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Erie Canalway Map & Guide National Park Service Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor U.S. Department of the Interior Erie Canalway Map & Guide Amsterdam, New York Power Authority New York Amsterdam, Start your adventure here! CONTENTS elcome to the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor! Here is your ticket to adventure and Get On Board . 2 fun in a place with more than 500 miles of canals and connected waterways, 365 miles of Paddle the Waterway . 2 Canalway Trail, and 200 communities to explore. This guide presents a number of exciting W Canal Tours . 3 things to do, places to go, and exceptional events to enjoy this year. Cycle or Hike on the Just add water. cultural and historic sites, and intriguing Canalway Trail . 3 local shops and eateries. Be sure to The New York State Canal System—which Erie Canalway Map: includes the Erie, Champlain, Cayuga-Seneca, visit local museums where you’ll learn Regional Flavor . 4 and Oswego Canals—is the centerpiece about the people and innovations that of the National Heritage Corridor. These contributed to the canal’s success. You’ll also meet today’s canal champions 200 Years and Still iconic waterways opened the nation and Going Strong . 6 have been in continuous operation since who are preserving our shared heritage and creating thriving communities for 1825. You’ll find lots of ways to experience Corridor of Innovation . 6 what the canal corridor has to offer—from residents, visitors, and future generations. boat tours to paddling to cycling adventures, The Story of Glass . 7 to visiting locks and other canal structures, Join the celebration! to enjoying a meal or craft beverage at Since its grand opening in 1825, New York’s 2018 Canal Festivals one of many canalside restaurants. Canal System has been enlarged three & Events . 8 times to accommodate larger boats and Discover canal communities. more traffic. The most recent enlargement Whether you travel by bike, boat, or car, was completed 100 years ago in 1918. plan to spend time poking around cities, We’re celebrating with special events, towns and villages along the canal. You’ll forums, and festivities, including a cross- be greeted with hometown hospitality and canal voyage of the Corning Museum of will discover that each community showcases Glass’ GlassBarge and the Lake Champlain Erie Canalway Map & Guide 2018 distinctive historic architecture, prized Maritime Museum’s replica canal schooner Little Falls, Phil Scalia Lois McClure (see page 7, 8). CANAL TOURS Capital Region, Hudson River and Western NY, Erie Canal, Buffalo • Finger Lakes Boat Tours, Waterloo, Champlain Canal River, Niagara River, Lake Erie fingerlakeswateradventures.com • Captain J.P. Cruise Line, Troy (Hudson • Buffalo Harbor Cruises, Buffalo, • Force Seven Charters, Waterloo, River), captainjp.com buffaloharborcruises.com forcesevencharters.com • Dutch Apple Cruises, Albany (Hudson • Buffalo River History Tours, Buffalo, • Ithaca Boat Tours, Ithaca, River), dutchapplecruises.com buffaloriverhistorytours.com ithacaboattours.com • Always wear a properly- • Mohawk Maiden Cruises, Champlain • Buffalo Sailing Adventures, Buffalo, • School’s Out Charters, Lansing, sized life jacket Canal Lock 5, Schuylerville, spiritofbuffalo.com fingerlakeswinecruises.com mohawkmaidencruises.com • Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises, • Schooner Excursions, Watkins Glen, • Stay a safe distance from dams, buoys and barriers Lockport, lockportlocks.com schoonerexcursions.com Eastern NY, Erie Canal • Niagara River Cruises, Grand Island, • Seneca Wine Boat Tours, Watkins Glen, • Respect all signs and • Erie Canal Cruises, Herkimer, niagararivercruises.org senecawineboattours.com warning signals eriecanalcruises.com • Queen City Bike Ferry, Buffalo (bike/ped • Water to Wine Tours, Interlaken & • Let someone know about • Mohawk Valley Boat Charter, Rome ferry between Canalside and Outer Aurora, winolimo.com your plans and destination (tours by appointment), Harbor), queencityferry.com • Use designated boat ramps mohawkvalleyboatcharters.com Multi-Day Cruises • WNY Classic Cruises, Buffalo (tours by to launch your boat Central NY, Old Erie Canal appointment), wnyclassiccruises.com • Blount Small Ship Adventures, blountsmallshipadventures.com • Boat sober • Camillus Erie Canal Park, Camillus, Finger Lakes, Cayuga-Seneca Canal • Be cautious near eriecanalcamillus.com • American Waterways Cruise Lines, • Canalside Experiences, Waterloo, cruiseamericanwaterways.com ordyh cirtcele Fairport, Sandi Osterwise Greater Rochester Area, Erie Canal canalside.net facilities, as water conditions can • Colonial Belle—Erie Canal Cruises, • Captain Bill’s, Watkins Glen, Visit our website to find vacation change quickly Fairport, colonialbelle.com senecaharborstation.com rentals, kayak/canoe rentals, and • Cornhill Navigation, Pittsford, • Cayuga Excursions, additional charters, www.eriecanalway. sampatch.org cayugaexcursions.com org/explore/boating brookfi eldrenewable.com Get On Board! Cycle or Hike on the Canalway Trail Palmyra Adventure, fun, and a sense of elax and enjoy the NYS Canal