Wednesdays at the Weighlock Week 11

Wednesdays at the Weighlock Week 11

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Grab all your fun-loving friends and swing by the Erie Canal Museum on Wednesday, August 8 from 5pm – 7pm for Week 11 of our 2018 WEDNESDAYS AT THE WEIGHLOCK series in one of Syracuse’s most unique buildings. Each WEDNESDAYS AT THE WEIGHLOCK has FREE admission, live music, family-friendly activities, a food truck, and a cash bar with beer, cider, wine, soda, and Read More »
Guided walking tour of downtown Syracuse examines the Erie Canal's history and impact on the city's architecture, development and social life.

Guided Walking Tour of Downtown Syracuse

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Join us for a walking tour along the route of the 19th century Erie Canal through downtown Syracuse! The Erie Canal Museum presents guided walking tours of historic downtown Syracuse on a regular basis throughout the summer. This tour follows the path of the 19th century Erie Canal, a man-made waterway that was one of the country's greatest engineering Read More »
Historical reenactment by Dennis Heaphy at the Erie Canal Museum.

Historical Reenactment with Dennis Heaphy

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Enjoy a historical reenactment with Dennis Heaphy at the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse! Heaphy will present Living and Working on a Canal Boat at the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building on Monday, July 23 and Thursday, July 26, as part of ArtsWeek in downtown Syracuse. While repairing the deck of the Nathan Roberts, a replica canal boat in the Museum’s Locktender’s Read More »
Historical reenactment by Dennis Heaphy at the Erie Canal Museum.

Live Historical Reenactment with Dennis Heaphy

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Enjoy a live historical reenactment with Dennis Heaphy at the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse! Heaphy will present Living and Working on a Canal Boat at the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building on Monday, July 23 and Thursday, July 26, as part of ArtsWeek in downtown Syracuse. While repairing the deck of the Nathan Roberts, a replica canal Read More »
Historic Downtown Syracuse Walking Tour

Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Syracuse

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Take a walk with us on the Erie Canal and through the downtown Syracuse heritage area! The Erie Canal Museum presents guided walking tours of historic downtown Syracuse on a regular basis throughout the summer. This tour follows the route of the 19th century Erie Canal, a man-made waterway that was the engineering marvel of its time. The tour Read More »
The Weighlock Building: No Place Like Home

Sunday Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Syracuse

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Take a special Sunday walk with us on the Erie Canal and through the downtown Syracuse heritage area! The Erie Canal Museum presents guided walking tours of historic downtown Syracuse on a regular basis beginning Saturday, May 19. This tour follows the route of the 19th century Erie Canal, a man-made waterway that was the engineering marvel of its Read More »
A Brief History of Syracuse Curator Talk

Sunday Downtown Syracuse Walking Tour

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Take a special Sunday walk with us on the Erie Canal and through the downtown Syracuse heritage area! The Erie Canal Museum presents guided walking tours of historic downtown Syracuse on a regular basis beginning Saturday, May 19. This tour follows the path of the 19th century Erie Canal, a man-made waterway that fueled the economic and social development Read More »

The Haudenosaunee and the Erie Canal

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For millennia, waterways in indigenous Haudenosaunee territories have been profoundly important. In the Haudenosaunee cosmology, water is sacred as fundamental to all life. On Thursday, May 17, Syracuse University Professor Philip P. Arnold and Onondaga Nation Chief Jake Edwards will discuss the important role waterways play in the cosmology of the Haudenosaunee people of New Read More »