Recent Events

Delaware Canal Clean-Up Day - April 17th Hundreds of volunteers turned out to give the Canal its annual spring cleaning. The volunteers from Traditions in Washington Crossing covered a 3.3 mile stretch. This crew worked on the stretch from Phillips’ Mill to Rabbit Run Bridge in New Hope. Smithtown crew gathers before heading out for clean-up from Tinicum Aqueduct south to Bridge Two. The boys, trash-picking tool in hand, snag some bottles from the reeds south of Bridge 2 in Point Pleasant while the rest of the crew check out the process and are ready with a trash bag. In search of trash on the towpath approaching the Levittown Center. A Triumph over Trash. The Morrisville crew at work on the water and on the towpath. "Faces and Places was so classy, so informative, so much fun. I would have to say it was the best-ever Friends event in my experience." Allen Black

October 11, 2009

The Friends gratefully thank

• The Faces and Places committee members, who are indeed multi-talented
• Our guest tour guides and event volunteers
• Those who generously shared their stories and opened their properties along the tour route
• Our sponsors and patrons
• All the businesses and individuals who contributed items and services for Strokes of Luck and the "walking around" auction.
• The Black Bass Hotel and the Bucks County Trolley Company for providing the best of service and hospitality
• The "couldn't have been better" autumn weather
• All those who attended Faces and Places and supported the Friends' efforts

Our Sponsors
Our Strokes of Luck Contributors Bella Toscana - New Hope Black Bass Hotel - Lumberville Bobby Simone's - Doylestown Bristol Riverside Theatre Chocolate Box, Lambertville Cornerstone Fitness - Doylestown & New Hope County Theater - Doylestown Concordia Chamber Players Cycle Corner - Frenchtown David Topel - Holicong Euphoria - Frenchtown Fabric Goddess of Bucks County - Langhorne Farley's Book Shop - New Hope Flemington Nails - New Hope Four Seasons Car Wash - New Hope Fred's Breakfast - New Hope Giant Food Store - New Hope Golden Pheasant Inn - Erwinna Homestead Coffee Roasters - Upper Black Eddy Hotel du Village - New Hope Indian Rock Inn - Kintnersville Jim's of Lambertville J. Scones - Doylestown The Landing Restaurant - New Hope Lilly's Cocina Loca - Newtown Lumberville General Store Marsha Brown Restaurant - New Hope James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown Minette's Candies - Frenchtown New Hope Ghost Tours by Adele Gamble New Hope & Ivyland Railroad New Hope Winery None Such Farm Market Nurture Spa - New Hope Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - Philadelphia Phillips Wines and Spirits - Stockton Picky Paws - Lambertville Pierre's Chocolates - New Hope River Union Stage - Frenchtown Rojo's Roastery - Lambertville Sand Castle Winery - Erwinna Slate Bleu - Doylestown The Inn at Phillips' Mill - New Hope Tinsman Bros. - Lumberville Tuscany on the Towpath - New Hope Via Ponte - Stockton

Scenes from Faces and Places

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Canal Clean-Up Day - April 25

Young Earthcare kids at work in Morrisville.

Lunch and Walk - March 28, 2009

Wy-Hit-Tuk Park to Sette Luna in downtown Easton and back.
Photos by Veronica Morton

The Canal, newly repaired, awaits walkers.

Taking in the sights and marveling at the work.

Where the Delaware Canal begins in Easton. From left to right, the bypass, the guard lock, and the weigh lock.

The youngest of the walkers.

At the Forks of the Delaware, where the Lehigh River meets the Delaware River.  The dam was built to feed water into the Delaware Canal.

The fish ladder in Easton - ready for water and shad that want to reach their spawning ground on the Lehigh River.

Arriving for lunch at Sette Luna on Ferry Street.

Full, smiling, and ready for the walk back to Wy-Hit-Tuk Park.  

Scenes from the Friends' Annual Meeting and Covered

Dish Dinner - November 11, 2008

Photos by Veronica Morton

 

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Canal Walk 2008

photos by Veronica Morton

On October 4th, Betty Orlemann, founder of the Friends of the Delaware Canal, pointed this year's walkers in the right direction.

The Michael Uhler house and store in Uhlerstown, reputed to be the best preserved canal hamlet in America.

Board President Tom Williams gave a tour of the old Uhlerstown post office and store.

Learning about the Canal along the way.

Trekking through Erwinna.

Lunch in Smithtown.

Destination reached - Point Pleasant.

 

Program - "Promoting the Preservation of the Delaware Canal - 1930's Style

photo by Veronica Morton

On September 9th, 165 people assembled at the David Library of the American Revolution for the Friends' program "Promoting the Preservation of the Delaware Canal - 1930's Style." The capacity + crowd was entranced by the two black and white, silent films shown by Lance Metz, Historian at the National Canal Museum in Easton.

 

photo by Veronica Morton

Lance Metz shared a bit of his encyclopedic knowledge about the Delaware Canal while making sure that the rare films made it safely through the 16 mm projector.

 

photo by Veronica Morton

Marie Murphy Duess was on hand to sign her new book, The Delaware Canal - From Stone Coal Highway to Historic Landmark.

 

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