Camillus Erie Canal

Steam Engine Exhibit Open!
2023-07-09 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Step back in time and visit our Steam Engine Exhibit, across Devoe Road from the Sims Store Museum. See the impact improvements in machinery had on the local economy. Talk with the volunteers who restored these valuable pieces of history! Watch history in motion!

This event is FREE to the public.

First Boat Rides of 2023!
2023-05-07 13:00
Come travel the historic Erie Canal over the only rewatered and navigable aqueduct remaining from the First Enlargement of the Erie Canal left in the World! This 45 minute narrated trip is appropriate for all ages and will teach you a lot about local history.

Trips are Sunday, May 7th at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm

$5/adults, $3/children 4 – 12, nuclear family (parents and children OR grandparents and grandchildren) maximum of $15. Please purchase your tickets in the Sims Store Museum before the ride.

Opening Day 2023!
2023-05-06 12:00 - 16:00
You know Summer is around the corner when we go back to our full calendar hours! Please join us for our kick-off day and see what we’ve been working on for you over the Winter!

Sims Store Musuem Open 12 – 4

Steam Engine Exhibit Open 12 – 4

Admission is FREE, donations are always accepted!

Canal Clean Sweep!
2023-04-22 08:00 - 12:00
Spring is in the air and everything needs a little Spring Cleaning! Would you like to help clear trails, clean & straighten the museum, paint, weed whack or do any of the other hundred jobs we need to get done to open to the public? This is a great time for families to volunteer! Lunch will be provided.

For questions or to RSVP please contact Lisa Wiles at Lwiles@townofcamillus.com or #680-800-5298

Volunteer Orientation Day
2023-04-08 10:00 - 14:00
Did you know that all the activities and maintenance at the Camillus Erie Canal Park are operated by volunteers? Do you love history and want to share with visitors? Are you a retired teacher who would like to be involved with our school programming? Do you enjoy lawn work (we have zero-turn mowers!) and operating tractors and backhoes? Do you like cooking for groups of 15? We have opportunities like these and more! Learn more and enjoy lunch and a field trip during our Volunteer Orientation Day here at the Park!

If you are interested in learning more about volunteering, please contact Lisa Wiles at Lwiles@townofcamillus.com or #680-800-5298. It’s a great group of people and we’d love to add you!

Adolph Kastor & the Camillus Cutlery Company
2023-03-26 13:00 - 15:00
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 landmark properties in Central New York for new and productive use. The partnership is currently constructing the second phase of a three-phase, 4.35 acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former Camillus Cutlery Factory site along Nine Mile Creek in Camillus.

Admission is FREE with refreshments and good conversation to follow

Camillus Town Hall Courtroom, 4600 West Genesee Street, Camillus, 13031, Male Avenue entrance, lower level

History of MidLakes Navigation, 50+ Years on the Waters of New York State
2023-02-26 13:00 - 15:00
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!

Dan Wiles has promoted and showcased New York’s historic canal system for over 40 years while Captaining the Erie Canal tour boat the Emita II out of Baldwinsville. Dan was the 2016 recipient of the “Spirit of the Canal” award and was twice a presenter at the World Canal Conference. He is past President of the Canal Society of NYS and has spent 25 years as a voting member of the New York State Canal Recreationway Commission. Today Dan is the Executive Director of the Port Byron Old Erie Canal Heritage Park and the newly established Samuel Center for Canal History.

Admission is FREE, refreshments and good conversation to follow the lecture.

Camillus Town Hall Courtroom, 4600 West Genesee Street, Camillus, 13031 Male Avenue entrance, lower level

Discover Buried Treasure In Your Backyard
2023-01-22 13:00 - 15:00
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 and the Park now bears their names. Dr. Beebe has served on the Board of Directors of the Canal Society of New York for many years. He is the author of “Camillus Halfway There”, a treatise on Erie Canal structures and their functions. Dr. Beebe has received many awards and honors including being a recipient of the “Spirit of the Canal Award” presented at the World Canal Conference in 2000 and is a member of the West Genesee and Town of Camillus Hall of Fame.

Admission is FREE, refreshments and good conversation will follow the talk.

Volunteer Holiday Party
2022-12-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Sims Store, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Bring a dish to pass, your family & your holiday spirit. Beverages will be provided

Towpath Day
2022-08-13 11:00 - 16:00
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.

Volunteer Chicken BBQ
2022-07-23

Cycle the Erie
2022-07-13
