​​Upcoming Canal Society Events


​​March 18, 2023 - Dayton mini-tour & trustees meeting


​May 13 2023 - Spring Tour, Muskingum Canal, Marietta


​July 15, 2023 - Toledo mini-tour & trustees meeting


Nov.4, 2023 - Chillicothe mini-tour & trustees meeting




The oldest permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory, Marietta is a picturesque walkable college town, population 13,000, with many hotels, restaurants and points of interest.


thE CANAL SOCIETY OF OHIO IS A 

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1961,

DEDICATED TO RECREATION, EDUCATION, 
RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION RELATED TO
OHIO'S HISTORIC CANALS.



​​​​SPRING TOUR

​​May 12-14, 2023

Marietta, Ohio


Featuring an all-day cruise Saturday May 13 on the sternwheeler Valley Gem with both breakfast and lunch and transits of two hand-cranked locks on the Muskingum Canal; Banquet Friday May 12 at Betsey Mills; plus other activities in the first American settlement in the Northwest Territory



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OUr Activities are open to all, and include


Two daylong bus tours every year, in Spring and Fall,    of canal-era sites across Ohio and nearby states;

Three half-day tours every year in Spring,

Summer and Fall;

Publication of Towpaths, our quarterly journal of historical research;

State-wide support for historical markers, educational programs and artifact preservation, through grants and volunteer involvement.

Canal Society of Ohio Inc.