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Welcome to the Schuylkill Canal Association’s website. This website concentrates on a recreation area known locally as the Schuylkill Canal Park, located in the villages of Mont Clare and Port Providence in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, directly across the river from Phoenixville.
The area includes a 2.5-mile waterway and some five miles of towpath and trails in the undeveloped greenway between the canal and the river, all totaling about 60 linear acres. Also included are various historic canal structures such as the 1836 Locktender's House and Lock 60, the only restored and operational lock system within the Schuylkill River Valley. The picture above was taken the day the restored Lock 60 was re-opened in May 2005. Neal Thorpe, one of SCA's founding members, and Dan Daley, SCA's Grounds & Waterways chairperson, were the first through the lock in PENNY, SCA's rowboat.
The website will give you information about the area’s attractions and current programs, but first it will tell you about its past, for its history is part of Pennsylvania’s history.
August Happenings : August 7th, Thursday, Music in the Park, 6:30 to 8:30 PM: Fiorenza & Dowlin Duo - a local Phoenixville duo well known for their family fun, upbeat music that is enjoyed by many during the popular First Fridays in Phoenixville. The concert will be held in the Lock 60 picnic grove. Be sure to bring a chair or blanket to sit comfortably to listen to music popular during the 60s, 70s and 80s up to today. Visit www.davidfiorenza.com/ for more info. August 17th, Sunday, Locktender's Open House, 1 to 4 PM, Canoe & Kayak Float Come out to enjoy an afternoon out on the water and stop in at the Locktender's House for some light refreshments and a little bit of history! For more details click here. August 21st, Thursday, Music in the Park, 6 PM to 8 PM, Radio Ranch - a local Americana, country and fiddle band that will delight the crowd on a cool summer evening. The concert will be held in the Lock 60 picnic grove. Be sure to bring a chair or blanket to sit comfortably to listen to the fiddle and country music. Visit their MySpace page for more info about the band. August 24th, Sunday, SE Sierra Club River Trail Hike, 1 PM - those interested in joining in with the hike should plan to meet at the Lock 60 kiosk by 1:00 PM for the hike to leave no later than 1:15 PM. The Locktender's House will be open between 1 & 4 PM that day also.
held on Saturday, July 26, 6 PM to Sunday, July 27, 6 AM And the winners are: 1st Place: $70.00 prize Brian Eichenberg, 34”
2nd Place: $45.00 prize; John Gomborick, 33.5”
3rd Place: $25.00 prize; Brett Emery, 33.25” Congratulations!!
Upcoming through the summer, July, August & September..... SCA / UPT Music in the Park Summer Concert Series
Ongoing Restoration of the Canal........ The Schuylkill Canal Towpath Restoration project is underway, click on the link above for all the updated information and to link to Montgomery County's webpage on the Schuylkill River Trail. Together with Upper Providence Township and the Schuylkill Canal Association, Montgomery County's Planning Commission and Parks & Heritage Services are coordinating this important and unique restoration project that will further protect and preserve the Schuylkill Canal in Upper Providence Township.
SCA's 26th Canal Day, June 29, 2008 Sponsored by Exelon Power & Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust A day full of family fun happened and was well attended. Click on the link above for all the results of the various competitions held that day and for a review of all the pictures taken that day by Janet Jones Photography.
The 10th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn, June 7 through June 13, 2008 Click on the link above to view an album of pictures taken by SCA volunteers starting with the landing in Linfield for lunch on 6/11 until departure from Lock 60 on 6/12/08. Visit the Schuylkill River Heritage Area's website, www.schuylkillriver.org, for the Schuylkill River Sojourn 2008 pictures taken by Cody Goddard.
Check out the calendar of events for all the programs scheduled throughout the year. For more information, please contact SCA at 610-917-0021or send us an email at info@schuylkillcanal.com. |
New! Take a 360° photo virtual tour of the Canal!
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NEW! See an animation of how a lock works!
Copyright © 2002 Schuylkill Canal Association. All rights reserved. This page was last updated on 2/15/08