“If there are locks at the Pearly Gates, we’re not going!” That was our Declaration of Sentiment after passing through CS-2&3, the double lock that relayed our canal boat toward Seneca Falls. Cruising the Erie and Cayuga-Seneca canals in New York for three days last summer was relaxing but, yes, we three canawlers—Georgia, Janet and […]
Erie Canal
Peppermint Museum honors Erie Canal industry
If you’re cruising the Erie Canal past Clyde, N.Y., take an hour to stop in Lyons, the next town west, and tour the Hotchkiss Peppermint Oil Building. Baldy Bob will tell you when it’s open and how to get there. Baldy Bob gets his kicks greeting boaters who stop at the Lyons dock before going […]
Women rule in Seneca Falls
If you support women’s rights and haven’t made a trip to Seneca Falls, NY—go! I’ve visited several times and never fail to be moved by the names of the 68 courageous women engraved on the wall in the Women’s Rights National Historical Park who signed the Declaration of Sentiments more than a century and a […]
A riveting story
An excellent read! If you are interested in women’s history and enjoy a fictional story woven with historical fact you will love this book. “A Shocking and Unnatural Incident” gives a fascinating account of the very beginnings of women’s suffrage and portrays what life was like near the Erie Canal during those early times. I […]
Rewatering downtown Rochester
Rochester, NY is no stranger to water. The Genesee River starts as a drip somewhere in Pennsylvania and flows north through New York’s southern tier, past Geneseo and Avon (both mentioned in Wixumlee Is My Salvataion). The narrow river drops down three waterfalls stuck smack in the middle of downtown Rochester (also mentioned in the […]
Reading/signing Sunday at World Canals Conference
Former Western New York resident Georgia Ann Mullen will read from books in her Canal Tales Series Sunday, Sept. 19 at the World Canals Conference in Rochester, NY. Georgia’s readings from A Shocking & Unnatural Incident and Wixumlee Is My Salvation will highlight how canals fit into her historical novels. Among the sites mentioned in […]
