Saturday May 17 (9am-2pm)

Celebrating the Canals Lockport

69 Canal St, Lockport NY

The first Bicentennial Event for the City of Lockport features opening of the Farmers Market on Canal Street, the Key to the Locks celebration hosted on the lawn of the Erie Canal Discovery Center and the Lock Tender Tribute hosted in the Locks by the Flight for Five. Day will include family fun activities, vendors, food trucks and more!

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Thursday June 5 (6:30-8:30pm)

History Cruise

184 Sweeney St. North Tonawanda NY 

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Join Niagara River Cruises boarding at North Tonawanda Gateway Harbor for this unbelievable event. Come aboard and cruise the canal while listening to a complete narrated history of the canal and the Gateway Harbor area.

Saturday June 7 (10am-11:30am)

Warrior Walk: Canal Edition

1 Young Street Tonawanda NY 

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Join us for a 0.5 mile tour of the canal area separating the Twin Cities.  The tour will explore the canal waterfront, highlighting the impact the canal had on the community.  The tour will include historic buildings and review of the original route of the canal through the Tonawandas as created in 1825 comparing it to how it was changed in the early 20th century. Tour meets at Tonawanda Gateway Harbor at the corner of Niagara Street and Main Street.

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Same tour offered on 6/19, 7/12, 7/24, 8/9, 8/21, 9/13 and 9/18

Tuesday June 17 (7:00pm)

The Erie Canal: Creation of the Empire State

100 Knoche Rd. Tonawanda NY

The Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society presents a speaker presentation on the History of The Erie Canal.  One of Explore Buffalo's founding docents, Debra Hall-Stonish discusses the inital concept of the canal, the political fight to make it a reality, the construction of this civil engineering feat, and its effect on the economy of Buffalo as it became one of the largest inland ports in the world.  

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Saturday June 21 (6pm-9pm)

Tales from the Canal

1 Young Street, Tonawanda NY

Tonawandas Gateway Harbor Inc presents a night of music and presentations honoring the tales from the Erie Canal.  Authentic Americana "Canal" music from Buffalo-based folk duo Sally Schaefer and Tyler Bagwell.  Bagwell is an award winning historian that will inject canal history talking points within the music.  Breaks will be taken where other notable historic speakers including Rick Falkowski (Buffalo History Books) and Justin Higner (Wheatfield Historian and VP of Das Haus Museum) will discuss the canal and it's impact on the Tonawandas.  Other historical societies will table and have displays for public engagement.

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Sunday June 22 (12pm-1:30pm)

History Cruise

184 Sweeney St. North Tonawanda NY 

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Join Niagara River Cruises boarding at North Tonawanda Gateway Harbor for this unbelievable event. Come aboard and cruise the canal while listening to a complete narrated history of the canal and the Gateway Harbor area.