Coming Events
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Canal Times – Winter 2025-26
WELL ON OUR WAY – CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Lumberville Aqueduct We are getting much closer to our long-awaited vision of water flowing once more in our beloved canal. The Lumberville Aqueduct is completed and the High Falls Creek sub-canal culvert should be …
Learn More…It’s Easy to Shop and Support the Friends
Support the Friends of the Delaware Canal simply by Shopping Online! Did you know you can help preserve and protect the historic Delaware Canal every time you shop online? It’s easy — and free — with ShopRaise! 🛒 How it works: When you make eve …
Learn More…Forging the Future of the Delaware Canal
Thank You for a successful evening! The Friends of the Delaware Canal are so grateful to all who joined us for a special evening at the Bill Harris and Jay Manas Playhouse Barn in New Hope, PA to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live jazz performed …
Learn More…Delaware Canal Towpath Reopened at the Lumberville Aqueduct Pedestrian Bridge
October 29, 2025 TOWPATH OPENED (Mile Post 31.11). In the area of Lumberville, the towpath is REOPENED at the Lumberville Aqueduct Pedestrian Bridge.
Learn More…WITH GRATITUDE
There are a few people who have made a lasting impact on the Delaware Canal, not only in its preservation but also in its promotion as a valuable public space. We are dedicating this issue of our newsletter to two people, who during their long lives, h …
Learn More…Stories from WIll Rivinus – Part 1
The Canal Walk- A Journey Through History – Tales by Will Rivinus, edited by Betsy Rivinus Deny Will Rivinus starts an early Canal Walk in the traditional way – by blowing the conch shell horn. One of the more interesting projects that I started was th …
Learn More…Canal News – Summer 2025
WITH GRATITUDE There are a few people who have made a lasting impact on the Delaware Canal, not only in its preservation but also in its promotion as a valuable public space. We are dedicating this issue of our newsletter to two people, who during thei …
Learn More…Life is Better with Butterflies
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE DELAWARE CANAL REGION Our photographers have recently focused on capturing the flitting beauty of the many species of butterflies in our area. According to the Penn State Extension, 146 species of butterflies hav …
Learn More…Artistic Impressions of the Canal–Past and present
Whether you are a painter or photographer, no matter the medium, the canal inspires artists, and it has done so for nearly two centuries. As long as the canal has flowed through this region, artists have interpreted the natural beauty of this scenic wa …
Learn More…Canal News – Spring 2025
MESSAGE FROM BRETT WEBBER Brett Webber, Board President President of the FODC Board With spring finally upon us, many of us are drawn once more to explore the Delaware Canal Towpath’s 58.9 miles from Easton to Bristol. Along the canal we observe the si …
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