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 | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
A crew of three Mohawk Towpath Byway volunteers participated in a Mohawk-Hudson Region Sports Car Club of America road rally to gain experience with this type of event. Is it practical for us to do a road rally next spring to feature the Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway....
by Eric Hamilton | Aug 24, 2023 | Byway Administration, Event, Marketing and Promotion, Partners, Telling the Byway Stories
Next Friends of the Byway meeting the evening of September 12 at Schenectady Distilling.
by Eric Hamilton | Jun 16, 2023 | Bringing Tourists to the Byway, Folklore, Mohawk Towpath, Telling the Byway Stories, tourism experience
As an ambassador for our Byway, the most common and often used technique is my elevator speech.
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...