Media Advisory: Solar Canal Boat at Waterford Harbor

WHAT: Media availability with the owners of "Dragonfly," a solar-powered canal boat

WHERE: Waterford Harbor (Directions below)

WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NEWS ANGLE: "Dragonfly" returns to the Erie Canal after circumnavigation of Eastern United States.

CONTACTS: Cynthia Berger or Bill Carlsen, cell phone (814) 574-8017

BACKGROUND:

http://www.slowboatcruise.com/

http://www.canals.ny.gov/news/pressrel/2011/2011-05-13-canal-status.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

NYS Canal Corp., Office of Media Relations, (518) 436-2983

DIRECTIONS TO WATERFORD HARBOR:

Take Route 787 to its end in Cohoes. Turn right to Route 32 (becomes Saratoga Avenue in Waterford). Follow Route 32 to Broad Street in Waterford, proceed to third traffic light and turn right on Third Street. Go to the end of Third Street and park at the Visitors Center.

Or, set your GPS device to 1 Tugboat Alley, Waterford, NY.

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