Join us for our March Snippets & Tales Winter Speaker Series with this historic look at BEER! The Erie Canal was a transformative waterway for various industries along its route, including brewing, which flourished from Albany to Buffalo. This discussion examines the Canal’s beer boom in the 19th century and its new one in the […]

For over 50 years our Park has been operated & maintained through an agreement with the Town of Camillus & the Camillus Canal Society. All maintenance & educational programming is because of volunteers. From gardening, to boat building, to museum docenting to cooking, if you can do it we need you! 10 am - 12 […]

Join us for our final Snippets & Tales Winter Speakers Series with Captain Kaitlynn McHenry! Less than 8% of the boat or ship Captains in the World are women! Captain McHenry started her career captaining tour boats on the Erie Canal, and is the only woman ever in the 140 year history of the company […]

Do you love Central New York as well as biking or hiking the Erie Canalway Trail and want to share that passion? You could be a perfect candidate for becoming a Trail Ambassador! This new program aims to make CNY more inviting to the thousands of cyclists and hikers who come through our region every year […]

Did you know birds & bird watching helped to get our park started way back in the 1970's? Join Jenny, Maxwell's Director, at the Camillus Erie Canal Sims' Store Museum to make a Yarn Bird. Today is National Go Birding Day, so this is a fun way to celebrate our feathery friends. Drop-in anytime between […]

Boat Season has begun here at the Park! Starting today (through early October) we will have public boat rides on Wednesdays and Sundays at 1, 2 and 3pm! Our 45 minute narrated boat ride is the MOST AFFORDABLE BOAT RIDE IN NYS and will take you over the only restored, rewatered and navigable aqueduct left […]

Something new is coming! Can you guess what it is? Come welcome our newest feature on June 30th at 12 noon for a ribbon cutting ceremony!

Come help us welcome the 750 cyclists & staff riding their bikes from Buffalo to Albany this week! They will enjoy lunch here at the Park, with hot dogs & chips, drinks, boat tours & a "post office" so cyclists can send a post card from the halfway point of the Canal! If you would […]

Towpath Day 2024 is finally HERE! Join us for an affordable, fun, family-friendly event everyone will love! There will be 3 live bands playing throughout the day, vendors, boat rides, kids' crafts, food, raffles, face painting & MORE! Park next door at the D.O.T. & take advantage of the FREE shuttle service back & forth […]

Get into the Halloween spirit with Ms. Jenny from the Maxwell Library here at Sims Store by making your own felt Halloween Finger Puppets! These adorably creepy finger puppets are perfect for this spooky season! This event is FREE & good for all ages! No registration required.

Join us for Saturday Fun at Sims Store this Saturday & see the work of Jade Hemingway, Camillus wildlife photographer. Says Jade, "Hello, my name is Jade & I am a passionate wildlife & pet photographer. I am Australian & have been living in the US for almost 3 years. I'm dedicated to capturing the […]

Join local artist Jean Hamel of Crazy Crow Arts & view her work as part of our Saturdays at Sims Store. You may even find a few unique holiday gifts to purchase! Jean partnered with us last year to sell her hand-painted Christmas tree ornaments in our gift shop & they sold out! Now she […]