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Weathering Winter on the Erie Canal

Today, the Erie Canalway Trail is open year-round, but did you know that the Erie Canal has always closed during the winter months? Find out what historically happened to the canal and canal workers.
The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse celebrate winter with its 37th a… home to the Erie Canal Museum and the last remaining canal weigh station i…2023 from the newsletter of the Erie Canal Museum. https://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2022/12/weathering-winter-erie-canal

Exploring Abolition Along the Empire State Trail

Discover the challenging history of slavery–and the movement to abolish it in NYS–through the lens of the Empire State Trail.
Museum Educator at the Erie Canal Museum and shared here with minor edits. New York … including in the Erie Canal Museum https://cycle.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2023/02/exploring-abolition-along-empire-state-trail