Friends of the Delaware Canal

Comedy on the Canal

Comedy on the Canal


Come out and join the Friends for a night of comedy. Our host for the evening will be Eddie Gallagher from Philadelphia. Joining Eddie will be Mike Elias from Easton and Bucks County’s own Ray Garrett. They all have performed throughout the Philadelphia and New York areas and now will be right here in Bucks County to entertain you.

Beer, wine, pizza, salad, dessert and lots of laughs included.

Tickets – $60 per person. Please use the form below to purchase your tickets.

The second floor gallery of New Hope Arts is located at 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, PA 18938.

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Lunch and Walk

Lunch and Walk

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO FRIENDS@FODC.ORG OR CALL 215-862-2021.

Two states, two canal towpaths, a river crossing, and lunch, too.  Join the Friends as we launch our spring season with a 5-mile, round-trip walk.  There will be new sights, intriguing history, and great food as we explore New Hope and Lambertville.

Meet by the Malcolm Crooks Bridge in Solebury Township’s Canal Park.

Starting at Canal Park in Solebury Township, we will head south on the Delaware Canal towpath to Bridge Street in the heart of New Hope.  Along the way, we’ll inspect the waterway clearing that the State Park has been doing and see the Borough’s homes and businesses from a different perspective. Crossing the Delaware River on the pedestrian walkway is always a bit of a thrill.  When we reach New  Jersey’s shore in Lambertville, we will head to the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath and follow the way to Cavallo Park.   There we’ll head inland to lunch at the Inn of the Hawke, a 19th century Italianate mansion that is now a lively restaurant and hotel.

Lunch choices may be made at the restaurant, and include:

Inn of the Hawke, Lambertville, NJ
  • Portabella Mushroom Sandwich with roasted bell peppers, roasted red onion, provolone cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
  • Fish and Chips
  • Whiskey Fennel Sausage with sautéed onions, mashed potatoes, and grilled asparagus
  • Grilled Herb Chicken with mixed greens, water chestnuts, sesame sticks, cherry tomatoes, toasted sesame vinaigrette
  • Mac & Cheese with gemelli pasta and five cheese cream sauce
  • Turkey Sandwich Special

And for dessert, your choice of Bread Pudding with Crème Anglaise or Mixed Berry Cobbler

Coffee, tea and soda.   Non-alcoholic beverages may be purchased.

After lunch, we’ll head to the River via Union Street and then find our way to back to the Delaware Canal and Canal Park.

Donation: $30 per person. Reservations are required. Please call 215-862-2021 or e-mail friends@fodc.org no later than March 16.

If the weather is uncooperative, we won’t be walking, but we will meet at the Inn of the Hawke at noon for lunch and good conversation.

 

Water Levels to be Dropped in Levittown and New Hope

Water Levels to be Dropped in Levittown and New Hope

October 10, 2018

***CANAL DRAWDOWN NOTICE***

The park will begin a drawdown of water levels in the canal to conduct several repair and preventative maintenance projects in two areas of the park.nCanal levels will be dropped from Mill Creek Road south to Bristol Borough so that a collapsed culvert under Haines Road can be repaired and replaced. Water levels from Centre Bridge to New Hope will also be lowered so that vegetation removal can take place along the canal prism and help facilitate the bridge replacement project at Phillips Mill. 

Drawdown of the canal must take place before October 15th due to regulations established by the PA Fish & Boat Commission to protect the eastern redbelly turtle. During the drawdown, park staff will be on site removing and relocating fish, turtles, and/or other species of concern to a safe location should they become stranded in a section of the canal with low water.

If you have any questions, please contact the park office at 610-982-5560.

Water Woes

Water Woes

August 31, 2017

The level of the Delaware River, as measured in Trenton, is at 8.56 ft.   This level is .044 below the level of the New Hope inlet located behind the former Odette’s.  The consequence is that no River water is entering the Canal, and the levels from New Hope to Bristol are slowly dropping.

From Bethany Hare – Assistant Park Manager

The pump at Center Bridge, which allows the Delaware Canal to be watered from Center Bridge south to New Hope, stopped working the other day.  After inspection by a representative from Sander Power Equip Co. it was determined that a piece of the internal impeller assembly had broken.  We are sending it out to be repaired today, but there is about a 2-week turnaround time before we can get the part back and replaced in the pump in the river.  Replacing the part in the pump is also dependent on river levels being low enough for our equipment to reach the pump out in the river; we do not expect any issues with this but it’s always a potential variable.

Our intention is to return the pump to working order as soon as possible, but with the turnaround time for the part there is risk for a fish kill, which we want to avoid.  Our staff will be watching for any fish in trouble in this stretch as the water continues to drop.  We welcome notifications from visitors/neighbors of fish in need, as well as assistance from volunteers with removing fish and returning them to the river.  If you have any questions, please contact the park office at 610-982-5560.

 

 

Contact Us

Contact Us

Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Susan Taylor, Executive Director

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