Guest blogger Chad Rogers biked the length of the Erie Canalway trail in the summer of 2019. Here he shares his experience, including gaining a deeper appreciation for his new home in upstate New York.
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Guest blogger Paul Comstock shares his experience paddling the length of the Erie Canal and becoming an “End-to-Ender”.
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One way to really experience all that the canal means for New York is to get out and explore it — on foot, by bike, by boat, or kayak. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor sponsors the Canalway Challenge to encourage people to do just that.
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This month, we’ve been taking some time to shine an extra light on our 2020-21 Seven to Save site the NYS Barge Canal System. As part of that effort, we asked our colleague Craig Williams to write a guest blog post for us to give us an update on one of our 2018-19 Seven to Save sites — the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct.
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Erin Tobin took a bike ride out to Rotterdam Junction and admired several iterations of the historic Erie Canal along the way.
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Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. It is an Independence Day for all Americans. It is both a celebration and a call to action.
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A Q&A with Lyons Town Historian Linda Guest and Director of Lyons Main Street Program/Lyons Chamber of Commerce Joan Delaro.
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A few favorite places and activities along the NYS Canal System from League staffers.
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Our President Jay DiLorenzo took another quick roadtrip, this time to Glimmerglass State Park and Herkimer.
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We’ll be spending June celebrating the National Historic Landmark NYS Canal System
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We stand with our Black colleagues and collaborators, and people everywhere who speak out against racism. We believe that our work as preservationists means telling complete stories even when those stories are difficult or painful.
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League President Jay DiLorenzo took a short road trip to admire a few historic sites in Schoharie. Here are his highlights.
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As so many gatherings get cancelled for the health and safety of everyone involved, we’ve been inspired by the innovative ways some groups have found to keep coming together. Our colleagues at Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation recently revamped their annual Porch Party into a virtual gathering. It was a way to make sure they still celebrated preservation in Saratoga Springs as a community — while being appropriately distanced.
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We checked in with our colleagues at Adirondack Architectural Heritage to see how their organization has been adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what they had to say.
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Celebrating Preservation Month with a look back at some of the historic places we’ve been involved with over the years.
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A last minute move to a virtual event allowed Historic Albany Foundation to maintain a connection with their community and support their mission in the process.
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Projects in Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, and Madison Counties will get financial support thanks to our Northeast Heritage Economy Program, a collaborative grant program between the League, the Preservation Trust of Vermont, Maine Preservation, and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance funded by the Regional Forest Economy Partnership initiative of the Northern Border Regional Commission.
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You can still explore your neighborhood while you’re socially distancing. Play along with us!
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A long-vacant, National Register-listed building in Syracuse is on its way to being put back into active use thanks to Home Leasing LLC. St. Anthony’s church complex, which includes a school and convent building, will be turned into affordable housing with an emphasis on providing space for the elderly. The League was excited to support this project in 2019 with a loan from our Endangered Properties Intervention Program (EPIP).
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The Zabar Family Scholarship Program is a partnership between Lori Zabar, the Zabar Family Foundation, and the Preservation League to award three annual scholarships of $1,000 each to the best and brightest preservation students from around the state.
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