This is a 2 minute tribute to celebrate the 20 years since the launch of sam patch and corn hill navigation. Sam patch erie canal tour pittsford 2020 all you need to know. Well be taking a 90minute cruise down the erie canal aboard the sam patch. Arriving at lock 32 at clover street, you encounter one of the wonders of erie canal technology and a signature canal experience as we pass through a century old lock. Sam patch erie canal tours the sam patch is a replica 1800s packet boat that serves as a floating history museum for tourists, locals, and 4th graders all around the rochester area. The sam patch is 54 ft long and patterned after an old canal boat packet. Daily public tours of the erie canal, featuring passage through a century old lock. Sam patch is operated by the non profit corn hill navigation. There were so many erie canal doubters back in the 1800s when clinton was trying to get this built, he says quietly, watching an eastbound canal boat, the 54foot sam patch tie up on the other side. Assuming the canal opens in 2020, sam patch cruise tickets will go on sale in early june. Bestselling author peter bernstein presents the story of the canal s construction against the larger tableau of america in the first quartercentury of the 1800s.
Fisher of corn hill navigation took amy young for a ride. Sam patch erie canal boat tours pittsford, ny 14534. General info 90minute public cruises are provided daily on sam patch, a historic packet boat replica, departing from schoen place in pittsford, ny. Corn hill navigation sam patch tour boat finger lakes region. Discover cayuga lake 805 taughannock blvd ithaca, ny 14850 607 3275253. During the tour, the boat navigates the canals locks and even travels up to 50 feet high in some locks. The sam patch is a replica 1800s packet boat that serves as a floating history museum for tourists, locals, and 4th graders all around the rochester area. Traveling the routes of americas early settlers, we provide uniquely authentic canal cruising experiences for visitors from all over the world. Many of our departing passengers tell us the colonial belle is one of the most enjoyable outings in new york state. One way charters to other destinations are not available at this time. Scenic and historic cruises on the genesee river and erie canal. Each cruise features a live onboard historical narrative and well enjoy a leisurely adventure navigating one of americas most famous historic routes.
Sam patch tour boat 250 exchange boulevard rochester, ny 14056 5852625661. Sam patch back on the water rochester democrat and chronicle. The typical tour takes passengers west along the erie canal technically it is the barge canal, which is the name of the second erie canal expansion through lock 32, then turns around in the widewaters to the west, and takes you through the lock again and back. Erie canal western corn hill navigation 12 schoen place pittsford, ny 14534 585 2625661. Journey on the erie canala boat tour adventure rochester. The sam patch on the erie canal pittsford, ny scenic boat. Our tour was early in the day on a weekday and we were looking forward to being on the erie canal, hearing historical facts and interesting stories. The lockport locks and erie canal cruises, home of the lockport canalside. Rent a selfskippered canal boat or overnight cruiser for a multiday vacation. Take a cruise down the historic erie canal and through the lockport locks, or house your banquet in a oneifakind historic banquet facility, so come experience the erie canal. The colonial belle offers the best day trip value for your new york travel budget. Enjoy a 2hour cruise along the erie canal and through the lockport locks.
Even if youve grown up here with the canal in your backyard, a ride on the sam patch is a relaxing way to spend an afternoon. Trips run from may through october and there are lunch, dinner, and sunday brunch cruises. Traveling the routes of our early settlers, sam patch and mary jemison cruise the erie canal and genesee river respectively, providing. Despite its name, sam patch, a replica of a 19th century erie canal packet boat, has proved to be unsinkable.
Sam patch erie canal boat tours pittsford, ny 14534 i love ny. The sam patch canal tour is nothing more than a poorly disguised booze cruise. The sam patch, a replica packet boat, sails daily from pittsford, offering the signature erie canal experience of traveling through a centuryold lock. I was on the 6pm cruise to your cone experience on saturday 8419.
Today, cruises may include onboard musical performances, stops at the official erie canal museum in syracuse or wine tastings and shopping at waterfront communities. Join us aboard the sam patch, a replica packet boat, for cruise through history. Today, the canal is used mostly for recreation, and the paths used by the mules, known as towpaths, have become walking and biking trails along its banks. Soft drinks and snacks available, fully licensed bar aboard.
