February Canal Watch

Light rail trip to explore historic canal:
9:15 am Saturday 23 February 2013 at River Line Bordentown station
The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a light rail tour between Bordentown and Trenton on Saturday, Feb. 23, designed to take riders back to the 19th century.

The NJ Transit River Line route follows the path of the D&R Canal from Crosswicks Creek to Trenton. See the abandoned canal, Watson's Creek and the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh. In the City of Trenton, where Route 129 is on the former path of the canal, remnants of the industrial and commercial buildings that lined the canal can be observed and compared with early photos.

On the return trip, the group may continue to Roebling to view the sunken canal boats near Newcombe Island, before returning to Bordentown about 11 a.m.

Meet 9:15 a.m. at the River Line Bordentown station, 100 West Park Avenue at Prince Street, for a brief introductory talk before boarding the train to Trenton for this whirlwind tour. Two-hour tickets are $1.50 or 70 cents for seniors.  Exact change recommended.

Pre-registration strongly advised.  Call 609-924-2683.

The Light Rail tour is co-sponsored by the D&R Canal Watch and Friends for the Marsh.

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 Walk along D&R Canal: Alexander Road to Aqueduct to Kingston:
10 am Sunday 10 March 2013:
Walk the D&R Canal from Kingston to Alexander Road, Princeton (3.8 miles), or do a shorter walk, ending at the Millstone Aqueduct (2.2 miles). Meet at the basin parking lot on Alexander Road, just east of Princeton. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201 401-3121 or barths@att.net.

The walk is sponsored by the D&R Canal Watch.

The nonprofit D&R Canal Watch helps to promote, enhance and preserve the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park.

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