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The
National Canal Museum
is open
see canals.org for seasonal hours of operation
Field Trips
Saturday - Monday May 17-19, 2025
Schuylkill Navigation Bicentennial Events - Reading, PA -
WaterHistoryPHL.org/Schuylkill-navigation-bicentennial
The Upper and Lower Sections of the Navigation were joined in
Reading on May 20, 1825. For the three days before the Bicentennial
Day, open houses and events will be held at individual historical
societies and parks along the Navigation, with a Conference on
Sunday May 18, "At the Confluence of Navigation History: Past,
Present, and Future," at C. Howard Hiester Canal Center at the Berks
County Heritage Center. There is no charge Saturday and Monday which
will feature driving/walking tours of important sites of the Navigation. Check
the above website for the registration form.
Friday - Sunday October 17-19, 2025
CSO Fall Tour - Eastern National Road - St. Clairsville, OH -
www.canalsocietyohio.org
The Canal Society of Ohio's Fall Tour will cover four states from St. Clairsville to
West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
ending a few miles into Maryland. Bridge stonework is similar to that used by canal builders.
The road section being covered is the oldest and original section of the byway. The
"Little Crossings" bridge over the Casselman River in Grantsville Maryland features
an 80 foot diameter stone arch, and recently observed its 205th anniversary. St. Clairsville
Comfort Inn is the tour headquarters.
Annual Programs
Sunday June 29, 2025, 11am - 5pm
42nd Annual Canal Day - Mont Clare, PA
The Schuylkill Canal Association invites the community to its 42nd Annual Canal Day
celebration at Lock 60 and St. Michael's Park in Mont Clare,
PA, across the river from Phoenixville. This day full of
fun along the Schuylkill Canal Park includes food, music,
kids fishing derby, face painting, Sly Fox Can Jam, etc. Event
parking is available at St. Mike s Park at the end of
Jacobs Street in Mont Clare. Parking donation requested.
Please be advised, Towpath Road will be closed to vehicular
traffic, starting at 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM.
Children of all ages can join in with adult supervision,
free of charge, however donations will gladly be accepted.
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Conferences
Saturday - Wednesday September 21-25, 2025
World Canals Conference Buffalo, NY -
www.wcc2025buffalo.com
Buffalo and the Erie Canal Bicentennial create an ideal setting and
moment for the World Canals Conference 2025. Built around the
theme of Sustaining our Multidimensional Waterways, WCC 2025
will bring together the leading minds in diverse fields to
discuss, debate, discover, and inspire. Attendees will partake
in expertly guided field sessions, gain access to exclusive
tours in the days leading up to or following the conference, and
witness history repeating itself with the send-off ceremony for
the replica canal boat Seneca Chief. This traditionally built,
full-size replica of the same boat that opened the Erie Canal
two hundred years ago departs Buffalo for New York City,
replicating the 1825 journey that became known as the Wedding of
the Waters.
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