best Western Oswego Lawrence Seaway. In 1828 the Oswego Canal Hotel and Conference Center established an all-water link between the 26 East 1st Street Port of Oswego and the Erie Canal, allowing Oswego, NY 13126 people and goods to travel between Lake (315) 342-4040 Ontario and the Atlantic Ocean without bestwestern.com having to carry goods past waterfalls. The city is home to the State University of New York at Oswego, a campus with some 43.458268 -76.508599 8,000 students. Oswego has an active arts Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront scene, a wide range of bars, restaurants, and 70 East 1st Street shops, and a long Lake Ontario shoreline Oswego, NY 13126 ideal for boating and fishing. (315) 343-1600 In late July, Oswego sponsors the annual Harborfest, a four-day event featuring fireworks, food, rides, living history, and fun. Paddlers can enjoy the unique beauty of the historic Oswego River as they pass PADDLECRAFT RENTALS through four canal locks during Oswego County’s annual Paddlefest. The recreational 43.463399 -76.515309 event offers three routes ranging from five to 13 miles. Paddlefest is sponsored by the H. Oswego Expeditions Lee White Maritime Museum with support 11 Lake Street from law enforcement, fire and marine safety Oswego, NY 13126 units and many volunteers. (315) 561-0223 oswegoexpeditions.com Kayak and bike rentals; guided paddling, biking, and walking tours. FOR MORE INFORMATION, go to visitoswegony.com.

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PLACES OF INTEREST OFF THE WATER

43.465882 -76.508142 43.473201 -76.516725 Fort Ontario State Historic Site West Pierhead Lighthouse 1 East 4th Street facebook.com/OswegoLH/ Oswego, NY 13126 This lighthouse stands at the entrance to (315) 343-4711 Lake Ontario. Do not attempt to traverse parks.ny.gov the breakwater or access the lighthouse

from the water. The best view of the 43.455514 -76.503729 lighthouse is from Lake Street. Richardson-Bates House Museum/ Oswego County Historical Society 43.473201 -76.516725 135 East 3rd Street H. Lee White Maritime Museum Oswego, NY, 13126 1 West 1st Street (on the pier) (315) 343-1342 Oswego, NY 13126 rbhousemuseum.org (315) 342-0480 Located in Oswego’s Washington Square hlwmm.org Historic District, the house is on the National Register of Historic Places. MORE INFORMATION about the area including brochures are available that map 43.463662 -76.504369 out self-guided walking tours of Oswego’s Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Washington Square, downtown area, Museum and Franklin Square Historic District is Fort Ontario State Historic Site available from the Heritage Foundation of 2 East 7th Street Oswego. Visit facebook.com/pg/oswego Oswego, NY 13126 heritagefoundation. (315) 342-3003 safehavenmuseum.com

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Lock O7, Oswego

O Mile 21.78 43.444679 -76.494939 O Mile 22.45 43.450989 -76.504710 Lock O6, High Dam Lock O7, Oswego 300 East River Road 3 Leto Island Oswego, NY 13126 Oswego, NY 13126 (315) 343-9001 (315) 343-6304

LIFT: 20.0 feet. LIFT: 14.5 feet.

FACILITIES: Tie up at the north or south lock FACILITIES: Tie up at the south wall inside walls on the east side. Facilities are difficult the inlet or at the north wall. Facilities are for paddlers to access at this location due to difficult for paddlers to access at this steep canal walls. location due to steep canal walls. Lock O8 is 0.38 miles north. PADDLING NOTE: Buoys support a safety cable in front of the dam. Do not paddle into PADDLING NOTE: The canal channel between this area. When leaving the lock, be prepared Locks O7 and O8 runs behind a concrete wall to encounter cross-currents and turbulence that keeps it at a higher elevation than the from the dam spillway. From the north end of river. It makes for an interesting view, but be Lock O6, stay to the east within the channel aware of the open spillway sections about to avoid the Varick Dam and to stay on track 600 feet below Lock O7 and just above Lock for Lock O7 (0.56 miles north). O8. The east bank between the locks is a park with pavilions, grills, and picnic tables. The High Dam Hydro Station on the west side was built in 1926 and is owned by the Leto Island is on the west side of the lock. City of Oswego. The Varick hydropower plant is on the far side of the river.

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Wright’s Landing/ H. Lee White Oswego International Maritime Museum Marina Fort Ontario State ST L Historic Site HEL Oswego MITC Yacht Club Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum

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O Mile 22.64 43.453355 -76.506960 O Mile 23.19, east side 43.461379 -76.510440 Bridge O12, Utica Street Oswego Marina 3 Basin Street O Mile 22.73 43.454471 -76.507596 Oswego, NY 13126 (315) 342-0436 Bridge O13, pedestrian portoswego.com/marina This former railroad bridge is now part of the Harbor Trail Walk. It connects to the Oswego FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, River Walk on the west bank, which begins showers. Ramp, low dock. Ample parking. near the Varick hydropower plant and ends Large marina operated by the Port of at the Oswego lakefront. The walkways on Oswego Authority. The marina is a U.S. both sides are heavily used by anglers during Customs entry location. salmon and steelhead runs. Lake Ontario, west side 43.464230 -76.518827 O Mile 22.89 43.456589 -76.508780 Oswego Yacht Club Lock O8, Oswego 19 Lake Street (on the pier) 2 Canal View Drive Oswego, NY 13126 Oswego, NY 13126 (315) 343-9459 (315) 343-0280 oswegoyachtclub.org

LIFT: 11.1 feet. FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers. Low dock. FACILITIES: Picnic tables, shelter, grills, dockside exhibit. Public yacht club.

O Mile 22.92 43.457189 -76.509060 Lake Ontario, west side 43.462606 -76.521484 Bridge O14, Bridge Street (NY 104) Wright’s Landing/Oswego International Marina O Mile 22.93, east side 43.457300 -76.508920 29 Lake Street Oswego, NY 13126 Lock O8 Boat Ramp (315) 342-8186 Oswego, NY 13126 oswegony.org/government/waterfront

Located at the northern end of the lock under FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, the supports for the Bridge Street bridge. showers, picnic tables, pavilion, grills. Access by car from Canal View Drive. Car top launch, ramp, low docks. Ample FACILITIES: Ramp. Parking for five cars. parking. Distance from parking about Distance from parking about 20 feet. 20 feet. Kayak rentals available.

PADDLING NOTE: The shore area around the ramp is rocky. This ramp is heavily used during the salmon run by drift boats fishing the rapids between Varick Dam and the lake. Be aware of traffic and that anglers/guides are often in a rush to get on or off the water.

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