EVENTS in Canals in the Connecticut River Valley – this project is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Projects and Festivals
Holyoke Canal System Walking Tour – Saturday October 5 2024 from 1 to 3 PM – meet at the Dwight Street side of Holyoke Heritage State Park – be ready to walk 2.5 miles total along the first and second level canals – 9th annual – Register at EVENTBRITE about the middle of September.
Holyoke Canal System – presentation at the Holyoke Public Library in January or February of 2025
South Hadley Canal – presentation on Wednesday, April 23 2025 at 6:00 in the Community Room of the South Hadley Public Library – Leo Labonte of South Hadley will be the presenter – https://vimeo.com/130568191
South Hadley Canal – Saturday, May 3 2025 from 10 to noontime – meet at the South Hadley Parking Lot across from the St Patrick’s Church and be ready to walk 2 miles – We will start at the South Hadley Riverside Park and walk to the Bicentennial Park.
A Mill in Holyoke through Time
Holyoke Canal System Walking Tour – a Saturday in June of 2025 from 10 AM to noontime – meet at the Dwight Street side of Holyoke Heritage State Park – be ready to walk 2.5 miles total along the first and second level canals – 10th annual – Register at EVENTBRITE in May 2025.
The Six Power Canals on the Chicopee River – presentation in Ludlow
The Six Power Canals on the Chicopee River – presentation in Wilbraham
The Six Power Canals on the Chicopee River – presentation in Indian Orchard of Springfield
The Six Navigational Canals of the Connecticut River – presentation in Montague
The Power Canals of Northampton
earlier in the series:
The Six Power Canals on the Chicopee River – presentation at the Chicopee Public Library
A Mill in Holyoke through Time – the Skinner Silk Mill