New York State Canal
Fall Field Trip 2011
Three Erie Canals: Lyons to Macedon
Oct. 14 - 16, 2011
The Quality Inn in Newark
Friday, Oct. 14
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Early Bird Special: The Museums of Historic Palymra
7:30 p.m.
Preview of Saturday Field Trip by Rob Mangold, Tom Grasso and others
Saturday, Oct. 15
Breakfast: 6:30 am
Quality Inn, Newark, NY. Breakfast buffet is included with the cost of the trip.
8:00 a.m.
Bus Field Trip departs Quality Inn, Newark
STOP 1
Lyons Dry Dock, Lock 28A and Maintenance Facility
STOP 2
Enlarged Erie Lock 56 “Poorhouse Lock”
STOP 3
Newark-Enlarged Erie Locks 57 (site only), 58 and 59,
and Ditch Erie Locks 68, 69 and 70 (sites only), trail development project
STOP 4
Newark- Erie Barge Lock 28B and Power House
STOP 5
Lunch, Corner Grille and Tavern, Newark, New York
STOP 6
Palmyra-Harrison Spillway-rerouted Ganarqua (Mud) Creek
STOP 7
Palmyra Barge Lock 29, Enlarged Erie Aqueduct and Aldridge Change Bridge
STOP 8
Macedon Gallup Change Bridge (abutments only)
STOP 9
Macedon Enlarged Erie Lock 60 and Ditch Erie Lock 71 (site only)
5:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
6:30 p.m.
Cash Bar
7:30 p.m.
Banquet and evening program
Guest Speaker: Dan Craine, Section Superintendent, NYS Canal Corporation
Sunday, Oct. 16
10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cruise on the Erie Canal on the Emita II. A four-hour cruise departing from and returning to Mid-Lakes Navigation Marina in the town of Macedon, NY. Directions will be provided to you at the Hotel. A continental breakfast and buffet lunch are included.
The Emita II can only accommodate 60 passengers. The first 60 to register and fully pay have a place on the vessel.
Here are three .PDF files with all the details of the Fall Field Trip Early Bird, Program and Registration Form