…and thank you for all you contributed to the success of the Mohawk Towpath Byway last year. We are all proud of our accomplishments during 2025, especially since it was the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Over 1,514 volunteer hours went into the success of the Byway and its stories, increasing the possibilities for positive visitor experience.

This is also a time to look ahead to the evolving new year. We will be celebrating the the 250th year of independence and the creation of our new nation. This area had much to contribute to that movement starting with Col. Henry Knox’s expedition with nearly sixty tons of cannon, mortars, and supplies that passed through this area during early January 1776 on its way to break the British blockade of Boston Harbor. The drawing at left is from Wikipedia.