July

July 2 - Exhibit Opens - "Behind the Seams" (National Canal Museum)
This exhibit highlights the history of the silk industry in the Lehigh Valley region.  Exhibits include the life history of the silk moth, women's history and child labor, the history of the Reed & Lovatt Silk Mill and the Catoir Silk Mill.  Hands-on activities include a weaving wall, knotting and braiding, wrapping a toga, and a hands-on activity center displaying different types of working looms.

July 21 - Evening Lock Ride (6PM, Hugh Moore Park)

A 2 1/2 hour mule-drawn cruise on the canal, including meal and entertainment.  Call 610-515-8000 for reservations.

August

August 2 - Picnic in the Park (6PM-8:30PM, Hugh Moore Park)
Open to museum members and other invited guests, resverations required.  Call 610-559-6622 for more information.

August 4 - Evening Lock Ride (6PM, Hugh Moore Park)

A 2 1/2 hour mule-drawn cruise on the canal, including meal and entertainment.  Call 610-515-8000 for reservations.

August 12 - History Walk (1:30PM, Hugh Moore Park)

"Lehigh Navigation" by Park Ranger Charles Derr.  The 1 1/2 hour walk starts at the Cnala Boat ticket house and allows visitors to examine the canal locks as well as visit the Locktender's House Museum and Change Bridge, which features the world's oldest machine made suspension cables.  The walk is free and open to the public.

August 18 - Evening Lock Ride (6PM, Hugh Moore Park)

A 2 1/2 hour mule-drawn cruise on the canal, including meal and entertainment.  Call 610-515-8000 for reservations.

September

Sept. 3 - Canal Boat open for Labor Day (Hugh Moore Park)

Sept. 8 - Canal Boat open Saturdays and Sundays in Spetember (Hugh Moore Park)

September 8 - Evening Lock Ride (6PM, Hugh Moore Park)

A 2 1/2 hour mule-drawn cruise on the canal, including meal and entertainment.  Call 610-515-8000 for reservations.

September 20 - Fall Lecture Series (7:30 PM, National Canal Museum/Two Rivers Landing auditorium)

"Railroad Navies of N.Y. Harbor" by Thomas Flagg.  Railroad navies are fleets of barges, tugboats, car floats, and ferry boats that served the needs of both railroads and ship in New York Harbor.  These vessles once numbered in the thousands but are now almost extinct.
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