News from New York's Canalway Trail System
Erie Canal Bicentennial to be Celebrated in 2017 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of the beginning of Erie Canal construction. A number of statewide and local celebrations to honor the legacy of the Erie Canal will take place throughout the year. Statewide planning efforts are underway, guided by an Erie Bicentennial Committee directed by the … Continue reading 200 Years on the Erie Canal
PTNY and the NYS Canal Corporation hit the road in October, bringing Bicyclists Bring Business events to the Wayne County communities of Savannah and Newark. The Evening Program For the first time in 2016, the evening portion of Bicyclists Bring Business was offered as part of a larger program, a Nature-based Tourism Summit at the … Continue reading Open for Business: Wayne County Looks at Impact of Trail Tourism
Have you noticed the new bike share docks and bikes at Onondaga Lake Park? You may have seen several bright white bikes with orange tires docked next to each other in the Willow Bay parking lot. If you have, you've been introduced to CUSE Cycle, a new bike sharing system on East and West Shore … Continue reading CUSE Cycle Hits the Trail
On August 17, Governor Cuomo announced the availability of nearly $100M in federal Transportation Alternatives (TAP) and Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding. This funding is available to support bicycle, pedestrian, multi-use path and transportation-related projects and programs, as well as projects that reduce congestion and help meet the requirements of the Clean … Continue reading New round of funding for biking and walking announced
All week leading up to the August 14 Champlain Canalway Trail Bicycle Tour, the weather forecast read “heavy rain.” That morning, though, as forty-plus riders assembled at Hudson Crossing Park near Schuylerville, the sun defiantly emerged from the clouds, signalling good tidings for the Tour. In recognition of the centennial of the National Park Service, the … Continue reading 5th Annual Champlain Bike Tour Explores Revolutionary War Sites
More than 650 cyclists and 80 volunteers pedaled 400 miles between Buffalo and Albany as part of Parks & Trails New York’s Cycle the Erie Canal tour in July. The 18th annual tour brought out more people than ever before, demonstrating the appeal of cycling across the state beside the historic Canal. The Cycle the Erie … Continue reading PTNY’s Cycle the Erie Canal brings more than 650 riders to the Erie Canalway Trail
The annual Camillus Towpath Day, part of the larger Canal Splash celebration, was held on August 13 at the Sims Store Erie Canal Museum. The Camillus Towpath Day is one of the largest Canal Splash celebrations, with 115 volunteers and more than 1,500 attendees converging on the Camillus Erie Canal Park. This year’s theme was “Stepping … Continue reading More than 1,500 turn out to travel back in time at Camillus’ Towpath Day Celebration
Thanks to the LDS Temple Missionaries of Palmyra, a two-mile section of Erie Canalway Trail between Swifts Landing and Route 21 in Palmyra remained sparkling clean all throughout the summer. The team of 46 retired Temple Missionaries from the Palmyra Temple of the Church of Latter Day Saints spent several weeks over the course of … Continue reading Newest Adopt-a-Trail group brings some TLC to Erie Canalway Trail in Palmyra
Bob Radliff is the Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. In July, he participated in PTNY's Cycle the Erie Canal tour. Every once in awhile I become pleasantly reminded about how fortunate I truly am. I have a wonderful family, live in a beautiful area, and I am able to be physically … Continue reading A Ride That Enables Journeys
Save the date: September 24-28, 2017 as the World Canals Conference comes to Central New York! The spotlight will be on the Erie Canal and Central New York for the 2017 World Canals Conference (WCC)! The 2017 conference will explore and celebrate inland waterways as agents of transformation. Canals, once mothers of cities and ports, transformers … Continue reading World Canals Conference Coming to Syracuse in 2017
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