FREE admission,

Donations Accepted

Join the D&H Canal Historical Society and the D&H Transportation Heritage Council for an exciting weekend of learning and making memories to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the D&H Canal and Gravity Railroad. 1825 was the year the D&H Canal Company broke ground on the Canal. In conjunction with New York Path Through History.

Detailed schedule below:

Saturday, June 14
10 AM to 5 PM

Flea Market opens at 9:00 am

Food for purchase available on the Blue Stone Patio behind the Museum and Visitor Center

10:00 am – 12:00 pm John Cox Demonstrates of the Craft of Coopering

11:00 am - 11:30 am The Key to Puzzler’s Lock author reading & puzzle challenge

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mule-pulled wagon rides along Five Locks Walk, Meet the Towpath Mules: Dolly & Daisy!

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Continental Drift Band – with dancer Leighann Kowalsky demonstrating the Irish kitchen jig

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Guided tour of the Five Locks Walk (or tour of the Museum, in case of rain)

4:00pm Canawler Raffle Drawing

All day activities:
Canawler Scavenger Hunt with prizes
Souvenir Photo Op
Historic “Pie Lock” recipe
Kids’ Games- Bilge Your Boat & Tip the Barge
See the 1889 High Falls Postal Wagon

Sunday, June 15
10 am to 5pm

Flea Market opens at 9:00 am

Food truck on site from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

10:00 am – 12:00 pm 19th century woodworking demonstration by Rick Vanden Hueval & Bill Merchant

11:00 am - 11:30 am The Key to Puzzler’s Lock author reading & puzzle challenge

12:00pm - 4:00pm The Wheelmen on early bicycles

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sarah Underhill Band on the patio

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Guided Tour of the Five Locks Walk (or Museum in case of rain)

4:00pm Canawler Raffle Drawing

All day activities:
Canawler Scavenger Hunt with prizes
Souvenir Photo Op
Historic “Pie Lock” recipe
Kids’ Games- Bilge Your Boat & Tip the Barge
See the 1889 High Falls Postal Wagon