MEDIA EVENT: NYS Canal Director at Boat Show

Exhibit Showcases Historic Waterway

NEW YORK, NY (01/04/2012)(readMedia)-- WHEN: All day Friday, Jan. 6

WHERE: Booth D-69 at the New York Boat Show at the Javits Center.

WHO: Brian U. Stratton, Director of the New York State Canal Corporation, will be available to the media and the public.

WHAT: For boaters, hikers and cyclists, the 524-mile-long New York State Canal system offers a variety of ways to experience the beauty and history of Upstate New York. The exhibit includes a working replica of a canal lock and a canal narrow boat.

BACKGROUND: http://www.canals.ny.gov/index.shtml

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