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Coming Events Mark Your Calendars Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. This is a first. Friends’ volunteers WILL NOT be cleaning up the Canal between Easton and Riegelsville this year, and we’re HAPPY about it. Why? Because the section is being otherwise engaged by the flood repair contractors. The Friends are more than pleased to make way for the repair work and will keep busy by giving all the other safely accessible areas of the Canal their annual spring cleanings. Please come out on April 26th; bring along your family, friends, and acquaintances, too. Check out the list of Clean-Up Day Work Areas, choose a convenient or needy location, and call the area coordinator to offer your assistance. Your coordinator will tell you where to meet, what to bring, and answer any questions that you may have. Hundreds of volunteers are needed for a successful Clean-Up Day. Please be one of them. Individual clean-up efforts are always welcome, too! Anytime, anywhere!!
Riegelsville Library – First Floor Meeting Hall At the one and only traffic light in Riegelsville, turn inland (away from the River) onto Delaware Road. Take the first right. The library is on the right side of the street after the church. Park in the back; the rear door may be used to enter the building. The Delaware Canal State Park is buzzing with activity. The flood repair work is underway at last, more contracts will be awarded soon, and the Park maintenance staff is tackling non-flood related projects. Resources under the Park’s wing, such as the Giving Pond and the Delaware River islands, require attention, too. Rick Dalton, Park Manager, will share the Commonwealth’s work plans and progress. He will describe the various projects, explain how they will be sequenced, and illustrate some of the new construction techniques that will be used to ensure that the Canal fares better in future floods. To better understand what will be happening along the Delaware Canal in the next several years, please come to this meeting. An informed constituency is a powerful constituency!
Quirky stories abound about the Delaware Canal, and the 3-mile stretch that will be hiked during the “Bridge Tales Walk” claims more than its share. As we travel from Yardley to Washington Crossing, we’ll be walking under bridges that are still known by the unusual names that they were given a century or more ago. These names relate to happenings on the adjoining properties – properties that have colorful histories, both long ago and recent. Complementing the stories will be the Canal’s lovely scenery and spring wildflowers. When Washington Crossing is reached, walkers can choose to double their day’s exertion by returning to the Yardley Park and Ride on foot or they can ride back via a carpool. The free walk will be held weather permitting. Reservations are helpful, but not necessary. To let us know that you’re coming, please call 215-862-2021 or e-mail friendsofdelawarecanal@comcast.net. Friday, May 30 Mark Friday, May 30th on your calendar now and anticipate the arrival of your invitation in the mail, for you surely don’t want this event to disappear. Tickets are $150 per person. Please consider reserving a table for a party of your friends and colleagues. Individual, business, and corporate sponsorships are encouraged to further benefit the restoration and improvement efforts of the Friends of the Delaware Canal. Space is limited, so please reserve early. For additional information, please call 215-862-2021.
What better way to celebrate National Trails Day than to christen a brand new trail that the Friends of the Delaware Canal helped to create. The “New Paths to Travel” trail connects the Delaware River, Delaware Canal, Thompson-Neely House, Neely Gristmill, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, and Bowman’s Hill Tower. New interpretive signs are being placed at the sites. Each will include a trail map, teasers about the places along the trail, and more detailed information about the specific site. By using the signs and trail, visitors will be able to discover all that the area has to offer. The “New Paths” will be a round-trip hike of 2-1/2 miles. It is free and will be held unless the rain is pouring down. The route offers two bonuses – traversing the newly restored Thompson Neely Camelback Bridge over the Canal and leisurely crossing under River Road rather than dodging cars while trying to cross it. Share in a new adventure. # # # Looking Forward to Summer July 12 July 12 and 13
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