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“Many Waterways, One Current” |
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September 24
The MV Day Peckinpaugh
will be in Waterford during the conference
| 11:00 am–2:00pm | Experience the
Canalway Trail — Bike Tour (your own bike
required.) Guided by John DiMura, NYS Canalway Trail Join us for a bike ride along the Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail segment of the Canalway Trail! (click here for bike tour itinerary) Departs at 11:00 am from the Franklin Square Inn & Suites in Troy, returning at 2:00 pm. Highlights include historic canal structures in Cohoes, beautiful views of the Mohawk River and Erie Canal and a stop at Lock E-7. Lunch will be provided. The ride is approximately 25 miles and will be moderately difficult with some hills. Reservations required ($20.00), see registration form. |
| 2:00 pm | Canal Conference Planning Committee Meeting — Franklin Square Inn & Suites |
| 2:00–4:30 pm | Conference Registration Open — Franklin Square Inn & Suites |
| 5:00 pm | Boat Shuttle Departs from Troy Town Dock and Marina traveling to Waterford Harbor Visitor Center |
| 6:00 pm | Opening Reception
— Waterford Harbor Visitor Center Following a ride from Troy to Waterford on noteworthy watercraft, enjoy music, food and welcoming remarks at the Waterford Harbor Visitor Center, an imposing new building that towers over the eastern gateway to the canal system. Stroll along a busy walk crowded with pleasure boats and commercial vessels to Lock E-2 of the famous Waterford Flight, the 19th century Waterford sidecut locks, and a well preserved portion of the original Champlain Canal. Remarks by: RiverSpark Commissioners: John E. Lawler (Town of Waterford), Bert Mahoney(Village of Waterford), and David Wickerham, (Saratoga County Executive). |
| 8:00 pm | Reception Concludes
— Return to Troy via shuttle buses and boats; dinner on your own
in Downtown Troy |
September 25
| 7:30 am | Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast — Franklin Plaza |
| 8:30 am | Welcome / Introductory Remarks — Franklin Plaza Kal Wysokowski, Canal Conference Chair Kathleen Jimino, Rensselaer County Executive / RiverSpark Heritage Area Commissioner [invited] |
| 8:45 am | Harry J. Tutunjian, Mayor, City of Troy |
| 9:00 am | RiverSpark: Where Water Ignited a Revolution —
P. Thomas Carroll, PhD Executive Director, RiverSpark Heritage
Area Home of RiverSpark, New York State’s oldest Heritage Area, the region at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers is world famous as a nineteenth century commercial and industrial center. Completion of the Champlain and Erie Canals in the 1800s substantially augmented a locale already blessed with excellent flat water for transportation and falling water for power. Carroll will provide a colorful overview of the history of the region. |
| 9:45 –10:15 am | Visit Exhibitors and Beverage Break |
| 10:15 –11:45 am | Morning Break Out Sessions — Franklin Plaza |
| 1 | Preserve, Repair, Re-Use or Re-Create? Moderator: Marcia Kees, New York State Heritage Areas Program Speakers: Julian Adams, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Sharon Leighton, New York State Canal Corporation Peg Churchill, Western Erie Canal Alliance The state of repair of canal related resources varies widely throughout the state. As more attention is focused on canals and surrounding communities, what is the best way to handle these resources? This session will illustrate how the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are applied to canal resources, and provide several examples of projects currently underway where difficult decisions are being made on how to treat canal resources. |
| 2 | Historic Canal Vessels: Asset or Eyesore? Moderator: Duncan Hay, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Speakers: John Callaghan, NYS Canal Corporation Huntley Gill, Guardia Architects / Fireboat John J. Harvey Everyone loves the story of “Little Toot,” but would you want her docked in your backyard with all her noise, smoke, and the persistent smell of diesel? Old boats are expensive beasts to maintain and operate. Yet, as they move through the canal system, they draw crowds to waterfronts and locks establishing interpretive and emotional connections to the working heritage of New York’s waterways. This session will examine both the opportunities offered by historic canal vessels and the costs and liabilities of keeping them on the system. Can they coexist with recreational boaters? How do we find a balance between new uses and the preservation of historic character? Who makes those sorts of decisions and how do we pay for it all? |
| 3 | Best World Heritage and Canal Curiosities Sites David Ballinger, Rideau Canal, Canada Thomas X. Grasso, Canal Society of New York State and Inland Waterways International The Canal du Midi (1666-1681) in the south of France was the first canal designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. Since that time other inland waterways have been granted (the Canal du Centre in Belgium in 1998) or are currently seeking world heritage status, including Canada’s Rideau Canal (1826-1832). Mr. David Ballinger will, as part of his presentation, summarize Parks Canada’s experience with the application process. In many parts of the world commercial navigation on canals is flourishing or increasing. In some cases waterways are being enlarged and new structures built to accommodate the increased traffic and to allow vessels to navigate more efficiently. These have led to some tantalizing canal curiosities that now have become major tourist attractions in their own right, although their original purpose was solely for commercial vessels. Examples will be drawn from the waterways of Belgium, France, China and Germany. In some cases significant new construction was involved such as the Falkirk Wheel, uniting Scotland’s Union and Forth and Clyde Canals west of Edinburgh, resulting in a world class attraction. This session will be of great value to anyone interested in canal history, protection and enhancement of inland waterways heritage, canal technology and commercial shipping, and how all these interact to protect the heritage features while bolstering tourism and recreational boating. |
