THE ERIE CANAL is a family orientated festival celebrating canal history featuring a series of narrated vignettes along a mile section of the historic canal. Other activities include: Rotary 5K Race, demonstrations of old fashion crafts, blacksmith, kids stuff, all types of vendors, steam-up, raffles, "PADDY", the Mule, with live entertainment and food.

Bring a dish to pass, your family & your holiday spirit. Beverages will be provided

Could there be buried treasure in Camillus? Did you know Gere Lock Road is named after an actual Erie Canal Lock? Come listen to the first of our Snippets and Tales presentations for 2023 presented by Dr. David Beebe. Dr. Beebe and his wife Liz helped to found the Camillus Erie Canal Park in 1972 […]

Have you taken a cruise on Skaneateles Lake or the Erie Canal? Did you know the Judge Ben Wiles boat was built in Borodino? How did Gustav Stickley help to save the Erie Canal? Join Dan Wiles, whose family owned MidLakes Navigation for 52 years until selling the business in 2019 for the inside scoop! […]

Curious about the construction at the Cutlery Building in Camillus? Wondering how Camillus and cutlery came together? Presenter Doug Sutherland will bring the story to life, past and present, for you! Doug Sutherland is the managing partner of Franklin Properties in Syracuse. Franklin Properties and its affiliates have restored and repurposed a half-dozen vulnerable historic […]