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Fresh Water Boats For Sale
T
he 2018 season of the New York State Canal System
will commence in mid-May amid fanfare and celebration,
marking the 100th Anniversary of the modern Barge Canal
system. The Waterford Canal Festival, a perennial event
usually coinciding with the opening weekend, offers a
chance for boaters and landlubbers alike to be a part of the
action along the Waterford harborfront. The Chamber of
Southern Saratoga County (CSSC) is joining the Village of
Waterford’s Canal
Festival Centennial
Celebration To Take
Place Saturday, May 19
by
Pete Bardunias
President/CEO, the Chamber
of Southern Saratoga County
Waterford in presenting the annual celebration, continuing the
centuries-long revolution of marine transportation on New York
State’s inland waterways.
The Canal Festival has been a popular attraction for many
years, with as many as 10,000 attendees. For 2018, new
attractions, exhibits and food from a variety of local restaurants
will bring new energy to the event. Some 2000 feet of vendors
and shoreside attractions will line the promenade from the
Battery at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers to
the top of Erie Canal Lock 2.