Join us for our fall study tour along the Champlain Canal October 6-8!

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2023 Fall Study Tour

Featuring the Albany Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Champlain Canal

Friday, October 6th

Saturday, October 7th

Sunday, October 8th

Celebrate the Champlain Canal Bicentennial with us!

October 6th

  • Tour the nationally-recognized Scarano Boat yard on Albany's waterfront
  • Visit the wealth of canal sites in Waterford on a walking tour with the town historian
  • Evening presentation at the Peebles Island visitor center

October 7th

  • Day-long bus tour including a visit to the historic hydroelectric plant in Mechanicville, birding chat with the Audubon Society of the Capital Region, and a visit to the new Canal Region Visitor Center in Schuylerville to learn more about the nearby Hudson Crossing Park, along with stops at multiple historic canal sites and a visit to the Five Combines locks of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal.
  • Lunch (included) will be hosted by the Fort Edward Fire Department. 
  • Evening cruise on the Hudson River with Dutch Apple Cruises

October 8th

  • Performance of canal music by the Albany Symphony Orchestra at 10am at Jennings Amphitheater, on the Hudson River waterfront (free and open to the public).
  • Tour of Battenkill Fibers, a mill near Schuylerville that manufactures yarn and fiber products using refurbished traditional milling machinery . 

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Registration form - please return by October 2nd

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