Director of Education Derrick Pratt provides a jam-packed day of talks on the “Basics of the Erie Canal,” the “Conception of the Canal,” which looks at early efforts to alter New York’s interior waterways and the political wrangling that made the Erie Canal, “Erie Eats, examining how foodways were changed by the Canal, and “The Beer-ie Canal Was A-Risin’,” looking at brewing on the Canals. Refreshments will be paired with each talk.

Shortly after you register, you will receive a link to a Google Form asking which of the lectures you plan to attend. You can attend any or all of the lectures virtually or in person. You may register here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/deeper-dive/