In Light of Mavis Cain's Memorial, the Keeper's House will be closed on Saturday, October 26th

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Kids Enjoy Winter Along the OCA Trail

Author: 
Laura Compagni
Post date: 
02/02/2023 - 3:42pm

The Keeper’s House offers a cozy destination for pre-school students and after-school program participants who are out exploring the trail throughout the coldest months. Park staff, Laura Compagni and Rob Lee, have created field trip programs for local kids that explore a range of questions about what’s under the trail, what you might find in the trees above the trail, and the history and traditions of the people who lived along the trail in the past.

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41-miler's report December to January 2022-2023

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
01/20/2023 - 12:47pm

Guest blog by S Squillace

I hiked the northern section of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail between December 17th 2022 and January 2nd, 2023:

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The Croton Arch of History Unveiled at the Keeper's House

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
11/28/2022 - 2:58pm

 

"The Croton Arch of Triumph" is a 2022 sculpture by artist/architect Dionisio Cortes Ortega. Using historically-accurate materials and working to scale, Ortega re-created a cross-section of the original Old Croton Aqueduct Tunnel completed in 1842. The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct commissioned Ortega to build this sculpture next to the trail at The Keeper's House in Dobbs Ferry over several weeks in October/November 2022.

 

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A Journey of Culture and History

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
11/25/2022 - 2:48pm

by Derrick León Washington, PhD.

www.urbanstomp.org

Hiking the Old Croton Aqueduct is a life changing experience. An experience that brings hikers into contact with the different peoples that call New York home. The hike illuminates how communities work with, or sometimes even against the land to fit their needs. The trail offers a grand adventure that connects culture, architecture, ecology, and the natural world.

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Local Students Visit the Weir

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
11/12/2022 - 8:41am

The Friends' own Sara Kelsey led a private weir tour on October 30 for a brownie troop of third graders from Croton who are studying water. They were amazed by the weir and the history of New York’s water system. They had lots of questions about water and how to protect it. Our future is in good hands!

On Nov 2, Sara led a private tour of the History Club of Ardsley Public Schools (grades 5-8).

Please contact us if your group is interested in such a tour.

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