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2002 Canal Festivals & Events Calendar
(800) 4CANAL4 � (800) 422-6254
Date
Canal Location
Event/Contact
Region
May 1 - Sept 25 Rexford
Erie Canal
Northern NY Paddlers Time Trial Series
Canoe Trails (Wednesdays)
Contact: Alec Davis (518) 399-1435
Capital/Saratoga
May 30 - June 2 Chittenango
Erie Canal
Ozfest
Contact: (315) 687-7198
Mohawk Valley
June 1 & 2 Fairport
Erie Canal 
Fairport Canal Days
Contact: Jan Dwyer
(716) 425-7596
Finger Lakes
June 2 Glens Falls
Champlain Canal/
Feeder Canal
Annual Feeder Canal Canoe Race
Contact: Pat Crayford, Feeder Canal Alliance
(518) 792-5363
Capital-Saratoga
June 7  Phoenix
Oswego Canal
16th Annual Canal Day
Contact: Paula Pierce
(315) 675-3103
Finger Lakes
June 7 - Aug 30 Medina
Erie Canal
Cruise Nite & Music by the Canal
Contact: (7176) 798-0220
Greater Niagara
June 8-9 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Pittsford Invitational Regatta
contact:  Rick Feins (716) 381-2305
e-mail: rfeins1@rochester.rr.com
Finger Lakes
June 9 Seneca Falls-
Waterloo
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
22nd Annual Finger Lakes Carp Derby
People�s Park on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Contact: Bucky Buchwald
(315) 568-5112 or (716) 425-7596
Finger Lakes
June 15 Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Waterfront Festival & Cardboard Boat Race
Contact: Carol Suddlerby
(607) 732-4400
Finger Lakes
June 15 Rochester
Genesee River
6th Rochester River Challenge 
Contact: Jan Whitaker (716) 292-6107 (Novice Outrigger Races)
Finger Lakes
June 15 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Seneca County Chamber of Commerce
Bass Derby
Contact: (315) 568-2906
Finger Lakes
June 16 Chittenango
Erie Canal
Canal Festival Day
Contact: Chittenango Landing and Boat Museum
(315) 687-3801 
Mohawk Valley
June 20 Scotia
Erie Canal
Towpath Canoe Regatta
Contact: Sue Brisley
(518) 843-8133
Capital/Saratoga
June 22 Rochester
Genesee River
31st Annual Genesee River Canoe Regatta 
Contact: Armond Bassett (585) 288-1483 (Canoes) 
Finger Lakes
June 28-30 Frankfort
Erie Canal
Waterways Festival '02
8th Annual Frankfort Days 
Contact: Sharon Carlesimo (315) 895-7651
Mohawk Valley
July 8-15 Buffalo-Albany
Erie Canal
Cycle the Erie Canal Bicycle Tour
Contact: New York Parks and Conservation Assoc.
(518) 434-1583
www.nypca.org/canaltour
Greater Niagara, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley,
Capital/Saratoga
July 9-26 Whitehall-Tonawanda
Champlain, Erie, Oswego,  Cayuga-Seneca
Canals 
2002 Canal Cruise 
Contact:  NYS Canal Corporation
(800) 4CANAL4
Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Greater Niagara
July 11-13 Whitehall
Champlain Canal
Whitehall Festival
Carol Greenough (518) 499-1155
Capital-Saratoga
July 11-21 Albion
Erie Canal
Erie Canal Fishing Derby
Contact:  (716) 772-7972
Greater Niagara
July 12-13 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
8th Annual Seneca River Day 
Contact: Stan Dombroski (315)638-0345
or Tom Taylor (315)696-8918
Finger Lakes
July 12-14 Fulton
Oswego Canal
Fulton's Canal Heritage Days 2002
Contact:  Elma Smith (315) 598-4616
Thousand Island Seaway
July 13 Marcy
Erie Canal
Erie Canal Canoe Classic
Contact: Roberta Shapiro (315) 736-3036
Central-Leatherstocking
July 13-14 Rochester
Erie Canal
Corn Hill Arts Festival
Contact: (716) 262-3142
Finger Lakes
July 13-14 Fort Hunter
Erie Canal
Schoharie Crossing Canal Days
Contact: Janice Fontanella
(518) 829-7516
Mohawk Valley
July 14 Rexford
Erie Canal
Electric City Canoe Races
Contact: Alec Davis
(518) 399-1435
Capital-Saratoga
July 14-20 Tonawandas 
Erie Canal 
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas '02
Contact: Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, Inc.
(716) 692-3292
www.canalfest.org
Greater Niagara
July 18-20 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
22nd Annual Convention Days
Celebration associated with the 1st Women's Rights Convention. Being held at People's Park
Contact: Seneca County Tourism
(800) 732-1848
Finger Lakes
July 18-20 Seneca Falls
Cayuga/Seneca Canal
Convention Days & Road Race
Contact: Chamber of Commerce
(315) 568-2906 or 568-2991
Cayuga-Seneca
July 20 Mohawk
Erie Canal 
Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor
Canoe Sprints
Contact: (315) 866-4312
Mohawk Valley
July 21-27 Ilion
Erie Canal 
Annual Ilion Days
Contact: Gale Hatch
(315) 895-7449
Mohawk Valley
July 25-28 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Harborfest '02
Contact: Oswego HarborFest Office
Janice Genovax
(315) 343-6858
Thousand Island Seaway
July 27-
Aug 12
Rome
Erie Canal 
Honor America Days Celebration
Contact: (315) 337-1700
Mohawk Valley
July 28 Perinton 
Erie Canal 
Perinton Park Summer Fest
Contact: Town of Perinton
(716) 223-0770
Finger Lakes
July 28 Spencerport
Erie Canal
Watercraft Event 
Contact: Jane Sweeney
(716) 352-8218
Finger Lakes
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August 3 & 4 Port Byron
Erie Canal 
Canal Days
Contact: Andrea Seamans
(315) 253-1273
co.cayuga.ny.us/prtbyron/canalday.htm
Finger Lakes
Aug 9-11 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Canalfest �02
Contact: Joe Rizzo
(315) 363-1312
Mohawk Valley
Sept 7 Rome
Erie Canal
Rome Taste of the Arts Festival
Contact: (315) 337-1700
Mohawk Valley
Sept 7-8 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Golden Harvest Festival
Contact: (315) 638-2519
Finger Lakes
Sept 7-9 Waterford
Erie Canal
4th Annual Tug Boat Round-Up
Contact: Town of Waterford Visitors Center
Liz Callahan (518) 233-9123 or
(518) 233-0481
Capital/Saratoga
Sept 14-15 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Celebrate Baldwinsville
Contact: Village of Baldwinsville
(315) 635-1410
www.baldwinsville.homestead.com
Finger Lakes

 

Sept 28-29 Rome
Erie Canal
Head of the Erie
Contact: Jerry Lacy (315) 337-9609
Mohawk Valley
October 27
Tentatively
Pittsford
Erie Canal
Pull the Plug Regatta
Contact: Please call or e-mail Rick Feins at (716) 381-2305 e-mail:  rfeins1@rochester.rr.com to confirm event date.
Finger Lakes
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