by Eric Hamilton | Apr 4, 2026 | Mohawk Towpath, Nature along the Byway, stewardship
Over the past few years the Friends of the Mohawk Towpath Byway volunteers have partnered with River Keeper volunteers to sample Mohawk River water to monitor the water quality of the Mohawk as it flows through the Byway corridor. This stretch of waterway has a water...
by Eric Hamilton | May 21, 2022 | Nature along the Byway, stewardship
Over crowded vegetation has become a problem around the main entrance to the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve. It is so thick that observation of the open marsh lands is impossible: impossible to see and even more challenging to interpret. The first stop on...
by Eric Hamilton | Aug 9, 2020 | Bringing Tourists to the Byway, Mohawk Towpath, Recreation, stewardship, Uncategorized, Volunteering
Newest interpretive kiosk installed on the byway.
by Eric Hamilton | Mar 7, 2020 | Byway Administration, Recreation, stewardship, Telling the Byway Stories, Uncategorized
As the snow and ice retreats we are starting to plan our activities and projects for the coming year. We have a limited budget but several low cost projects include… The foot bridge on the 1825 towpath trail just west of the Water Authority Access Road in the...
by Eric Hamilton | Jan 29, 2019 | Byway Administration, Mohawk Towpath, Partners, stewardship, Telling the Byway Stories, Volunteering
The Mohawk Towpath Byway has published a 2018 Annual Report summarizing all the successes on the Byway this year.
by Eric Hamilton | Mar 31, 2018 | Byway Administration, Historic Assets, Recreation, stewardship
What’s a scenic byway? …a road less traveled? “…a road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.” Spring time is as good a time as any to reflect on what makes a byway. All national scenic byways have at least one of the...