The sam patch tour boat operates out of rochester, new york and offers day trips on the upper genesee river and the erie canal. The colonial belles narrated tour will familiarize you with the rich history and many traditional landmarks along the scenic erie canal traveling west between. Jul 11, 2011 this is a 2 minute tribute to celebrate the 20 years since the launch of sam patch and corn hill navigation. Erie canal cruises 35 photos boat tours 800 mohawk. My first ride on the sam patch was an occasion where the boat was chartered for a wedding. On both the old clintons ditch and in the early years of the enlarged erie canal, both passenger boats called packets or packet boats, usually horsedrawn, and working boats also called line boats or freighters, drawn by either horses or mules, were common. Sam patch erie canal cruises erie canal, pittsford, n. The new york state barge canal, which includes the erie. As things stand, we dont know when new york state will reopen the erie canal. Blount cruises offers wonderful itineraries on eastern u. Youll get lessons in steering, docking, and locking through before heading out. For more about lockport locks group cruises, call 7164336155, or tollfree at 18003780352.
Opened in 1825, the canal is credited with making new york the busiest port in the u. In 1825, completion of new york states legendary erie canal connected the hudson river at albany with lake erie at buffalo, creating the empire state and opening the interior of the continent to settlement and commerce. For all who enjoy and depend on the canal, were reaching out to state officials to communicate the importance of opening the canal as soon as it is safe to do so. Erie canal cruises tour boats lil diamond ii and lil diamond iii are docked at gems along the mohawk, the official mohawk valley visitor center. Sam patch erie canal boat ride open rochesterfirst. There is not much to choose from if you like to cruise small ships and wish to remain in or near the u.
Erie canal sam patch boat ride at schoen place in pittsford is now open. The building of the erie canal, like the construction of the brooklyn bridge and the panama canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of american ingenuity. Erie canal cruises information about the colonial belle tour boat, located in fairport, ny corn hill navigation corn hill navigation is a notforprofit corporation with a call to action vision to improve and sustain the erie canal and adjoining genesee river for current and future generations through awareness, education and enjoyment. Traveling up the canal, youll find gateway harbor park in north tonawanda, home to a summer concert series and the popular canalfest. During the tour, the boat navigates the canal s locks and even travels up to 50 feet high in some locks. Although the erie canal is no longer the main thoroughfare to the west, it remains a rich piece of rochesters history, kept vibrant and alive thanks to corn hill navigation and its two vessels. Since the current sam patch season started on may 10, the boat has carried more than 3,000 passengers and according to the company, is expected. Corn hill navigation sam patch tour boat finger lakes. Rental boats are typically wellequipped with sleeping quarters, a galley, and plenty of deck space for relaxing. Sam patch erie canal tours are a great way to immerse yourself in the canal s history and operation during your narrated cruise. Erie canalway national heritage corridor boat rentals and. We are located on the northern edge of the finger lakes region, famous for its wine tours as well as its scenic beauty.
About sam patch erie canal tour 90minute public cruises are provided daily on sam patch, a historic packet boat replica, departing from schoen place in pittsford, ny. Sam patch erie canal tours 12 schoen pl pittsford, ny charter. I come home for a visit and it is not complete without a ride down the erie canal on sam patch. The colonial belle has been providing erie canal tour boat cruises from midmay through october since 1989. Jul 07, 2015 since the current sam patch season started on may 10, the boat has carried more than 3,000 passengers and according to the company, is expected to exceed last years total of 7,400 passengers. Sam patch erie canal tour pittsford 2020 all you need. Take a cruise aboard the sam patch, a replica of a packet boat right out of the. We also offer wine and spirit tasting cruises as well as private charters. All charters begin at seneca falls, ny and the boats are returned to seneca falls at the conclusion of the charter. In addition to the typical 90minute tour, there are a number of specialty cruises throughout the year such as rochester history cruises on the genesee river, wine tastings, and 4 th of july fireworks viewings.
History buffs will revel in this 90minute canal cruise along one of americas and the worlds most iconic manmade waterways. Jun 23, 2016 the sam patch boat tour is a rochester institution, and something everyone should do at least once. Located at 800 mohawk street in herkimer, ny, we are directly across from the new york state thruway exit 30. Oct 19, 2019 the sam patch canal tour is nothing more than a poorly disguised booze cruise. Sam patch erie canal tours are a great way to immerse yourself in the canals history and operation during your narrated cruise. Sam patch erie canal tours day trips around rochester, ny. Erie canal connected the hudson river at albany with lake erie at buffalo.
Every year i come home for a visit and it is not complete without a ride down the erie canal on sam patch. Lockport locks and erie canal cruises offers twohour cruises of the erie canal. Sam patch erie canal tours are a great way to experience the canal, the locks, and learn about its history along your narrated cruise. Albion and its westerly neighbor medina, fought bitterly over quarries and sandstone for decades. Come aboard in fairport, ny, just 20 minutes from rochester, new york. Sam patch erie canal boat tour sam patch erie canal tour. The sam patch is a replica canal boat invoking the days when mules towed products and people along the manmade waterway opening the west to booming commerce.
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