Mont Clare Canal Day Celebration Set for Sunday

Sunday will be the 37th Annual Canal Day

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by the Schuylkill Canal Association

The Schuylkill Canal Association will its 37th Annual Canal Day celebration at Lock 60 and St. Michael’s Park in Mont Clare, tomorrow (Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Matthew Dodd

This day full of fun along the Schuylkill Canal Park, across the river from Phoenixville, includes food trucks, raffle table, and family activities.

They include: 

• Historic Songs and Stories from Matthew Dodd(10-3); 
• kids fishing derby (9-12); 
• petting zoo(11-3), balloon clown (11:30-2:30);
• face painting (12-3); 
• raptor program (12:30-1). 

There also will be competitive activities such as the Canoe/Kayak 5-Miler Water Trail Race($20), and the International and World Renowned Canal Joust($15 or free if in costume). 

There will be kayak demonstrations and races.

Sly Fox will be providing a beer garden and KanJam tournament.

Music will be provided throughout the day at the pavilion by Holt 45(11-1), Chasing Nate(1-3) and Earth Child 3:30-5)

Event parking is available at St. Mike's Park at the end of Jacobs Street in Mont Clare and there will be a shuttle running for handicapped and pedestrians. Parking fee of $5 at St. Mike's. 

Towpath Road will be closed to vehicular traffic, starting at 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Online registration is avail at www.schuylkillcanal.org

Description of competitive events is as follows:

Annual Canal Joust

• Recreational Canoe / Kayak 5-Mile Water Trail Race – $20.00
• Canoe and/or Kayak 5-mile water trail loop race - paddling downstream in the river, a short portage, and paddling upstream in the canal. Start time 11AM. Separate classes for racers and recreational.
• Separate classes for single and tandem.
• Annual Joust – $15 (One of the highlights of the day! Knock your opponent off a narrow platform and into the Canal. Best two out three wins. Men's and Women's classes. Start time 3 p.m.)
• KamJam Tournament -- $10 a team

http://shop.slyfoxbeer.com/even…/94-kanjam-registration.html

Canal Days Cometh

Blogger's Note: This notification just in from the good folks at the Schuylkill Canal Association.

Anyone looking for something fun to do this summer should mark their calendars for June 30^th, the date of this year’s Canal Day celebration/fundraiser, hosted by the Schuylkill Canal Association (SCA). 

Young and old alike will find countless activities and events planned from morning to late afternoon, and food vendors make sure no one goes hungry, so plan to spend the day!

Visit Lock 60 and St. Michael’s Park in Mont Clare, Pa. for the SCA’s 31^st Canal Day on Sunday, June 30, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Canal Day is the SCA’s biggest annual fundraiser, and the money raised goes toward our operating budget as we continue our stewardship of the Schuylkill Canal Park. Thanks to the help of numerous dedicated volunteers and sponsors, this event is now in its 31^st year, and continues to be a success.

All are welcome to come out and enjoy a day of family-oriented fun along the Schuylkill Canal. 

The day is packed with exciting activities such as storytellers, kids yoga, games and crafts, a horseshoe tournament, the Schuylkill River Trail Run/Denny Porrini Memorial Run, a canoe/kayak five-mile water trail race, jousting over the canal, live music and much more! 

Attendees are also encouraged to visit the various vendors and flea market tables. 

Admission is $5 per person; children 12 and under are FREE. 

A courtesy shuttle will be available for those who need assistance getting around.

Sponsors for this community-wide fundraiser are still needed. 

Depending on the level of sponsorship, you could get your name and logo listed on the back of the trail run t-shirt; in the Canal Day program booklet, which will end up in the hands of the anticipated 3,000 visitors; and on the website, as well as other lists displayed throughout the area that day. 

We also still have room for crafters, vendors and flea marketers, and all businesses and non-profits are invited to participate in our business expo. 

Spaces cost $25 for local businesses and are FREE for non-profits. Please contact us if you are interested or visit our website: www.schuylkillcanal.com for more information.

30 Years of Canal Days

A Canal Day crowd around Lock 60

The Schuylkill Canal Association invites the community to its 30th anniversary for a grand celebration on Sunday, June 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Lock 60 and St. Michael's Park in Mont Clare.

A $5/person donation will be accepted upon entering the access road from St. Michael's Park to Lock 60, children 12 and under are free.

Please be advised, Towpath Road will be closed to vehicular traffic on June 24th, starting at 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

A handicap-accessible shuttle bus will bring people back and forth, free-of-charge, from the parking area continuously all day.

This year's celebration will be dedicated to SCA's dear friend and devoted volunteer, Denny Porrini, who passed away in April.

There be pirates on that there canal!

In an e-mail announcing the event, Schuylkill Canal Association President Betsey Daley wrote: "SCA is proud to say it is our 30th anniversary of this annual celebration and what an exciting 30 years it has been! That small band of volunteers who came together all those years ago; to preserve, maintain and restore the Schuylkill Canal, should give themselves a huge pat on the back - their ambitious goals have been met.

"Just as the first Canal Day held in 1982, this year's celebration shines the light on the canal creating awareness of this premier community asset and the important significance it continues to play in the region's growth and prosperity," Daley wrote.

Closing the lock takes many hands

"SCA thanks our many sponsors, especially Exelon Generation & Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, for their overwhelming support. All of them provide the funding and/or in-kind donations making Canal Day a day full of family-oriented fun at a minimal cost overall to those participating. Many of the Phoenixville area merchants have donated prizes including gift bags or gift certificates that will be a part of the Brown Bag Raffle held on Canal Day; tickets for $1 or 6 for $5 will be available at the table in the Locktender's House yard," Daley wrote.


For more on the event and the Canal, click here.