HOLYOKE’S HISTORIC CANALS AND DAM TOUR
Details
Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 3 - Easy
Trip Leader(s): Nancy Condon
Registration Type: Registration
Please Click Here to RSVP: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001KK6r
Audience: Everyone
Description: Join the park interpreter for a 2-hour walk along Holyoke’s canal system. Explore the history of this fascinating planned industrial city. Tour starts with a bit of historical background. Along our route see headraces, tailraces, intakes, a Boyden Turbine assembly, flywheels, and get an eyeball tour of the Holyoke dam complex. Maps of the canal system are available. Distance: 2.0 miles. Program is free and open to all. Meet at the Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dress for the weather. Severe weather cancels. This tour will also be offered again October 24, and 31.
Please note: Free parking is still accessible despite road closure signage on Appleton Street
Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!