Library

There is a whole library of materials collected by the Friends of the Mohawk Towpath Byway over the years. Some of these materials are public documents available elsewhere and some are background information and history. All of these are available on request to paid up members of the Friends of the Byway. If you see something you’d like to read or borrow ask the organization’s secretary or membership director and either will see you get the item… within a day in most cases.

Administration

Communication

  • Marketing
    • The Economic Impact of Scenic Byways and Scenic Roads – Dr. Maree Forbes [a white paper]
  • Branding
  • Public Relations

Conservation and Preservation

  • Land Use
  • History
    • Champlain Canal: A Historic Gazetter – Copyright 2023 by Steven Talbot
    • In DeWitt’s Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal – Kenneth Silber and photos by George Gruel, 2017
    • Field Trip Guide, October 6 – 9, 2023: Bicentennial of the Champlain Canal – Canal Society of New York State
    • Mechanicville Hydroelectric Station – Albany Engineering Corporation [ A color photocopy of the material prepared for the above October 6 – 9, 2023 field trip participants]
    • The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information – Roy G Finch, State Engineer and Surveyor, 1925
    • 40′ X 28‘ X 4′ – The Erie Canal – One Hundred & Fifty Years, Oneida County Erie Canal Commemoration Commission, Rome, 1967
  • Geology
  • Planning
    • Mohawk Towpath Byway Scenic Conservation Workshop: Final Summary Report – June 12 – 13, 2007.
    • Mohawk Watershed Symposium: Abstract and Program – 2014
    • Mohawk Watershed Symposium: Abstract and Program – 2017
    • Mohawk Watershed Symposium: Abstract and Program – 2025
    • Today’s Heritage and Cultural Roadtrippers: Your Premium Customers – Dr. Maree Forbes [a white paper]
    • Cohoes Crescent Road Improvements Alternative Analysis, Barton & Loguidice, PC, 2013 [with mulitple CDs]
  • Invasives
    • Field Guide to Terrestrial Invasive Species of the Adirondacks – Adirondack PRISM (six copies);
    • Protect Your Waters From Harmful Invasive Species – (4 fold brochure) Adirondack PRISM; (multiple copies) and 
    • Protect Your Forests From Harmful Invasive Species – (4 fold brochure) Adirondack PRISM.

Safety

  • Wayfinding
  • Mapping
  • Technology
    • GPS
  • Trail Development
  • Sharing the Road
    • Mohawk Towpath Byway Transportation Safety Plan (Draft) – Eric J. Hamilton, 2023
  • Signage
    • New York State Scenic Byways Sign Manual – NYSDOT
  • Emergency Preparedness

Intrinsic Qualities

  • History
    • Bloody Mohawk: the French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York’s Frontier – Richard Berleth, 2010
    • Lake Champlain’s Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River – Arthur B. Cohn, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 2003
    • Stories from the Mohawk Valley: The Painted Rocks, the Good Benedict Arnold & More – Bob Cudmore, 2011
    • Canals of Albany County – Amelia T. O’Shea, 2006
    • The Erie Canal Through Saratoga County – Amelia T. O’Shea, 2007
    • Halfmoon Historic Markers: Town of Halfmoon Historic Markers Brief History and Locations – Lynda Bryan, Town of Halfmoon Historian, 2022
  • Culture
    • Kanatsiohareke: Traditional Mohawk Indians Return to Their Ancestral Homeland, Tom Porter, 2006
  • Recreation
    • New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook – Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, 2019
    • Garsey Park Management Plan – Town of Clifton Park, 2022
    • Cycling Along the Canals of New York State Scenic Roads in the Historic Waterways of the Empire State, Louis Rossi, 2006
    • Along the Bike Hike Trail, AGuide to the Mohawk – Hudson Bikeway, Schenectady County Section, ECOS, 2003
  • Scenic
    • Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways: The 275 Best Drives in the U. S. – National Geographic, 3rd edition.
  • Archeological
  • Natural

Interpretation

  • Storytelling
  • Technology
  • Planning
  • Writing
  • Museums
  • Signage

In addition to the CDs mentioned above there are additional CDs:

  • Oh! That Low Bridge! Songs of the Erie Canal, George Ward, 2000
  • Mohawk Workshop June 2007
  • Schenectady Today, In and Around the Capital Region March 25, 2014 by Ann Parillo with a segment on the Mohawk Towpath Byway and ECNHC with Eric Hamilton and Lori Solomon