D & R CANAL WATCH P. O. Box 2

www.canalwatch.org; www.dandrcanal.com Rocky Hill, NJ 08553

2012 D&R Canal Walks and Other Events

Saturday, March 10 – 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal from Upper Ferry Road to the Trenton Battle Monument (5.0 miles), or do a shorter walk, Upper Ferry Road to Cadwalader Park (3.0 miles). Meet at the Trenton Battle Monument on Broad Street. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. We will see the improvements to the canal park in the capital city and pass the homes of bridgetenders and of the superintendent. The two aqueducts in the city pass over Parkside Road and Sullivan Way.

Saturday, March 31 – 10 am. D&R Canal Watch 5K Fun Run. Register on our website, www.canalwatch.org. Questions? Contact Bill Valocchi, 609-989-1931, or Barbara Ross, 609-924-2683.

Saturday, April 7 – 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal from Upper Ferry Road to the northern end of Titusville (5.0 miles), at the junction of River Drive and Route 29. Meet at the intersection of River Drive and Route 29 (just south of Fiddler’s Creek Road). Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. Features of this walk include a turning basin, a bridgetender's house, several culverts and two spillways.

Saturday, April 14 – 9:00 -10:30 am. D&R Canal Lock 1 area. Leader: Barbara Ross. Meet at the northbound parking lot of the I-295 scenic overlook, just north of Bordentown for a leisurely one-mile history walk that includes the lock and railroad bridge. For information: 609-924-2683. This is the first event in a two-day History Weekend sponsored by the Friends for the Marsh and D&R Greenway Land Trust. The event includes free walking tours of some of the important historical locations located around the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh.

Friday, April 27 – 6–8 pm. Opening reception for the third venue of Home on the Canal: Bridge and Lock Tenders’ Houses on the Delaware & Raritan Canal held at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park. The exhibition of historic photographs is sponsored by the D&R Canal Watch and the D&R Canal State Park and researched by Vicki Chirco, park historian, and Barbara Ross. The exhibit will run through August, with accompanying walk (June 2), talk (May 6), and children’s program (July 14).

Sunday, April 29 – 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal from Firemen’s Eddy to Stockton (5.0 miles), or do a shorter walk, ending at Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum (2.4 miles). Meet at Firemen’s Eddy, Route 29, 0.9 miles north of Pleasant Valley Road. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.

Saturday, May 5 – Bus tour along the D&R Canal in Somerset County, sponsored by the Heritage Trail Association. $10 per person. Register online at the Heritage Trail, www.heritagetrail.org, or call at 732-356-8856. Canal enthusiasts Bob and Linda Barth will lead the tour, with stops at Griggstown, Rocky Hill, and Kingston.

Saturday, May 5 – 8 a.m. Bird walk along the towpath, Zarephath to Weston, led by Canal Watch trustee George Dawson. Meet at the parking area at Weston, at the end of the Weston Causeway. Questions? Contact George or Barbara Dawson at 732-249-2670.

Sunday, May 6 – 10 am. History Bike Tour. Explore the structures along the D&R Canal with Canal Watch trustee Bob Barth. Bike from Griggstown to Kingston and back (10 miles round trip). Meet at the parking lot on the Griggstown Causeway. Bring water; helmet required. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.

Sunday, May 6 – 2 pm – Home on the Canal in Trenton: PowerPoint presentation by Barbara Ross at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park.  609- 989-3632.

Saturday, May 12 – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair, Washington Crossing State Park. Visit the tables of the Canal Watch and the Canal Society of New Jersey. Take a boat ride on the feeder canal.

Saturday, June 2 – D&R Canal walk in Trenton. 10:00 am. Meet at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park. 609- 989-3632.

Saturday, June 9 – 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal from Bull’s Island to Prallsville (3.0 miles) with an extension to Stockton (an additional 0.6 miles round trip). Meet at Bull’s Island parking lot closest to Route 29. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. Features of this walk include the Wickecheoke Creek and spillway, the Lockatong Creek and spillway, and the guard lock at Bull's Island. After the walk, participants may cross the pedestrian bridge at Bulls Island (from which the wing dam can be viewed) to Pennsylvania and visit the locks of the Delaware Canal.

Sunday, June 10 – 2 pm. D&R Canal Watch Annual Meeting. Photographer Ted Settle will share his beautiful photos of the canal. Old Municipal Building, Route 206, Lawrence Township. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.

Saturday, July 14 – D&R Canal program for children, 2:00 pm at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park. 609- 989-3632.

Sunday, August 5 - BEGIN THE JOURNEY. 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal Main Line from Landing Lane, New Brunswick to Lock 11, South Bound Brook (5.3 miles), or do a shorter walk, Landing Lane to 5-Mile Lock (3.7). Meet at Lock 11, Canal Road, South Bound Brook, across from the post office. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.

Monday, September 3 (Labor Day) 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal from East Millstone to South Bound Brook (5.3 miles) or do a shorter walk, ending at Zarephath (2.7 miles). Meet at Lock 11, Canal Road, South Bound Brook, across from the post office. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.

Saturday, October 6 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - 2^nd Annual East Millstone CanalFest. Tours of the restored bridgetender’s house; music; food; crafts; vendors. Market Street off Amwell Road (Route 514), East Millstone.

Sunday, November 11 - Donald B. Jones Memorial walks, leaving from Prallsville Mills. Three choices, with varying lengths. Details TBA. Questions? 908-234-1225 or carol@njconservation.org

Saturday, November 17 – 10 am. Walk the D&R Canal Feeder from the Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park to the junction with the main canal at Old Rose Street (2.3 miles). See the Pedicaris waste gate, bridgetender’s homes, with a special visit inside the Calhoun Street bridgetender’s home. Questions? Contact Bill Valocchi, 609-989-1931 or bval2@verizon.net.