New York State Canal
World Canals Conference
September 19 – 24, 2010
The Canal Society of New York State is proud to be one of the primary sponsors of the 2010 World Canals Conference in Rochester.
The greater Rochester area first hosted this conference in 2000 and the Canal Society was part of making that happen as well. Since then, many canal developments have taken place in the Rochester area, making this conference just as exciting as the first one:
New canal parks and boater amenities
Cornhill Landing and Brooks Landing in Rochester, plus new developments in Brockport, Spencerport, Palmyra, Newark plus further development of older parks, like Fairport, Pittsford, and Macedon.
New passenger boats are on the water
the Mary Jemison, Rochester; and the Rose Lummis, Spencerport
New restoration schemes have been completed
Commercial Slip the original 1825 canal junction with Lake Erie in Buffalo and Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct, Camillus
New Federal Government involvement
with the New York State Canal System, virtually unknown in 2000, now manifests itself with the National Park Service's Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
New ideas
that at long last have taken root -Restoring the Old Erie Canal to Downtown Rochester, Restoring the 19th century "Flight of 5" locks at Lockport.
So come to the World Canals Conference and be inspired by the company of other canal enthusiasts along one of the world’s most famous waterways. For information, click here.