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The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct educate the public about the history or the tunnel and trail.

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Tour atop Croton Dam
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

Photo: Suzy Allman

As co-head of Walks & Tours for the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct and a docent at the Keeper’s House Visitor Center in Dobbs Ferry, I am frequently asked the same question: What would be a good walk or tour along the 26-mile trail that runs through these Rivertowns (the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park)? Or perhaps along the 15-mile New York City route, which ends at the main New York Public Library (former site of the Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir)?

View through the tunnel at Lenoir
The tunnel at Lenoir
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

On this joint walk with the Lenoir Nature Preserve’s Curator, Sara Cavanaugh, along the Old Croton Aqueduct met at the Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley St., Yonkers, and enjoyed an easy 6-mile loop walk along the Aqueduct Trail, with time spent in the Preserve and on the Trail, exploring history and nature.

Girls at the weir entrance
Meetup group at weir entrance
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

photos: Diane Alden

Early drawing of Aqueduct Bridge
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

Everyone has favorite spots on the Aqueduct trail, like Irvingtons Octagon House, or near the dam, or over Ossinings Double Arch Bridge. But to a true wanderer, the Ossining section offers real variety. Take the Sing Sing Kill Greenway, a charming dash of watery nature right downtown.

Bethesda Fountain
Newsletter Issue: 
47
Author: 
HubertHerring

From the River Journal Blog

Water System Guardians rock photo
Newsletter Issue: 
10, Dec 2001
The trail in Croton
Author: 
HubertHerring

From the River Journal Blog

Sara Cavanaugh at the Keeper's House
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

Hardy Aqueduct walkers and nature lovers gathered at the Keeper’s House Visitor Center on a chill and rainy January 5 to

Bob Kornfeld describing early drawings
Author: 
FOCAAdmin

The opening reception for the The Tunnel: A Passage Through History a

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