Thank you to all who signed Tug URGER's 120th birthday card earlier this summer. Perhaps URGER's best birthday present is that this week (September 20-24) Tug URGER is moving from her prior perch at the Waterford dry dock to the NYS Canal Corporation's Lysander Maintenance Shops in Onondaga County.
Read MoreThis month marks the 120th anniversary of the Tug Urger's launching. Help us celebrate the Urger by adding your best wishes for her return to the water.
Read MoreThe Times Union took notice of our campaign to #SavetheUrger and the backlash the state is facing.
Read MoreThe future of New York's historic canal fleet is uncertain. We need your support to protect the Urger and the other historic Erie Canal vessels that provide an authentic link to our past!
Read MoreThe NYS Canal Corporation, under the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and in partnership with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, plans to sink Erie Canal vessels in the Long Island Sound to create an artificial diving reef.
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