Tourist Destination
April 27, 2021
We have twelve interpretive kiosks along the Mohawk Towpath Byway. In most cases they were installed by our respective municipalities, and, the most recent one, installed […]
November 21, 2020
Clifton Park Town Supervisor Phil Barrett is joined by Canal Corporation Director Brian Stratton, Capital Region Chamber VP Peter Bardunias and other Town and Byway officials […]
September 7, 2020
The re-construction of the Farmer’s Bridge east of Clutes Dry Dock is progressing. A good vantage point without crossing a “trail closed” sign is from the […]
December 26, 2019
As friends and family visit this holiday season make a point to get them outside or take a short road trip to enjoy the Mohawk Towpath […]
July 29, 2017
At long last it is now possible to rent a bicycle to explore the Mohawk Towpath Byway! There are two hubs in Schenectady very near the […]
October 9, 2016
The Mohawk Towpath Byway had an information booth today at the Adirondack Sports and Fitness Health Fair for the Mohawk Hudson Marathon. There were two types […]
July 29, 2016
It is refreshing to see the story of the Mohawk Towpath Byway with a new perspective. It’s like a visit or tour of the Byway on […]
July 21, 2016
The Erie Canal opened in 1825 with great fanfare and celebrations. It was a 325 mile artificial river connecting the Hudson River with Lake Erie. This […]
June 14, 2016
Before the 1800s Cohoes was a farming community along the fertile lowlands where the fingers of the Mohawk River joined the Hudson. The Erie Canal was built […]
May 17, 2016
Brand new on the Byway are experimental signs known to traffic engineers as tourism oriented directional (TOD) signs. This set of signs located near the intersection […]
April 30, 2016
While on vacation early this month my wife and I had a couple of other tourist take a photo of the southern end of the southern […]
March 7, 2016
Construction on the Towpath Connecting Trail has started! Town of Halfmoon crews are clearing the path from Canal Road under I-87 Northway Bridges and working west […]