by Eric Hamilton | Oct 20, 2025 | Event, Folklore, Historic Assets, Telling the Byway Stories, Volunteering
This year we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal. The Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway parallels the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal between Waterford, Cohoes, and Schenectady. One of the strongest intrinsic values of our Byway is...
by Eric Hamilton | Aug 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Everyone knows the benefits of exercise even a short walk on a regular basis. Here’s a walk in the middle of the Mohawk Towpath Byway corridor that is level and accessible even for those in a wheelchair, and it reveals two centuries of canal history; at least...
by Eric Hamilton | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Riverview Road is closed at the bridge over I-87 Northway. Located in the Town of Halfmoon this is an important connector between the hamlets of Crescent and Vischer Ferry and the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve on the Mohawk Towpath Byway. What happened? A...
by Eric Hamilton | Oct 8, 2020 | Bringing Tourists to the Byway, Event, Mohawk Towpath, recreational assets
We have once again bridged the historic 1842 enlarged Erie Canal.
by Eric Hamilton | Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Some exciting projects are in the works to improve the recreation facilities in the middle of the Mohawk Towpath Byway’s corridor. The Town of Clifton Park and their contractor will be holding a reconstruction meeting early in June. The most notable improvement...
