Lock 24 will be quite busy Thursday.
This week marks the 2010 World Canals Conference. In celebration, the Time Warner Cable Flotilla, a group of boats including NYS Canal Corporation historic and working fleet vessels, historic tugboats, canal boats and a wide variety of recreational crafts will travel from east to west along the Erie Canal.
Stopping in Baldwinsville Thursday Sept. 18 overnight, the flotilla will travel to a final destination of Corn Hill Landing where there will be a festive, watery celebration. The public is encouraged to participate and witness history this week either by greeting the Time Warner Cable Flotilla when it arrives in Baldwinsville, following the parade of boats or bicycling along with the vessels on Sept. 19 in Corn Hill Landing.
The Time Warner Cable Flotilla departed from Waterford Monday and is scheduled to arrive in Rochester Sunday Sept. 19 as it stops overnight in Amsterdam (Sept. 13), Little Falls (Sept. 14), Sylvan Beach (Sept. 15), Baldwinsville (Sept. 16), Lyons (Sept. 17), Fairport and Pittsford (Sept. 18). It is one of the largest gatherings on the historic Erie Canal waterway since the first flotilla was held in 1825 for the “Wedding of the Waters” at the Canal’s opening.
The 2010 World Canals Conference is hosted by the Canal Society of New York State and presented by New York State Canal Corporation, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, and I Love NY.