| 12:00 –2:30 pm | Buffet Lunch at Franklin Plaza: It’s About Partnerships! Welcome: Carmella R. Mantello, Director New York State Canal Corporation Frank Dean, Executive Director Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Eric Mower, Chairman Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Peter Wiles, Chairman CANAL New York Inc. |
| 2:30 pm | Visit Exhibitors and Beverage Break — Franklin Plaza |
| 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Walking Tour of Troy’s Downtown and Waterfront — depart from Franklin Plaza Troy’s RiverSpark Visitor Center Staff The Victorian architecture of downtown Troy so impressed movie director Martin Scorsese that he filmed much of “The Age of Innocence” there. Let friendly insiders guide you through a historic waterfront, stunning brownstones, a charming antiques district, the first place in the world to publish “T’was the Night Before Christmas,” one of the best music halls in the nation, celebrated ornamental ironwork and much, much more! OR |
| 3:00 pm | Charrette Waterfront Development Design Workshop Part I Matthew Ingalls, Principal, Ingalls Planning & Design Christopher Stienon, Director of Urban Design, EDAW Hannah Blake, Community Planner, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Along New York’s Canal System, strategically located properties can be the welcome mat for your community and the Canalway itself whether a waterfront lot, a main street building or an agricultural field in bloom. Using a modified “charrette” process, participants will spend the first part of this workshop evaluating a case study parcel located in the Village of Waterford’s harbor district. Sources of information, the charrette process and the lot in its context of the entire canal system will be addressed in this heritage-based approach to planning and development. (Note: Part II takes place on Tuesday from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. You do not have to attend both Part I and II.) |
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5:30 pm (Boarding) |
Cocktail Reception — Captain JP II Cruise Ship Troy waterfront at foot of State Street |
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6:15 pm (Departure) 9:00 pm (Return) |
Dinner Cruise Aboard the Captain JP II Spirit of the Canal Award Presented by David Kinyon, Canal Society of New York State John Jermano, Award Committee Chairman Narrated tour of waterway heading toward Albany Assemblyman John J. “Jack” McEneny Please Note: The Captain JP II leaves promptly at 6:15 pm. Please plan accordingly. |
| 9:00 pm | Walk (six blocks) or shuttle back to Franklin Square Inn & Suites |
September 26
Andy Olenick, Fotowerks, Ltd
| 8:00 –10:00 am | Morning Session —
Cohoes Music Hall and RiverSpark Visitor Center (shuttle buses starting at 7:45 am from Franklin Square Inn & Suites) Take buses from Troy past some historic Erie and Champlain Canal sites to the restored Cohoes Music Hall for a continental breakfast, theatrical presentation, and welcoming remarks. John T. McDonald III, Mayor, City of Cohoes, and Chairman, RiverSpark Heritage Area Commission Ron Canestrari, NYS Assembly [invited] Michael Breslin, Albany County Executive Mary Brizzell, Supervisor, Town of Colonie Robert D. Carlson, Mayor, City of Watervliet Ellen McNulty-Ryan, Mayor, Village of Green Island [invited] Tour the Spindle City’s Cohoes RiverSpark Visitor Center. Learn the history of Harmony Mills, which once boasted the largest cotton textile mill in the nation. Built along the original Clinton’s Ditch, Harmony Mills survives as one of the best-preserved complexes of nineteenth-century mills, worker housing, and community buildings in the country. Documentation of Historic Canal Structures at the Confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers Richard O’Connor, Chief, Historic American Engineering Record, Heritage Documentation Programs, National Park Service, Washington, DC Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) teams have been working to document the Flight of Five in Lockport and the remnants of four distinct eras of engineering efforts that were constructed to surmount the Cohoes Falls of the Mohawk River. Team members will present some of their findings and discoveries from this year’s field season, show off some of their drawings and demonstrate new technologies and devices, including laser scans and satellites used to document New York’s canal heritage. |
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| 10:30 am –1:00 pm | MOBILE WORKSHOPS | |||
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| 1:00 –2:00 pm | Picnic Luncheon at
Peebles Island State Park Trail Tender Award Presented by Carmella R. Mantello, Director New York State Canal Corporation |
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| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Tours of the Visitor
Center for Peebles Island State Park and Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor |
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| 3:00 pm | Conference Ends Shuttle back to Franklin Square Inn & Suites (first shuttle departs at 2:45 pm) |
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