System on a canal boat tour, accomplishment await when you dinner cruise, or multi-day voyage. You’ll find tours cycle the Erie Canalway Trail. within an hour’s drive of every major city in the Canalway R You can ride for just a few miles Corridor. You can also rent a boat and take your own self-skippered or cross New York State— vacation. Rental boats are well-equipped with sleeping quarters, regardless, you’ll enjoy great a galley, and plenty of deck space for relaxing. You’ll get lessons in scenery, fascinating history, and steering, docking, and locking through before heading out. unparalleled cycling along the way. There are more than 80 public boat launches along the NYS Canal System where you can launch your own boat. The canal connects with Oneida, Onondaga, Cross, Cayuga The Erie Canalway Trail is not your aver- and Seneca Lakes where you can enjoy other water sports, beaches, and sailing. Marinas age bike bath. Extending 365 miles from and public docks provide services and overnight accommodations. You don’t need a Buffalo to Albany, the trail’s route along- cabin cruiser to enjoy a multi-day trip on the canal. Many communities offer showers, side the historic Erie Canal makes cycling laundry facilities, hook-ups, and other boater amenities right in the center of town. here truly unique. This living waterway If you are yearning for a longer journey, look no further. The Canal System links the Paddle the Waterway adds distinctive flavor in the form of canal Hudson River with Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie via the Niagara River, structures like locks and lift bridges, allowing boaters to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the upper Great Lakes. working tugs and other vessels, friendly Explore the waterway by kayak, canoe or stand-up paddle board. vacationers in boats of all stripes, and GO THE DISTANCE canal communities that are intriguing and If you’re ready for a longer cycling A few hours on the water will whet your appetite for exploring Connecting Loops Along the Champlain Canal different stretches of the canal or planning a multi-day adventure. fun cycling destinations. trip, there are great options for More than three-quarters of the trail is The trail hugs the canal but there’s more to There are off-road trail segments on the weekend and multi-day vacations . There are 125 launch sites and several Boater-Biker-Hiker facilities off-road. Trail markers and wayfinding explore in neighboring towns and country- towpath of the old Champlain Canal in You’ll find excellent online and that allow overnight camping at canal parks. If you don’t own a signs make it easy to follow and to side. Trail maps are available for on-road Waterford, Halfmoon, and Schuylerville, printed guidebooks and maps to cycling loops that connect with the with more under development. The Glens boat, visit our website to find a place to rent one near you. connect off-and-on-road segments. help you plan your trip . A variety Additional off-road trail is under construc- Canalway Trail in Montgomery, Madison, Falls Feeder Canal Trail is a nine-mile trail of fully supported tours are offered The New York State Canal System is owned and operated by the New York The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is working in partnership with the New tion in 2018 and 2019 to close remaining Ontario, Wayne, and Orleans counties and along the historic feeder canal from Fort annually if you’d like a group ride in the Mohawk Valley. Request cue sheets Edward to Glens Falls. The trail passes State Canal Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority . For York State Canal Corporation and National Park Service to develop the NYS Canalway gaps in preparation for the launch of the without the hassle of carrying your and route maps from county tourism several stone lock chambers, including the current information, a full calendar of events, and up-to-date Notices to Water Trail. The trail will include marked launch sites and routes extending throughout Empire State Trail in 2020. This incredible gear . For complete details, visit agencies, download them from the Cycling Five Combines, an intact staircase of five Mariners, visit www.canals.ny.gov. the Canal System, as well as a guide book, map set, and extensive web-based resources network will enable cyclists to go from www.cycletheeriecanal.com. for paddlers. These resources are scheduled to be available early in 2019. In the meantime, Buffalo to Albany and from New York City Resources page of the Erie Canalway locks built in 1832 near Fort Edward. you can find launch sites, rental outfitters, and amenities that will help you get on the to Lake Champlain using a fully net- website, or visit www.mohawkvalley water now at www.eriecanalway.org/watertrail. worked trail system. history.com/bike-thru-history. 2 Erie Canalway Map & Guide Erie Canalway Map & Guide 3 Montreal r e iv R ce n re w La t in a Lake S Champlain The Oswego Canal connects the Erie Canal at Three The Champlain Canal runs in the Hudson River from Regional Flavor Rivers to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario.
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