Camillus Erie Canal

Holiday Shopping with Fox & Fae Handmade Yarnworks
2025-12-20 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Looking for last minute Holiday gifts? Look no further than Sims Store on Saturday the 20th from 12 – 4pm with Fae Handmade Yarnworks. She has beautiful and unusual crocheted stuffed animals and decor, as well as some nature photography prints by Casey. Check out her chicken nuggets! See you there!

Make Your Own Snowman Wreath
2026-01-10 12:00 - 14:00 | 5750 Devoe Road, 5750 Devoe Rd, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Come to Sims Store and join Anna from the Maxwell Library to make your own snowman wreath! Suitable for all ages and all materials are provided. FREE! You can drop-in any time from 12 – 2pm, no registration required.

The Legacy of the Day Peckinpaugh
2026-01-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Camillus Fire Department Community Room, 5801 Newport Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
The Day Peckinpaugh at Waterford(?) on October 26, 2007 [CSNYS]

Join the Camillus Canal Society for our first installment of Snippets and Tales for 2026 with this great talk by Craig Williams about the famous Day Peckinpaugh. In 1921 a new canal motorship arrived at the just completed Barge Canal Terminal in Buffalo, beginning a century-long story for the vessel. During this talk you will learn how the Day Peckinpaugh traveled between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean with cargo, via the Barge Canal, as well as her adventures in World War II, being named to the National Register of Historic Places, the state-wide movement to save this historic vessel from the scrap yard and her future plans. **Please note this talk is in the Community Room of the Camillus Fire Department. Admission is FREE but donations are gratefully accepted. A reception will follow the presentation.

In May a brand-new exhibit at the Liz and Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park will open featuring the remaining lifeboat from the Day Peckinpaugh, which was lovingly restored by Camillus Erie Canal Park volunteers.

Our Speaker: Craig Williams is the vice president of the Board of Directors of the Canal Society of New York State. He retired in 2014 as senior historian at the New York State Museum in Albany after more than 30 years of service. At the Museum he helped lead efforts to document and preserve artifacts from the Willard Psychiatric Center, the World Trade Center and the 1971 Attica Uprising. The largest historic artifact he ever collected was the nearly 300-foot-long vessel, the Day Peckinpaugh. Mr. Williams is the recognized expert on the Day Peckinpaugh in the Canal community, and we are honored to host his talk.

Make Your Own Bird Feeder
2026-03-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Come to the Sims Store Museum and join our friends from the Maxwell Library to make your own simple bird feeder! This craft is appropriate for all ages and all supplies are included. You can drop in any time between 12 noon and 2pm. This activity is FREE!

Feeding The Troops: The Foods That Won the War
2026-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Camillus Fire Department Community Room, 5801 Newport Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America by joining us for “Feeding the Troops: The Foods That Won the War”, presented by Elaine Peters, Historian for the Village of Jordan. Ever wondered how the Revolutionary Was soldiers ate and how they were fed at different locations? How did the supply chains work and how did they keep everyone in fighting shape?

Please note this presentation is at the Camillus Fire Department Community room with parking in the back of the building. If Elaine’s talk makes you hungry, take advantage of the Fire Department’s St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Fundraiser which begins at 2pm!

Craft & Celebrate the 250th of the US!
2026-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Celebrate our country’s 250th birthday by making a wooden stacked flag. Pauline Lynch Shostack, co-producer of Maker Faire Syracuse & Camillus resident, will lead the workshop. All supplies provided. FREE! No registration required.

Volunteer Orientation
2026-04-11 10:00 - 13:30 | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
With the 2026 Season rapidly approaching, it’s time to get ready! If you are a volunteer who has been with us less than 1 year, please attend from 10 am – 12 pm. All volunteers are invited to enjoy lunch together and after Dave Beebe will be leading a tour of the Village of Camillus. Please RSVP to Lisa at Lwileswnof@townofcamillus.com or 680-800-5298. If you are looking to volunteer, the morning is open to you also.

Canal Clean Sweep!
2026-04-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Help us get the park ready for the busy season! 8am – 12 noon and we will provide lunch. Jobs may include trail maintenance, cleaning boats, cleaning the museum, removing brush & more! Please register here: https://ptny.psee.io/8ve8zz and dress for the weather. Children are welcome WITH a parent. We will have some equipment, but it will be helpful if you bring your own. Looking forward to seeing you here!

Ribbon Cutting for New Day Peckinpaugh Lifeboat Exhibit
2026-05-03 12:00 | Liz & Dave Beebe Camillus Erie Canal Park, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus, New York, 13031, United States
Please join us for the ribbon cutting of our brand-new Day Peckinpaugh Lifeboat Exhibit! The Peckinpaugh was an incredibly important & well-known boat on the Barge Canal which is now privately owned. Our volunteers lovingly restored the remaining lifeboat from this important vessel for you to visit. It will be displayed with artifacts from the DP as well as a beautiful mural of the Peckinpaugh painted by local artist Mark Noble & paid for through a donation from the West Genesee Class of 1975. Our new Power Along the Canal Exhibit and public boat rides will open after the ceremony. Come help us kick of the 2026 season with gusto!
