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Erie Canal 200th Birthday Party

Sat, May 17

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Lyons

The Erie Canal is kicking off its season, marking its 200th anniversary this year. We're throwing a birthday bash for this historic waterway!

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Erie Canal 200th Birthday Party
Erie Canal 200th Birthday Party

Time & Location

May 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Lyons, 21 Butternut St, Lyons, NY 14489, USA

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About the event

Come join us for cake, canal music, entertaining games like pin the tail on Sal, enlightening historical talks, museum exhibits, and our main attraction, "Capture the Canal: 200 years in Wayne County".


12pm - An opportunity to "capture" the canal through art, photography, literature, or poetry. Guided walk to the Erie Canal.

1pm - Cake, games, and exhibits.

2pm - 3pm - Don Dwyer and Songs of the Erie Canal.* Don is a musician, singer and songwriter from Buffalo NY.

3:30 pm - Dramatic readings from actual Canal-era diaries.


FREE ADMISSION THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM THE NELSON B. DELAVAN FOUNDATION, PART A.

(We always appreciate your donations!)


CROSS PROMOTION: Macedon Historical Society - morning event. 11am. https://www.macedonhistoricalsociety.org/may-17th1100-the-canawl-kids/

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The Museum of Wayne County History is operated by the Wayne County Historical Society.

Phone: 315-946-4943

© 2025 Wayne County Historical Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Museum is chartered by the NYS Dept. of Education.

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