Erie Canal Museum Event: Beers, Bikes, and Barges – Port Byron/Weedsport

Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing Company 8931 N. Seneca Street, Weedsport, NY, United States

Join the Canal Society of New York, Cayuga Museum of Art and History, and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour of the historic Erie Canal in Cayuga County. This ride will take visitors through a number of interesting historic canal destination, including the locks at Port Byron! The ride begins and ends […]

$20.00

Erie Canal Museum Event: History Happy Hour – Mello Velo Cafe

Mello Velo Bicycle Shop and Cafe 790 Canal Street, Syracuse, NY, United States

Grab all your fun-loving friends and get ready for the Erie Canal Museum’s 2022 HISTORY HAPPY HOUR series, bringing history to you at some of your favorite local Syracuse businesses. The History Happy Hour series continues on July 13th at Mello-Velo Bike Shop and Café. Join Museum staff for a traditional happy hour starting at […]

Erie Canal Museum Event: Lunchtime Lecture w/ Pamela Vittorio – Weighing In: A Day in the Life of the Syracuse Weighmasters

Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United States

During this talk, we will take a close look at weighmasters including the process they went through to become one, their interactions with other people who worked at the weighlock, the boatmen, and what happened in the weighlock buildings. Available on both Zoom and in-person. Register at: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/lecture/

$10

Erie Canal Museum Event: Beers, Bikes, and Barges – Schenectady

Druthers Brewing Company 221 Harborside Drive, Schenectady, NY, United States

Join the Schenectady County Historical Society and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour through Schenectady looking at the city’s Erie Canal and brewing history as you ride along the historic Mohawk River. The ride begins and ends at Druthers Brewing Company where you will be treated to a beer as part of […]

$20.00

Erie Canal Museum Event: Tour the Towpath

Erie Canal Village 5789 Rome-New London Road, Rome, NY, United States

Looking for an adventurous way to experience New York’s brand new Empire State Trail? Join us for the 5th annual Tour the Towpath bicycle ride along the Historic Old Erie Canal from Rome to Syracuse. Experience 42 miles of beautiful, off-road trail riding AND the new Empire State Trail through Syracuse. Explore historic communities built […]

Erie Canal Museum Event: Beers, Bikes, and Barges – Onondaga Lake

Meier's Creek Brewing Company 720 Van Rensselaer Street, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour around Syracuse's Inner Harbor and Onondaga Lake, and learn about the lake's canal history! The ride begins and ends at Meier's Creek Brewing Company's Inner Harbor location where you will be treated to a beer as part of your ride. Register at: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/beers-bikes-and-barges/

$20

Erie Canal Museum Event: Beers, Bikes, and Barges – Utica

Bagg's Square Brewing Company 300 Main Street, Utica, NY, United States

Join the Oneida County Historical Center and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour around Utica looking at the city’s Erie Canal and brewing history as you ride along the historic Mohawk River. The ride begins and ends at Bagg's Square Brewing Company where you will be treated to a beer as part […]

$20

Erie Canal Museum Event: Tuesday on the Towpath

Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join staff of the Erie Canal Museum on this recreational bike ride along the route of the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York. Learn about the 19th century Canal in downtown Syracuse, and explore some of the city’s historic and contemporary Canal systems, including the Onondaga Creekwalk and the Inner Harbor. Meet at the Erie […]

Free

Erie Canal Museum Event: Beers, Bikes, and Barges – Seneca Falls

Seneca Falls Museum of Waterways and Industry 89 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY, United States

Join the Seneca Falls Museum of Waterways and Industry and the Erie Canal Museum for this hour-long cycling tour around Seneca Falls that looks at its unique canal history! The ride begins at the Seneca Falls Museum of Waterways and Industry and ends at Fall Street Brewing, right down the street, where you will be […]

$20

Erie Canal Museum Event: The Haudenosaunee and the Origins of the Erie Canal – Ditches, Defense, and Dispossession

Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United States

The creation of the Erie Canal is considered to be one of the great engineering feats of the nineteenth century. One historian has even compared the technological achievement of building this canal with NASA’s going to the moon in the 1960s. As a result of the canal’s substantial cultural, economic, political and social impact, New […]