Signs Installed Along the NYS Canalway Water Trail

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor recently installed new signs to mark the NYS Canalway Water Trail at more than 140 launch sites along the Erie, Champlain, Cayuga-Seneca, and Oswego canals. The blue and yellow signs are intended to help paddlers identify safe put-in and take-out sites from the water and assist with wayfinding to … Continue reading Signs Installed Along the NYS Canalway Water Trail →

PTNY Welcomes Erica, Arthur V. Savage Intern

The Trails team at PTNY is excited to welcome Erica Schneider as our 2020 Arthur V. Savage Intern! Originally from northern Virginia, Erica grew up biking on the W&OD trail just minutes from her door. While receiving her B.A. in Linguistics from the College of William and Mary, she discovered a love for cycling on … Continue reading PTNY Welcomes Erica, Arthur V. Savage Intern →

Insights from Trail Ambassdor, Dave Kellogg

Parks & Trails New York is fortunate to have a reliable network of volunteers that dedicate their time and energy to help maintain the Erie Canalway Trail, create a welcoming, friendly environment for its users, and offer their assistance to those that they encounter on the trail. Whether through PTNY's Adopt-a-Trail or Trail Ambassador program, … Continue reading Insights from Trail Ambassdor, Dave Kellogg →

Are Bike Friendly New York businesses haunted?

The Erie Canal is full of history. The corridor has seen its fair share of hustle and bustle, bringing strange visitors and oddities. Over the years, there have been many spooky occurrences, unresolved mysteries and other downright odd happenings. Today, the places that were home to these spooky happenings are now some of your favorite … Continue reading Are Bike Friendly New York businesses haunted? →

Staycation Near You

With traditional summer vacation plans on hold, the New York Canal Corporation created six unique itineraries across the Canal system highlighting opportunities for New Yorkers to get outside and get moving, safely and close to home. The NY Canal Staycations program gives New Yorkers the chance to hike, bike, swim, and paddle while enjoying the … Continue reading Staycation Near You →

Gardening Along the Erie Canal

The Erie Canalway Trail is quite colorful during the summertime. There are of course the people and their smiling faces but also, murals, storefronts, and a sunny day’s sky. A part of the corridor’s lively hues and shades is all the plants in bloom along the corridor. The Erie Canal has a long history of … Continue reading Gardening Along the Erie Canal →

Votes for Women

2020 marks the anniversary of the 19th amendment ratifying women’s voting rights. But the call for women’s rights began much earlier and traces a significant part of its history to New York’s canals. In 1848, people convened the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, demanding full and equal rights between women and men. They … Continue reading Votes for Women →

Progress Continues for Champlain Canalway Trail

Good news for Washington County: significant progress is being made in the Town of Kingsbury on the Champlain Canalway Trail. This brings New York one step closer to closing the gaps in the Empire State Trail network.For many years, the hamlet Dunham’s Basin posed a likely insurmountable obstacle to the completion of any trail along … Continue reading Progress Continues for Champlain Canalway Trail →

New trails open in Albany, Syracuse

If the opening of the Empire State Trail wasn’t reason enough to be excited, there are new trails that connect to the Erie Canalway Trail that are coming online - both in the planning process and being completed and opened to the public - across the state. Here are some updates on two of them. … Continue reading New trails open in Albany, Syracuse →

Virtual Cycle the Erie Canal Celebrates 22 Years of Memories

The Cycle the Erie Canal tour is an eight-day, fully-supported ride that starts in Buffalo and finishes in Albany. Each day cyclists travel approximately 40 miles along the historic Erie Canalway Trail. The tour is rich in scenery and history and designed to allow time for participants to stop and explore the towns and sites … Continue reading Virtual Cycle the Erie Canal Celebrates 22 Years of Memories →