Members of the Woodworkers of Central New York will be demonstrating at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum on June 14th from 11am to 5pm during their annual Boat Float & Folk Festival.  This is our first time demonstrating at this Museum.  This year's event coincides with a variety of events along the Erie Canal as it celebrates 200 years in operation.
    Some photos of the site are below for reference.  More will be posted once we demo!
Boat Float n' Folk Festival - June 14, 2025 11am - 5pm
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The Boat Float n' Folk Festival is held yearly at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum.  It is a combination festival with many attendees arriving via the canal in their kayaks or canoes from one of four locations (Cedar Bay, Manlius Center, Pool's Brook or even at the Chittenango site.  Combine the paddling experience with a folk festival with demonstrations of blacksmithing, wooding, fiber arts, etc. as well as various food offerings and music.  Adult admission (age 13+) is $10 while kids (12 and under) are free.
About the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum is to interpret the broad and deep history of Chittenango Landing: the land, air, water and people by engaging the public through educational and recreational programming. While preserving and interpreting the recreated 19th century dry dock complex that served the Erie Canal from 1855 until 1917, the museum fosters connections between the past and present in the Old Erie Canal State Historic Park. Located on the Enlarged Erie Canal at 717 Lakeport Road, Chittenango, the site includes three dry dock bays (deep, middle, and shallow), a reconstructed general store, working blacksmith shop, boat shop, mule stable, and visitors center.  Inside the visitors venter is a variety of educational exhibits.