​​​Upcoming Canal Society Events​

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​March 23, 2024 - Trustee Meeting & Mini Tour

                             West Chester, Ohio

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April 20, 2024 - Defiance Spring Tour


July 13, 2024 - Columbus Trustees Meeting & Mini Tour

 

​Fall 2024 - Cincinnati Fall Tour


November 9, 2024 Akron Trustees Meeting

                               & Mini Tour

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Butler County Mini Tour  


March 23, 2024 Mini Tour of the M&E Canal through Butler County, Ohio and remnants click here for details;   2024 Spring Mini-Tour West Chester


thE CANAL SOCIETY OF OHIO IS A 

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1961,

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


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.

​Lock 34 Middletown, Ohio 1st Lock built on the M&E

The Canal Society of Ohio Inc.