Forthe fourth year the Canal Society is honored to be able to partner with the New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry and the Department of Environmental Protection to co-sponsor Waterloo Canal Day, opening our treasured Waterloo Village for the day for the public's enjoyment, free of charge! 

The Canal Society of New Jersey's 15th Annual Waterloo Canal Day will be held on Saturday, June 26th between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. In the event of heavy rain on that day, Canal Day will be held the next day on Sunday, June 27th at the same time and with the same participants. This year's Canal Day has many attractions to highlight the fascinating heritage of the Morris Canal, which gave birth to the historic canal town of Waterloo and promoted its growth.

Once again this year the Smith Store and the Rutan Cabin will be open for public tours. The general store is the best-preserved Morris Canal store and offers a fascinating picture of a mercantile establishment of the canal era. Society volunteers have been stocking the store with even more vintage merchan­dise, recreating the vision of a bygone era. Our members will be interpreting the store for the public's benefit. 

Guided walking tours of the canal sites and the village will be offered throughout the day for the public and the Society's New Jersey Canal Museum will provide its many exhibits and video presentations for the public's ed­ification. A Canal Society display and sales table will offer books on canal history and other items for purchase by the public and other historical groups will be exhibiting their wares.

For the fourth year the Canal Society is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the State Park Service to sponsor Canal Heritage Days at Waterloo. These days will be held two Saturdays per month from July through October. On these days the grounds of the village will be open to the public, guided tours will be offered of the village and the canal, our New Jersey Canal Museum will be open, and on most of the dates our boat ride on the canal will be offered. In addition, we anticipate having oc­casional special presentations on vari­ous aspects of Waterloo's history and related topics as well as special exhibits and craft demonstrations. The Smith Store, Rutan Cabin and Blacksmith Shop will be open for interpretation; Indian Island will be open for many of the Heritage Days. The Society continues to work with the State to be able to make other buildings in the village available to the public in the future.