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Living History in Northern New Jersey
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Canal Day at Historic Waterloo Village
Stanhope, New Jersey
10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, August 26, 2017

Waterloo Village
Waterloo Rd
Stanhope, New Jersey 

Canal Day at Historic Waterloo Village, The Canal Society of New Jersey offers a wide range of programming at Waterloo Village this year including the new Highlands Canal Boat Exhibit featuring the recently discovered remains of what may be the last Morris Canal Boat. Some of the historic buildings will be open, historic trades & crafts will be demonstrated, and there will be narrated canal boat rides running continuously from late morning until 3:30 in the afternoon. Additional acitvities on August 26: Singing historian Roy Justice with his own unique blend of music and story telling. Earle Post, a woodworker, has set up a carpentry shop in the Peter D. Smith Carriage House where he will be building a full size canal boat rudder. Steve Lauf, a miller, will be grinding grain and demonstrating the operation of a real water-powered gristmill. Sharon Kuechelmann will demonstrate her skills in a 19th century Seamstress hop using a vintage treadle sewing machine to recreate authentic period garments.

http://www.smsitalianfest.com/
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Canal Day at Historic Waterloo Village

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