Morris Tourism: First Fall Waterloo Village Canal Heritage Day This Saturday
Published on September 18, 2017
CARPENTER SHOP AND CANAL BOAT BUILDING WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED
Morris County residents are invited to take a quick drive just across the border into Sussex County to join the Canal Society of New Jersey for a day of family fun and historic exploration this Saturday, Sept. 23, during the latest Heritage Day at historic Waterloo Village.(JPG, 292KB)
The Canal Society will bring historic Waterloo Village back to life on Saturday with canal boat rides, tours and demonstrations.
A special feature this weekend will be a look at the carpenter shop where skilled wood worker Earle Post will be showing off his skills to build a full-size, 19th Century canal boat rudder.
Many of the historic buildings will be open including Smith's Store, blacksmith shop, a working water-powered gristmill, and the New Jersey Canal Museum. Canal Society volunteers who will be on hand to talk about Waterloo's history and offer hands-on activities.
Once a bustling inland port on the Morris Canal, Waterloo retains its character as a 19th Century canal town. Since 2007, the Canal Society has gradually opened industrial and commercial buildings to interpret trades that were common throughout the 19th Century.
Waterloo Village is managed by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry within the state Department of Environmental Protection and is located in Allamuchy Mountain State Park.
Scheduled activities for the Heritage Day event, which has free admission and a $5 parking fee, include:
HISTORIC TRADES:
Canal Boat Rides: A narrated boat ride on the Morris Canal will be offered continuously from late morning until 3:30 p.m.
Getting there from Morris County:
Waterloo Village, 525 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, New Jersey
3 miles from Exit 25 on Route I-80, (Route 206 N, Stanhope & Newton), Follow brown signs for turns
Final two 2017 Waterloo Village Heritage Days: Oct 14, and Oct.28
For more information on the event call 973.292.2755 or email macgraphics1@verizon.net
For more information on Waterloo Village: http://www.getoutsidenj.com/listings/Waterloo-Village.Stanhope.Warren-County.New-Jersey.html
For more information on the Morris Canal, visit: http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/pdf/morrisCanalSale.pdf