The Friends of Peebles Island State Park is hosting a free program, “200 Years on the
Erie Canal,” on Wednesday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Peebles Island Visitor Center,
Delaware Ave., Cohoes.
Learn how New York State’s famous waterway, which opened in 1825, revolutionized
travel and commerce, encouraged the growth of towns and cities across the state, and
made New York City a worldwide financial capital. The presenter will be John Callaghan,
a lifelong Waterford resident, who is executive director of the Hudson River/Black River
Regulating District and a former acting director of the NYS Canal Corporation. This
program is free and open to the public.